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Feb 3 2008

Book Packaging, Easy, Safe & Inexpensive

Jan 2 2009

Want to Open a Bookshop That is Sure to Fail?

Jan 3 2009

Bookselling in India – Where to Start?

Feb 24 2011

I Am SO Sick of Parents Dictating What Is Read in High School

Jan 8 2009

Book burning on Feb. 10th 2009 due to CPSIA

Feb 17 2009

Should you add a Coffee Shop?

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Amazon, or aka, Scum of the Universe

You know, I honestly used to enjoy buying certain books from this giant non taxing paying Walmart in the ethernet sky. That was before slave labor was discovered, and the Continue Reading

Posted On : December 10, 2011 Published By : Diane Plumley
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  • Opening a Bookstore

Up, down, & sideways- shelving your books

Before you buy your bookcases for your new bookstore, take some time to figure out what display method will be the easiest for you to maintain and show your books off to best advantage.

Posted On : August 22, 2009 Published By : Nora O'Neill
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A Recipe For Starting A Used Bookstore

Yesterday, I picked up the key for a strip mall storefront that I hope to transform into a
profitable used bookstore. The store, cleverly named Blue Plate Books, aims to serve up a
healthy helping of books at affordable – ‘blue plate special’ – prices. Our byline? “Feeding
Your Need to Read”

Posted On : July 20, 2008 Published By : Bruce K. Hollingdrake
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Pazzo Books – A Moving Story

It’s funny – when I was packing up our 20,000 books and all of the associated detritus that collected along with them over the past five years, I swore that Continue Reading

Posted On : June 13, 2008 Published By : Tom Nealon
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You Think Moving Your home is a Pain, Try This.

Imagine having a bookstore with a 12,000-square-foot lot filled with
Acres of Books. Now imagine having to move those books.

Posted On : May 13, 2008 Published By : Bruce K. Hollingdrake
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Signage tips for your Bookstore

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.

Posted On : May 6, 2008 Published By : Nora O'Neill
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Some thoughts on organizing your Children's Section

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, Continue Reading

Posted On : April 25, 2008 Published By : Dana Richardson
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Chapter 2. The Epiphany (dreaming of a bookstore series)

“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.

Posted On : April 15, 2008 Published By : The Bookshop Blog Archives

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