John King, owner of John K. King Used and Rare Books, has more quantifying evidence. King says he began collecting used books in 1965 out of the back of a 1954 Packard. Janelle Spann, an employee at John King’s made sure to emphasize that their rare book section was for serious collectors. The younger employees at John King share the same opinion. Julian Kane, who was on the floor helping customers, points to another looming threat to the way reading used to be.