Would this make you angry or sad for the guy? He’s obviously made some poor decisions in life. We had a rather odd event happen last week that I’m guessing does not happen too often in smaller towns. A rather suspicious looking guy, who looked about forty five but may have been only thirty, came […]Read More
Some tips from the Pros on how to operate a successful bookshop.
Bruce K. Hollingdrake
October 6, 2007
Joe Orlando runs a great service for owners of Brick and Mortar store. Many of you are already subscribers, for those who own a shop and aren’t you may want to consider signing up. Have a question on return policies, buying out another store or simply pricing a rare tome then Joe’s Old Bookstore list […]Read More
Bruce K. Hollingdrake
September 27, 2007
Our review of the eBay search tool we promised will be coming this weekend, sorry for the delay. A fantastic story about following a dream came to us via the Old Bookstore group on Yahoo. It comes from Lera of The Novel Shoppe. – Thanks Lera. **************************************** May I take a moment and share my […]Read More
Bruce K. Hollingdrake
September 12, 2007
Part I by Bruce Hollingdrake, your host at Bookshop Blog Have you scrapped a complete section recently? I fear that I’ve been a bit stuck in my ways. I assumed that any self-respecting bookshop should always have a nice supply of the ‘standard’ categories. Of course each shop will have variances based on locality and […]Read More
Bruce K. Hollingdrake
September 5, 2007
One thing that independent booksellers should learn from the chain stores is that a customer wants a comfortable place to kill time almost as much as they want a selection of reading material. Of course not every independent can accommodate a café and comfy chairs–and we don’t want to encourage B+N-style abuse with people sleeping […]Read More
Bruce K. Hollingdrake
August 30, 2007
We have a guest writer posting today. John Goodman is a manager at Zeeba Books as well as a budding filmmaker. He shares his thoughts on colour and its effects on business. ************ Colour your online and/or book world. There are many theories concerning colour and how it affects the world and individuals. Conclusions may […]Read More
Bruce K. Hollingdrake
August 24, 2007
We have a new contributing writer to introduce. George from Calgary (I’ll get his last name soon and see if he can share a short bio with us). Please take a sec to visit his website, Fair’s Fair – no online sales but a very nicely designed site. ******************** I have seen many bookstores come […]Read More
Bruce K. Hollingdrake
August 2, 2007
Shipping rates through Canada Post are ludicrous. If you are a recognized bookseller you are eligible for fairly substantial savings through the Canadian Booksellers Association. The association has worked out a deal with Canpar courier that gives us reduced rates and the reductions are substantial. A typical regional delivery with Canada Post will cost close […]Read More
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