Google Maps provide great support to the local bookstores

Google Maps ramp up support for your local book business. Recently the popular map service of Google added more for people to engage with local businesses struggling to survive the economic hit due to the unprecedented coronavirus pandemic.

The Google Maps enhancements were promoted as part of an effort to help small business entities. Because of the new features at maps one can easily check by name whether local businesses have donation or gift card links at their online profiles. The major search engine has protocols to check whether business entities reaching out for financial help carry legitimate operations.

Corona virus has caused financial disturbance for many small businesses, and to help business owners to resolve their financial concerns, Google maps recently began allowing merchants in many countries to add links to make donations or benefit cards. Small business entities that are providing offline services are now pivoting to connect with their customers virtually.

If you are a voracious reader and love to indulge in books in your ‘me-time’ you can use Google maps to help track down and support independent bookstores near you. Also, if you are wondering where you are going to store the latest novels, you are not alone.

Here are some of the tips to keep those home libraries growing while showing some local bookstore love:

• Discover a book store near you: Already halfway through your most recent read, but moving to discover a spot to buy the next one, you can use the Explore tab of Google maps app to look for bookstores near you. Go through the list of local favourites to find information like reviews, hours, location and other inputs on their business profile. Once you find the place you like, click the save button to add it to an existing list or start a new one for future you.
• Follow others for recommendations on Google Maps: Want to stay in the circuit to avail the updates on the newest bookstore near you or about the bookshop that has the best used books collection? You can follow bookstore lovers or local guides with routes on Google maps to easily find their recent reviews, guidance or pictures right in your updates tab. Tap the follow button to follow the public profiles or on the profile of some person to get updated when they post reviews or photos.
• Show your love for local booksellers: You can leave reviews, add photos, update hours or other missing details about your favourite book stores so other book-addicts can get to know and have inputs about the spot you love.