The Real Reason Bookstores Are Becoming Extinct
Growing up in South Florida in the 70s and 80s, there was a great bookstore at the corner of US1 and Sunrise Blvd. in Ft. Lauderdale called “All Books and Continue Reading
My $0.02 on Amazon/Hachette
I am very late to getting up to speed on the Amazon/Hachette dispute. I apologize in advance to those for whom this post will elicit a giant Duh. Until a few months Continue Reading
What Does a Bookseller Do?
I hope the readers of the Bookshop Blog can help me out here. What is a bookseller’s job description, especially when the bookstore has a staff of one? Because I Continue Reading
Shaking the Doubts
I admit that there are occasions when I wonder if my business associates and I are delusional about opening a bookstore. Fortunately, those doubts are often put to rest when Continue Reading
Book Sorting and the Fine Art of Forensic Psychology
by Jas Faulkner “How long ago was Bush president? No need to answer. It’s a rhetorical question. Take a look at this.” Sam, who was on book sorting detail, bent Continue Reading
Are you REALLY being served? And Do You Care?
Every bookseller knows the importance of great customer service BUT do we really get how important costumer service is, or is it? We pride ourselves on going the extra mile, Continue Reading
Within Reach: How Handicap Accessible Is Your Book Shop?
by Jas Faulkner Lorraine* starts our interview by laying down a few ground rules. The first is that I am not allowed to describe her appearance or any other descriptors Continue Reading
What Did You Expect? Tips for Working With Local Authors
Here are the facts: There were almost 300,000 books published in the U.S. in 2012 according to our friends at Wikipedia. Nearly half of those titles are self-published. Publishers Weekly Continue Reading