4 questions to ask when ordering textbooks for customers
If there’s one type of book I will hold a party for when it goes totally to ebook format, it will be the textbook. They change so frequently and are Continue Reading
How to detect customers that will waste your time or will be valued.
Time is precious in a bookshop and unless you have a plethora of sales assistants working for you, then you need to carefully ration your time. Some customers are worth Continue Reading
Detecting water damage in less than a second
Once a book gets wet, it’s likely to develop mold. Even if its now apparently dry, some damage has already been done and you generally want to avoid them all Continue Reading
How To Partner With Book Dealers
By Joe Waynick It should be obvious that book dealers and used book store owners are natural allies. Then why is it so difficult for these two groups to see Continue Reading
Bookshop Accounting, we love to hate it
The one part of my business I hate the most is accounting, marshalling those invoices, expenses and whipping them into order, bringing them into line and making them do the Continue Reading
Can We Turn a Bookstore Downsize into an Upgrade?
In Brisbane, Australia, there is a 52-year-old independent, family-owned store named the American Bookstore. Despite that this store has seen over half-a-century of excellent trading and strong customer base, the Continue Reading
Goo Gone – The Art of Removing Labels from Books
Find yourself in a bit of a sticky situation? All gummed up with nowhere to go! Yes, you’ve guessed correctly, it’s an article about the glamorous and exciting world of Continue Reading
What are some of the best ways to stay organized – and sane?
Juggling time, always a fun thing to do and never more so than when you’re taking on so many different tasks at once. All the people I know who study Continue Reading