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Don’t Mess Up Your Online Book Selling Business
Friday, 27 Aug, 2010 – 12:06 | One Comment
Don’t Mess Up Your Online Book Selling Business

Clean Up Your Inventory Act!
Do you know that managing your inventory when you sell books online can be a very complex thing to do? You can’t just leave everything to chance while running your business. …

On the Hunt – Estate and Yard Sales
Wednesday, 28 Jul, 2010 – 11:16 | 5 Comments
On the Hunt – Estate and Yard Sales

In the beginning, when we first started in the Internet Book business, we already had quite a few volumes to sell, but it became obvious that we neither had enough books or a wide enough range to do very well. What we needed was stock and variety.

To Cull or not To Cull your Bookshop’s Inventory
Thursday, 1 Jul, 2010 – 6:34 | 7 Comments
To Cull or not To Cull your Bookshop’s Inventory

I have problems with inventory management. I need to improve my inventory management skills. If I keep saying it maybe a miracle will happen. I keep on saying I must throw out those old …

Should All of my Books be in a Database?
Thursday, 15 Apr, 2010 – 10:24 | 3 Comments
Should All of my Books be in a Database?

Database ALL of it??
Not a day goes by that I don’t hear the question, “do you have any way to look up what books you have in stock?” And as I look out over 3000 …

Setting a Price on Bulk Book Purchases
Monday, 12 Apr, 2010 – 0:08 | One Comment
Setting a Price on Bulk Book Purchases

I wrote about buying books in bulk sometime ago and had a comment on it.  I’m not used to getting comments on articles so I don’t come back and check in order to answer questions. …

Look to Auctions for your Book Inventory
Sunday, 4 Apr, 2010 – 16:27 | 3 Comments
Look to Auctions for your Book Inventory

The topic of finding stock is a never ending one.  You’ll find many articles about this topic on this blog and on other blogs worldwide.  Each country/region has it’s different challenges and Australia is no …

The Big Book Cull
Wednesday, 24 Feb, 2010 – 21:10 | 5 Comments
The Big Book Cull

While I am having my new website redesigned I thought now might be time to have a clear out. Get rid of the books that have been sitting there for, well some of them may have been there for a few years – don’t judge me, I just got busy!

Improving Inventory Turnover in Your Bookshop
Tuesday, 16 Feb, 2010 – 23:13 | 6 Comments
Improving Inventory Turnover in Your Bookshop

The Benchmark of Bookstore Sales Performance
By Louis Gereaux
Many of us who have become bookstore owners have a passion for books.  To live the dream as a professional bookseller, we also need to maintain a strong …

Any problem areas in your bookshop?
Thursday, 11 Feb, 2010 – 23:30 | 5 Comments
Any problem areas in your bookshop?

Back on Board & Discussing Problem Areas
Well, yes, I’ve been very quiet of late, and I do apologise.  I haven’t even had time to look at The Bookshop Blog for the past month.  We’ve just …

Is a book scouting service actually worth it?
Sunday, 16 Aug, 2009 – 22:12 | 2 Comments
Is a book scouting service actually worth it?

With the right pricing information, the online bookseller can make more educated decisions on purchasing inventory. It’s a very useful service but it can have a significant expense….