In a small extension to its plan to expand in a major way, the Gainesville/Alachua County Regional Airport Authority board helped install a self-service vending machine that offers a unique product: books.
The machine was unveiled by The Lynx bookstore co-founders Lauren Groff and Clay Kallman, a married couple who view the vending machine as a passion project. The hope is that the vending machine will provide book readers and frequent flyers another way to enjoy their flight experience.
The book vending machine builds upon the bookstore’s missions: to celebrate the state’s literary tradition and make books accessible to everyone, Kallman said. The brick-and-mortar location of The Lynx bookstore is at 601 S. Main St…