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The Bookshop Blog’s Best of July 2010
Sunday, 1 Aug, 2010 – 15:01 | No Comment

Well we put out a call for new writers and boy what a response we got! We posted more articles in July than any other month in our 3+ years of sharing terrific bookshop news …

The Bookshop Blog’s Best of June 2010
Saturday, 3 Jul, 2010 – 20:17 | One Comment

Before I get into some of our memorable posts from June I’d like to  thank Paul Young of Prying1 Books for a comment he made earlier today. He was reminding folks that when they comment …

An Empty Library
Tuesday, 15 Jun, 2010 – 13:18 | 3 Comments
An Empty Library

What do you do when you are given a Library that has no books?
And suppose this library was surrounded by miles and miles of nothing but rice paddies? And nobody but your immediate compatriots could …

Best of June 2009
Sunday, 12 Jul, 2009 – 19:07 | No Comment

We like to spotlight some of our favorite posts of the past month. Here were some from June.
A conversation with Linda Olsson by Kim Allen-Niesen
Jo Canham is sharing the story of starting her bookshop up. …

Best of May at The Bookshop Blog
Thursday, 4 Jun, 2009 – 20:45 | 2 Comments

A little recap of some of our posts from the previous month.
We invited some new writers to join us and were quite pleased with the response. One was Kim Allen-Neison of Bookstore People. Her idea …

The Best Time to Open a Business?
Monday, 20 Apr, 2009 – 12:12 | 5 Comments
The Best Time to Open a Business?

Another nugget of insight from one of Canada’s premier used bookstores Fair’s Fair of Calgary, Thanks George . Please take a moment to visit Fair’s Fair.

Google and Microsoft started in times like these.
I remember hearing …

Best of August posts on the Bookshop Blog
Saturday, 1 Sep, 2007 – 17:25 | No Comment

On the first of every month we will present some of the best posts of the previous month. One of our criteria will be comments so feel free to add your voice, there is a …