I tried to purchase the latest Stephen King this weekend. At an honest to goodness real live indie bookstore in N. Jersey. They were…
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Some tips from the Pros on how to operate a successful bookshop.
Wonderland is Closed
On a visit to Logee’s greenhouses in Connecticut, we happened across a bookstore called Wonderland. It was night, we were looking for a place…
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2 Weeks Until Bookstore Opening
Two Weeks Before the Opening of Swan’s Fine Books… It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Sound familiar? Have…
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Bookstore Layout
Among the powers wielded by a bookshop owner is the authority to unite on the shelf what could never be united in life. At…
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Murphy’s Loft Bookshop
Murphy’s Loft, Mullica Hill NJ. This was my third experience in this laid back book and ephemera store. I visited years ago, and then a…
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Epigrams and Building Blocks
“Collect books, for as ye stow, so shall ye read.” This is the new motto of Circle City Books. I started thinking about…
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Kind of a Book Sommelier
I should be sorting books, pricing them, perfecting window displays, figuring out where to advertise, how much to spend, and doing my taxes. But…
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Little Davids Take On Amazon Giant
So a few independent bookstores decided to sue Amazon and the major publishers who made a devil’s deal to control e-books. From the Huffington…
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