Opinions on the Realities of Being a Bookseller
[Editor’s Note: Pamela mentions our recent shift away from bookselling specific stories, while this is true we are looking for a bookseller to join us and help us get back Continue Reading
Should I Buy a Book Today?
“Pick Me Up! Take Me Home!” I’m a book, and I’m for sale at a reasonable price, hoping to find a home, but all I can do is wait. Whether Continue Reading
Public Relations After an Event
We all think about invitations and press releases and publicity before a bookstore event, but what about afterward? Politicians call it “taking care of your base,” and it’s good manners Continue Reading
Don’t Invite a Brush-Off!
Don’t Invite a Brush-Off! “Do you have that new book by So-and-So?” In my shop, the answer to that question will usually be no unless So-and-So is an outstanding northern Michigan Continue Reading
Is It Advertising, Or Is It a Donation?
Booksellers, you know what I’m talking about. The high school yearbook committee, women’s club, civic theatre, etc. are eager to beat down the bookstore doors when it comes time for Continue Reading
Choosing From An Overwhelming Abundance of Books
“I have been invited to so many conferences on “The Death of the Book” that I suspect it is very much alive,” wrote Harvard Librarian Robert Darnton in an article Continue Reading
Generating a Crowd for an In-Store Event
“How do you get people to a book signing?” The houseguest who asked this innocent question may have regretted it, because my answer was lengthy and detailed. Nothing can be Continue Reading
Business Plans, Bootstrapping and a Very Lucky Rental Location
A reader of the Bookshop Blog e-mailed to ask if I would be willing to share my “business plan and wondering if Dog Ears Books had made money its first Continue Reading