We are thrilled to have a new sponsor here at Bookshop Blog, Basil Software. A great built specially for your needs. I invited the owner of Basil to share with us a little about his business and his software. If you are considering opening a book store or upgrading your business then be sure to … Read more
…when a woman brought in a few bags of vampire books – mostly what they are calling paranormal romance – I was more inclined to look. Obviously we’ve paid some measure of attention to Anne Rice (as she’s slowly become impossible to sell) and the Twilight books have moved rapidly in and back out of the shop, but I was completely unprepared for how this phenomenon still has legs…
Here’s one from a regular reader, Paul Young. Although this product is only available today the site is worth keeping an eye on. ************** Download of the Day Word processor for writers, poets etc.. Free today only. The comments extoll it’s virtues. I’ve never had a problem downloading one of Give Away of the Day’s … Read more
Take your photos in natural light with no flash. You books will look best in sunlight. Artificial light may add a strange color tint to photos. Sun is always best. Use a sunny windowsill. Make sure the surface you are photographing on is clean and is relatively uninteresting. Don’t photograph them on your rug. Use something that is a single color…
Usually the videos we share with you and insightful and intelligent. This one is neither. We have been using Facebook quite a bit as a Marketing Tool as discussed here. The downside is the stupefying amount of wastefulness that occurs. As our Friend list grows so does the list of useless invitations. Luckily I’ve come … Read more
If you do any web design or blog design yourself you know it can be tough to find good images. Google Images can sometimes give you what you want but it comes with a bit of overhead. Here’s a tool that you can use that gives you nothing but the images and in the size … Read more
Another terrific article from one of our regular contributers. Take a moment to say Hi to Nora at Rainy Day Paperbacks. If you’d like to contribute a posting just send me an email (editor@bookshopblog.com) ***************************** When you have a limited amount of space, you must make the best use of what you have. This means … Read more
Here’s another installment from contributor William Smith of Hang Fire Books (editor’s note: while I use a different method for shipping, William covers two very important concepts; a. the book must stay dry and b. the book should never move iside its package.) ***************** Office supplies and packing materials amount to one of the largest … Read more
