Tampa independent book publisher sees big opportunities in industry

Vid Lamonte Buggs pumps life into an industry some think is on the brink: printed book publishing.

  • By Mark Gordon
  • | 8:00 a.m. December 13, 2022
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Vid Lamonte Buggs founded Tampa-based 4-U-Nique Publishing in 2010. (Photo by Mark Wemple)
Vid Lamonte Buggs founded Tampa-based 4-U-Nique Publishing in 2010. (Photo by Mark Wemple)
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While Vid Lamonte Buggs Jr. grew up modestly, he says, in a caring family, his neighborhood in Hampton, Virginia, was not an easy one. Most kids ended up either in the military or working in a local factory. 

 

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