{"id":2757,"date":"2025-07-11T23:21:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T23:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/2757\/"},"modified":"2025-07-11T23:21:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T23:21:07","slug":"spellbound-books-brings-big-stories-to-a-small-space-in-eagle-mountain-news-sports-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/2757\/","title":{"rendered":"Spellbound Books brings big stories to a small space in Eagle Mountain | News, Sports, Jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>1 \/ 5<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"slide\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_2314-1200x900.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The outside of Spellbound Books, a new mobile bookstore in Eagle Mountain, is photographed Wednesday, July 9, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Curtis Booker, Daily Herald<\/p>\n<p>2 \/ 5<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"slide\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_2320-1200x900.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Spellbound Books owner Liz Moore is shown behind the counter placing a book inside of a bag for customer Aubrey Skinner on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Curtis Booker, Daily Herald<\/p>\n<p>3 \/ 5<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"slide\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_2321-1200x900.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Books sit on a shelf inside Spellbound Books, a new mobile bookstore in Eagle Mountain, on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Curtis Booker, Daily Herald<\/p>\n<p>4 \/ 5<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"slide_tall\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot_20250709_175847_Chrome-703x938.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A line of customers is shown outside of Spellbound Books, a new mobile bookstore in Eagle Mountain, on Saturday, July 5, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy Liz Moore<\/p>\n<p>5 \/ 5<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"slide\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_2325-1200x900.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Spellbound Books owner Liz Moore works behind the counter Wednesday, July 9, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Curtis Booker, Daily Herald<\/p>\n<p>        <a class=\"prev\" onclick=\"plusSlides(-1)\">\u276e<\/a><br \/>\n        <a class=\"next\" onclick=\"plusSlides(1)\">\u276f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldextra.com\/news\/2025\/jul\/11\/spellbound-books-brings-big-stories-to-a-small-space-in-eagle-mountain\/attachment\/img_2314\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"365\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_2314-365x274.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-1704052\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tThe outside of Spellbound Books, a new mobile bookstore in Eagle Mountain, is photographed Wednesday, July 9, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldextra.com\/news\/2025\/jul\/11\/spellbound-books-brings-big-stories-to-a-small-space-in-eagle-mountain\/attachment\/img_2320\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"365\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_2320-365x274.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-1704053\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tSpellbound Books owner Liz Moore is shown behind the counter placing a book inside of a bag for customer Aubrey Skinner on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldextra.com\/news\/2025\/jul\/11\/spellbound-books-brings-big-stories-to-a-small-space-in-eagle-mountain\/attachment\/img_2321\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"365\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_2321-365x274.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-1704054\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tBooks sit on a shelf inside Spellbound Books, a new mobile bookstore in Eagle Mountain, on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldextra.com\/news\/2025\/jul\/11\/spellbound-books-brings-big-stories-to-a-small-space-in-eagle-mountain\/attachment\/screenshot_20250709_175847_chrome\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"205\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot_20250709_175847_Chrome-205x274.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-1704055\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tA line of customers is shown outside of Spellbound Books, a new mobile bookstore in Eagle Mountain, on Saturday, July 5, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldextra.com\/news\/2025\/jul\/11\/spellbound-books-brings-big-stories-to-a-small-space-in-eagle-mountain\/attachment\/img_2325\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"365\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_2325-365x274.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-1704056\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tSpellbound Books owner Liz Moore works behind the counter Wednesday, July 9, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A new bookstore has landed in Eagle Mountain, but it\u2019s not your typical book merchant.<\/p>\n<p>Spellbound Books is a mobile bookstore housed in an enclosed trailer.<\/p>\n<p>The bookmobile\u2019s checkered exterior design is hard to miss as one drives by the corner of Highway 73 and Ranches Parkway, where it sits in the parking lot outside of Direct Communications.<\/p>\n<p>Liz Moore, owner of Spellbound Books, said she was an avid reader in her younger years. As a teenager, she gravitated toward romance and fantasy titles.<\/p>\n<p>But as Moore got older, it became more difficult to keep up with her passion for books.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce I got married and had kids, reading kind of took a back (seat). I wasn\u2019t able to do it as much as I had liked,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Moore said prior to opening the bookmobile, she had been battling anxiety and depression, on top of working at a job that she was no longer fulfilled with.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I took a little break from that job and just spent a month reading,\u201d she told the Daily Herald. \u201cAnd it really got me out of the funk; it got me excited again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She returned to her job after a brief time away, but Moore couldn\u2019t ignore her restored enthusiasm for books and the desire to share that love with others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI tried going back to the other job, and was just feeling so not excited,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd then when I finally was like, I\u2019m just gonna start the bookstore, I felt so good. It\u2019s just completely changed the way I feel, and I owe it all to books.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But finding a place to open and operate a bookstore wasn\u2019t necessarily an easy feat, especially for a new business owner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, I really wanted to open up some sort of bookstore, but rent is just crazy and so expensive, especially for a small business,\u201d Moore said.<\/p>\n<p>The idea for a book trailer seemed a bit more realistic, but Moore didn\u2019t want to waste any time getting the business up and running.<\/p>\n<p>So as she and her husband worked to secure a trailer and transform it into a mobile bookstore, Moore started running the business from their Eagle Mountain home for a short time.<\/p>\n<p>She credits her family for supporting her dream and their help with getting the new business rolling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy husband is the one who pretty much built the whole trailer out, along with some friends and some family that have helped,\u201d Moore said. \u201cSo I\u2019ve had a good support system in getting us started.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And on Saturday, Moore was met by dozens of fellow book enthusiasts when Spellbound Books opened its new bookmobile.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had an hourlong wait in the line on the grand opening day, which was really exciting,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The response, she said, was not expected, but Moore feels confident that the cozy, welcoming feel of the space will keep people coming back.<\/p>\n<p>Inside the 7-by-16 foot trailer offers a wide range of new and used books across popular genres such as romance, fantasy and thriller titles \u2014 as well as merchandise and what Moore calls \u201cbookish treats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Moore said people can also order selections that are not in stock.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really on-demand to whatever people want, so I think that that\u2019s a positive,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Spellbound Books has seemingly rolled into business at a time where indie and national chain booksellers are seeing a resurgence of consumers.<\/p>\n<p>Book sales rose 6.5% in 2024 after two years of declines, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.publishersweekly.com\/pw\/by-topic\/industry-news\/financial-reporting\/article\/97224-book-publishing-sales-rose-6-5-in-2024-per-preliminary-data.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Publisher\u2019s Weekly<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok have also played a role in the uptick, due to the rise of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uschamber.com\/co\/good-company\/launch-pad\/modern-bookstore-revival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">book influencers<\/a>, who have helped inspire people to visit bookstores again.<\/p>\n<p>In the case of mobile bookstores like Spellbound Books, it provides a sense of convenience and accessibility in various communities. It also allows owners like Moore to meet customers where they are at different events and locations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can go to other people, like I have an author that reached out (and) wants me to go to her book retreat, so I can go there and do events for authors and things like that,\u201d Moore said.<\/p>\n<p>Spellbound Books is located at 3726 E. Campus Drive in Eagle Mountain. 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