After my last post on Willow Glen Books, I was disappointed this past weekend, when I was walking on Lincoln Ave, to see Willow Glen Books was finally closed. The doors were shut, the sign on the facade had been taken down, and the interior fixtures were stripped down to a dusty carpet. I figured the announced buyer for the business just hadn’t come through. That’s the bad news.

The good news is that Silicon Valley Business Journal reported today that the deal might not be totally dead. Apparently the buyer, Roland A. Vierra, wasn’t able to get financing to buy the business before the former owner went out of business. But, Vierra is now saying he hasn’t given up hope. He’s still seeking a loan to buy the building and the business so that he can re-open Willow Glen Books. With some luck, San Jose will soon have an independent general book-dealer again.