I've been robbed and feel …
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 Continue Reading
Fenwick Street Used Books and Music
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 Continue Reading
It's never too late to follow a dream
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 Continue Reading
Killing a section, you're next sports – better shape up.
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 Continue Reading
Becoming a Procrastination Center
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 Continue Reading
Will altering the colour of your shop increase its bottom line?
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 Continue Reading
Universal truths – Isn’t it possible they apply to the book business!
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 Continue Reading
If you are a Canadian bookseller and still using the Post Office you're crazy.
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 Continue Reading