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Signage, the bane of every retail store’s existence. It often seems like customers don’t read signs at all. A good sign can increase business and make your store easier to navigate. A bad one can just be a big waste of money.
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- A Conversation with Philip Pullman
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- Find out what Keywords are Working then Beef Them Up
- Overheard at Zeeba Books
- If you shrivel at the sight of competition, maybe bookselling isn't for you.
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News & Opinions
Report from a Beantown Book & Antiques Fair
Last weekend we had a booth at the Boston Antiquarian Book & Ephemera Fair which was part of Boston Antiques weekend. ...
Excuse me; do you have this in Cantonese?
[editor's note:] You can read Larissa's first post on taking the first mental step towards owning a bookshop. Here ...
Guinness Record Update
Part 1 of Going for a Guinness Record can be found here I promised an update on our attempt to set ...
Are You An Optimistic Book Seller?
This is a special guest post by Chris Lowenstein of Book Hunter's Holiday *********************** OPTIMISM Many booksellers I've met are notoriously pessimistic, even ...
Chapter 2. The Epiphany (dreaming of a bookstore series)
Chapter 1 of this story: Opening a Bookstore A Book Nerd’s Dream: Stories Toward Opening My Bookstore This is the beginning of ...
Abe raising rates again..
This post was writen by Guy Weller of Mr. Pickwick's Fine Old Books. This latest fee increase by ABE is ridiculous ...
Is the world ready for The Book Spider?
Last time I spent a lot of time complaining about the lack of progress in internet selling over the last 10 ...
Brick and Mortar Thoughts
Hints from Heloise and Abelard about Bookstore WindowsYet another customer sighs and notes that owning a used bookstore is
the ultimate dream job. She muses on how lovely it must be for me to
be surrounded by books, reading in between helping readers pick out
the perfect novel; absentmindedly petting store cat Sam and sipping
herbal tea while ringing up stacks of books.
AS IF, as […]
Take My Advice-I’m Not Using It!
I love bookstores, all bookstores, in-print, out of print, paperback exchanges; whether they are dusty, dark and cluttered, or well lit and meticulously organized, if you take me to a bookstore that has a good selection of books, especially children’s books, be prepared to only see the back of […]
Books & Mags
Take a look at Computer Books OnlineWe are very happy to have a new sponsor here at The Bookshop Blog, Computer Books Online.
If you have a moment why don’t you pop over and give their site a once-over and if you like what you see then bookmark them for any future Computer Book needs. In our own shop we don’t currently […]
Shall I compare thee to an unread text?
Thou art less lovely but more affordable
Rough hands withdraw them not nor their pages vex…
Marketing Ideas
Guinness Record UpdatePart 1 of Going for a Guinness Record can be found here
I promised an update on our attempt to set a
Guinness World Record selling Romance Paperbacks.
This was a case where the peripheral benefits
were far better than the direct benefits. The day
of the sale we sold 587 paperback romances out of
the 8,144 volumes we had. A […]
It seems every time I log into Google there’s a new toy available. The latest is the Site and Category Exclusion tool. This lets you tell Google to be more specific about …
Elsewhere on the Net...
Blogger Unleashed (for serious bloggers only)This quick post has nothing to do with books, unless you count creating a blog (not unlike this one) to help promote your shop. I have a few different online projects going on and read a Lot of blogs in an attempt to get them off the ground. Many were useful, some written by guys […]
A Couple of Nibbles from my Net Expedition.. Some interesting items I’ve come across this week.
This post was actually written back in January by Brian Cassidy. The 18 things he’s learned in 2007.
Here’s my favorite one:
6) Books ain’t money. Books don’t even make me money. I make me money. My overhead, time, and expertise create value. Please keep that in mind next […]
Recommended Reading
Cabin Fever Cured with Armchair TravelJoin me now in stoking up the fire, filling the tea kettle and
hammering back at the foul weather with a blanket, optional lap cat
and one of the following books: [Read On…]
One of my favorite type of books to read are memoirs of other dealers and books by folks that just love being surrounded by them (the books and the dealers). I’ve loved most of Basbane’s books as well as those by the Goldstones. I was happy to come across this review and recommendation of Seeing […]
