Buying books to sell online is a very exciting process. I seriously enjoy the buying of books and can wax lyrical for days about the joys of going op shopping or putting together a …
Read the full story »Is your shop profiled here? Send us a blurb or two and some photos or a video, we’d love to give you some free exposure.
Some tips and suggestions from the Pros and how to operate a successful shop.
Some links to our fellow bookstore owners blog posts, web sites and any book related newsworthy items.
Some stories & shared knowledge on opening a bookstore. Learn all the ins and outs of getting your bookstore open.
Some good books both to help you operate more effectively and some just to enjoy, always with bookselling in mind.
A guest post by:
Christina Ambrosia
Ambrosia’s Books and More
www.ambrosiasbooks.com
Ambrosia’s Books and More had its first author signing! I’m still learning so much. I had no idea how to do it. I didn’t think anyone …
Last fall, Horace Engdahl, permanent secretary to the Swedish Academy that picks the winner of the Nobel Prize for literature, created quite a stir when he called the US “too insular” because …
a guest post by Jo Canham of Blarney Books
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It’s been a quiet afternoon with the last two hours completely to myself, the sky is turning an ominous grey-black …
There is no book or article that can map out your success, but there are plenty of highways toward failure. I know I have a long way to go, but you’re in a good spot when you know what you’re doing.
Blogathon for Literacy 2009 – July 25th
Our friends at Open Books are pulling out all the stops with their blog. In an effort to support Literacy they are doing a 24 hour blogathon. Please help …
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 …
Independent book stores are home to both eccentric owners and customers. Some stores are a just a bit weirder than others…
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 …
We like to spotlight some of our favorite posts of the past month. Here were some from June.
A conversation with Linda Olsson by Kim Allen-Niesen
Jo Canham is sharing the story of starting her bookshop up. …
