The change is expected to take place in early 2025.
Instead, books will be available from September through December to serve holiday shoppers and for special promotions.
Each week, unsold books have to be removed from the tables and swapped for newer releases.
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Stopping in for paper towels or arotisserie chicken?
You might also walk out with a cookbook!
(Thats the beauty of Costco.)
When word of the expected change got out, Costco fans didnt take the news well.
OnReddit, many shoppers voiced their disappointment around the decision.
One user shared: I buy books [at Costco] every couple of weeks at minimum.
They dont always have the best titles but they usually have new releases that I want to read.
Another usercomparedthe end of childrens book sales at Costco to canceling thehotdog in the food court.
in our time of literary need.