Bookstore Profiles

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.

Brick and Mortar Thoughts

Some tips and suggestions from the Pros and how to operate a successful shop.

Elsewhere on the Net...

Some links to our fellow bookstore owners blog posts, web sites and any book related newsworthy items.

Opening a Bookstore

Some stories & shared knowledge on opening a bookstore. Learn all the ins and outs of getting your bookstore open.

Recommended Reading

Some good books both to help you operate more effectively and some just to enjoy, always with bookselling in mind.

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Up, down, & sideways- shelving your books
Saturday, 22 Aug, 2009 – 15:30 | 10 Comments
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.

They call them stacks for a reason!
Sunday, 28 Dec, 2008 – 22:18 | 7 Comments

Holy cow! We have a bookshop here in Montreal that is somewhat like this. The owner actually knocked over a stack on one of our recent visits. If you have any video of your own …

What’s your credit policy? Let us Know.
Monday, 8 Dec, 2008 – 21:23 | 10 Comments

Hi All! January 1st is a big day for us as we are changing how we do
business. In the past we would give a book credit for books that could
be used on more used books in the store, no exceptions. Most of the
time we were playing library as cash was coming in on amounts people
were spending over their credit but we are finding that people are only
spending their credit and nothing to pay the “rent” so to speak.

The First in our Series of Bookstore Profiles
Wednesday, 16 Jul, 2008 – 9:00 | One Comment
The First in our Series of Bookstore Profiles

We will be featuring profiles of bookshops and their owners. The goal is for you to get to know your fellow dealers, perhaps ask a question or two via the comments, and to show potential …