While a book may not be fragile when it is first printed, it quickly and imperceptibly begins to decompose. Over time it’s materials disintegrate. Leather turns to powder. The spine releases the …
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This article is going to focus more on what all online businesses can do to look more professional. It came to mind when looking at an article on The Bookshop Blog and I noticed one …
Normally I don’t read young adult novels, but when Sarah Rees Brennan sent me an autographed copy of her novel, The Demon’s Lexicon (The Demon’s Lexicon Trilogy), I decided to give it a look. This …
I, like many other secondhand book shop owning hopefuls, came here by the hobby turning to business route. One of the handicaps of this background is that your love of books can make it difficult …
Finding bookshop tips or suggestions on how to run your business more effectively can be like looking for a needle in a hay stack.
Even within this site it can sometimes be a challenge finding the …
Summer’s coming!
Well actually, it’s already here. And what a perfect opportunity this is to promote your bookstore with a special summer-reading package – namely, a group of titles relevant to the sunny-season, packaged and presented …
Chains of Ice is the newest installment to her Chosen Ones series. The first two books; Storm of Visions and Storm of Shadows brought us into the world of the Chosen Onesandthe Others. By the …
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 …
Are you looking to augment your sales by bringing in a younger crowd? Try highlighting a different young adult author each month. If possible, find one with a great backlist but with a new book coming …
Ordinarily I would be reviewing a single title, but New York Times best selling author, Mary Janice Davidson, is a writer of so many incredible books I felt she deserved a plug for all of …
This is Part 5 of Caro and Susan’s foray into the land of bookselling. Here are the earlier segments:
Part 1, We Got Handed a Dream In the Discount Card Aisle
Part 2, The Auction
Part 3, A Name, …
