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Some links to our fellow bookstore owners blog posts, web sites and any book related newsworthy items.

Opening a Bookstore

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Recommended Reading

Some good books both to help you operate more effectively and some just to enjoy, always with bookselling in mind.

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Have a specialized genre – get out to those people
Tuesday, 8 Dec, 2009 – 13:22 | 3 Comments
Have a specialized genre – get out to those people

Lynda O’Connor of O’Connor Communications in Lake Forest, IL will be giving tips on book marketing to anyone who has written a book or who will be writing a book. Public relations is critical to …

The Perfect Pair
Tuesday, 29 Sep, 2009 – 21:51 | No Comment
The Perfect Pair

…Yet, sitting down with War and Peace or Madam Bovary can feel intimidating. Not everyone has the option of a book club or a literature class. One answer–pair classics with modern literature and create a literary dialogue between the two books.

A re-cap of the Biblio-Art Exhibition
Monday, 14 Sep, 2009 – 6:28 | One Comment
A re-cap of the Biblio-Art Exhibition

Ah, it’s been a busy weekend at Blarney Books & Art!  The Port Fairy Ex Libris Book Fair was on, and we hosted the official welcome for authors, artists, and booksellers on the Friday night …

Biblio-Art Awards in Port Fairy, Australia
Sunday, 30 Aug, 2009 – 19:35 | No Comment
Biblio-Art Awards in Port Fairy, Australia

We have one week to go before we launch our first Biblio-Art Awards!!! One week!!! EEEK! So many things yet to do… For those of you who have missed out on any previous comments about this subject, my husband and I have initiated a new art award as a means of contributing to the arts community…

Low cost advertising to nab pedestrians
Saturday, 29 Aug, 2009 – 16:32 | 2 Comments
Low cost advertising to nab pedestrians

Advertising doesn’t have to be expensive to be effective.  A lot of in-store  book sales come from walk in traffic.   Even if you’re in a high traffic area getting people in the door isn’t always …

Event Hosting – Bookshop Style
Wednesday, 12 Aug, 2009 – 20:22 | 2 Comments
Event Hosting – Bookshop Style

I have tidied up the shop, cleared out the rugs, moved the tables around, taken all the big books off the trestles and relocated the trestles, and I feel – well, almost refreshed!

Advertising in the Used Book World
Thursday, 30 Jul, 2009 – 22:01 | 3 Comments
Advertising in the Used Book World

Advertising in the Used Book World
Shane Gottwals
Gottwals Books
www.gottwalsbooks.com

A recent article I wrote really got me to thinking about advertising and the small, independent bookstore.  Is it just my experience, but do you never see bookstores …