A man is seen silhouetted near the shuttered branch of independent bookstore chain Jiazazhi in Ningbo, in eastern China's Zhejiang province, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Dake Kang)

The sign for a shuttered branch of independent bookstore chain Jiazazhi is seen in Ningbo, in eastern China's Zhejiang province, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Dake Kang)

Secondhand bookstore owner Wang Yingxing bundles books at a storage shed near his shuttered shop in Ningbo, in eastern China's Zhejiang province, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Dake Kang)

Piles of boxes with books and other belongings are seen inside the shuttered secondhand bookstore "Wang Pangzi" in Ningbo, in eastern China's Zhejiang province, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Dake Kang)

Boxes filled with books are seen inside the shuttered secondhand bookstore Wang Pangzi in Ningbo, in eastern China's Zhejiang province, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Dake Kang)

Yu Miao, owner of JF Books, smiles as he speaks to The Associated Press in his bookstore in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Secondhand bookstore owner Wang Yingxing bundles books at a storage shed near his shuttered shop in Ningbo, in eastern China's Zhejiang province, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Dake Kang)

Books sit stacked on shelves in the JF Books bookstore in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)