Let’s be honest, it is getting harder and harder for local bookstores to survive in the era of Amazon and huge chain bookstores. Moreover, these bookstores — romanticized forever in the movie You’ve Got Mail, starring Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks — will continue to encounter tough economic turbulences. Recessions come and recessions go, but once you have spread your roots in your people’s hearts, you can sleep more soundly at night. In the meantime, here are seven ways to survive as a local bookstore. One: Be Responsive React to what people in your neighbourhood want and what titles your customers come looking for; you can make a list of…