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Will You Buy My Used Books?
Wednesday, 10 Feb, 2010 – 19:02 | 10 Comments

This is not a strength of mine. I am not a haggler. I walk into a store and ALWAYS pay the price that is being asked. I am trying to change this particular trait – it is not beneficial to my business to pay full price for something I’m trying to on- sell. That’s the nature of our chosen job isn’t it? We want the best quality for the lowest price, and then want a discount on top of that because our margins are so tight.

Roll up your sleeves and get to work bookshop owners
Wednesday, 20 Jan, 2010 – 22:41 | 9 Comments
Roll up your sleeves and get to work bookshop owners

Having recently returned from our annual Christmas camping trip, I decided the time has come to make my plans for this year.
To start treating this hobby as a profitable business.
To stop procrastinating and start doing.
I …