Signage, the bane of every retail store’s existence. It often seems like customers don’t read signs at all. A good sign can increase business and make your store easier to navigate. A bad one can just be a big waste of money.

Take My Advice-I’m Not Using It!
I love bookstores, all bookstores, in-print, out of print, paperback exchanges; whether they are dusty, dark and cluttered, or well lit and meticulously organized, if you take me to a bookstore that has a good selection of books, especially children’s books, be prepared to only see the back of […]

“It doesn’t seem like you really wanted to be an academic, any more than you want to work in publishing,” he said. “The only job you ever really liked and were good at was working in the bookstore.”
My lightbulb came on like a dimmer – slowly, but steadily.

This is the beginning of a story that (I hope) will have in it the part about me opening my own bookstore. I hope the story doesn’t end there – as you booksellers know, it’s the ongoing narrative that’s the stuff dreams are made of, not the single moment of opening the doors.

I’ve had crap days turn into splendid days just by noticing the smiles of strangers. - BH
There was a forum topic on MySpace just asking to write one sentence. That was what I came up with.
On to bookselling…
What percentage of your sales comes from sidelines?
One of our goals this coming year will be to increase […]

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)
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When you have a limited amount of space, you must make the best use of what you have. This means you […]

Here was one of the better responses I had to the question “What can we do to take our businesses to the next level”. A very informative reply, as usual, from Guy Weller aka Mr. Pickwick of The World Book Market. Of course you may not all agree with every remark but I’m sure some […]

Our review of the eBay search tool we promised will be coming this weekend, sorry for the delay.
A fantastic story about following a dream came to us via the Old Bookstore group on Yahoo. It comes from Lera of
The Novel Shoppe. - Thanks Lera.
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May I take a moment and share my “story” with you. First, […]