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A new consignment bookshop for Antiquarian and Rare collectors in San Francisco
Friday, 16 Jul, 2010 – 8:57 | 2 Comments

Here’s a question from one of our readers out in San Francisco, Roland Salvato. If you have any advice for him please leave a comment below. Thanks.
I am putting together a consignment bookshop for Antiquarian …

Where in Australia can I find stock for my new bookshop?
Friday, 2 Jul, 2010 – 11:20 | 6 Comments

I live in a regional mining town in Queensland Australia with a population of
90,000 and over the last few months a friend of mine have decided that we
are going to start researching our business idea.
We …

Where Can I Buy Shelf Talkers?
Tuesday, 29 Jun, 2010 – 7:12 | 2 Comments

Hi,
I just read Judy Riggs article Training a Book to be a Salesman, and I would like to ask if someone could refer me to a company that makes shelf talker holders or clips for …

Main Street or Cheap Street for your new bookshop?
Sunday, 25 Apr, 2010 – 22:35 | 4 Comments
Main Street or Cheap Street for your new bookshop?

From time to time we get questions from our readers. Here’s a good one that comes up from time to time. We’d love to hear from some of you, especially sellers that have multiple locations …

A Reader asks “Where do I find bulk books in the UK”?
Tuesday, 2 Mar, 2010 – 23:13 | 6 Comments

Hi
I would first like to say thank you for an interesting and informative
site, with a good dash of humour. It’s one of the more interesting websites
I’ve found!
I’m interested in starting up my own second hand …

What to do with the Little Blue Books
Saturday, 19 Sep, 2009 – 8:03 | One Comment
What to do with the Little Blue Books

Here is a question from on of our readers, Alan Shrewsbury. If anybody can help him out I’d appreciate it, he may have quite the valuable stash. I can pass along his email to any …

How to Choose Bookstore Shelving
Wednesday, 9 Sep, 2009 – 20:17 | 2 Comments
How to Choose Bookstore Shelving

We had a question sent in by one of our newer readers concerning the decision making process when it comes to Bookstore Shelving.  She’s writing from Ireland so bear that in mind when answering and …

A Question on 1886 Longfellow’s Hyperion
Sunday, 12 Jul, 2009 – 20:58 | 3 Comments

from one of our readers, Lisa Hutton:
About 30 years ago I picked up a copy of Longfellow’s “Hyperion” at a
library sale.  Lately I’ve been trying to document some of my books for
insurance purposes, and I’ve …

Helping a student understand book distribution
Thursday, 12 Feb, 2009 – 21:21 | No Comment

Here’s a question from Katie. If anybody would like to give here a hand with her school project just give me a shout via the form below and I’ll send along her contact info.
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Hi, my …

Bookselling in India – Where to Start?
Saturday, 3 Jan, 2009 – 10:28 | 26 Comments

A Question from Rahul:
Hello,
I am from India and have planned on opening a bookstore in my locality. But I am not aware of the working in the industry. Its more of a passion, I must …