I sold my first book on my website (A Novel Book) a few weeks ago. Yeah me!!! But I it took 5 very long days before the deal was finally done. It was a strange week. The first email came through saying she was having problems going through the checkout process. I sent an email […]Read More
Well, finally after many stops & starts, A Novel Book is back up and running. I am much happier this time around – and the site is so much more user friendly than the last so hats off to the designers. Now, what to do next? I have started listing the books. I have written my […]Read More
It has just occurred to me as I’m typing up my listings (still waiting, waiting, waiting for the website to be finalised) that I seem to spend most of my time searching the internet for book information, more accurately the synopsis. The new fiction books are easy. I usually go directly to fantastic fiction and […]Read More
I was having a look through some old Bookshop Blogs and found this one bookstore-shelving and it got me to thinking about the storage system I use at home. I don’t have a B&M store. My shop is web-based so I don’t need to display my books. I also don’t need to worry too much […]Read More
In Perth this week we have had the worst summer storm in nearly 40 years. Over 150,000 houses lost their power (and 5 days later, there are still many homes without power) and the city has been declared a Natural Disaster Zone. We, fortunately, did not lose our power for very long. But it occurred […]Read More
While I am having my new website redesigned I thought now might be time to have a clear out. Get rid of the books that have been sitting there for, well some of them may have been there for a few years – don’t judge me, I just got busy!Read More
This is not a strength of mine. I am not a haggler. I walk into a store and ALWAYS pay the price that is being asked. I am trying to change this particular trait – it is not beneficial to my business to pay full price for something I’m trying to on- sell. That’s the nature of our chosen job isn’t it? We want the best quality for the lowest price, and then want a discount on top of that because our margins are so tight.Read More
Having recently returned from our annual Christmas camping trip, I decided the time has come to make my plans for this year. To start treating this hobby as a profitable business. To stop procrastinating and start doing. I have a website that needs some major attention. I have neglected it for a few months now […]Read More
