Hello, Bookshop Blog readers! I am so pleased to share my journey towards opening a bookstore with you. Thanks to Bruce for having me! My…
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Some stories & shared knowledge on How to Open a Bookstore. Learn all the ins and outs of getting your bookstore open.
Bringing A Bookstore to the South Shore of Long Island
People tend to respond favorably when I tell them that my friend, who is also my new business partner, and I plan to…
Read MoreReflections and Pots of Gold
Tis the season for holiday celebrations, and when we have time to breathe, reflection on the year that is whirling toward its end. Last…
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“It must be nice to own a bookstore…”
“It must be nice to own a bookstore and be able to sit around and read all day. Sometime, when I retire, I’d love to open a bookstore.”
If I had a quarter for the number of times I’ve heard that comment expressed to me in a jovial manner by a well-meaning customer, I’d have enough money to buy that Robert Crais 1st edition of “The Monkey’s Raincoat” that I’ve been wanting for the last 10 years.
2 Weeks Until Bookstore Opening
Two Weeks Before the Opening of Swan’s Fine Books… It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Sound familiar? Have…
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Opening Soon – Swan’s Fine Books
a new bookstore is getting ready to open. We join Laurelle Swan and her weeks leading up to the big day. Four Weeks Before…
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One Month In and New Bookshop Doing Well
Tomorrow begins the second month of Circle City Books’ existence. That’s the day on which I change the coding that I assign to every…
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Walls & Wallaces: Author Reading and a New Mural
Daniel Wallace arrived at Circle City Books Saturday afternoon and kept an audience spellbound with an artful reading of the first chapter of his…
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