Bruce K. Hollingdrake Dear Fellow Independent Booksellers: After 32 years in business, The Golden Notebook, located in Woodstock, New York, is looking for a new owner. This step is being taken because the illness of one of its owners makes it impossible to provide the hours and service that the community has come to expect and deserve. The … Read more
Slatwall Have you considered adding a couple sections of slatwall display in your shop. You know what I mean the rows of slats where you can hang shelves at varying heights. We wrote yesterday about a few things that you can do to catch a buyers attention; things like shelf talkers, good signage and smart … Read more
There are many advantages that a VPS hosting offers compared to other types of hosting. If you’re looking for a better feature than a shared hosting could provide but just don’t have enough budget to avail a dedicated hosting, that’s when VPS hosting comes in to be the best option. It‘s way better than shared … Read more
[Editor’s Note: Here is an email from one of our readers concerning selling books on Amazon and how lower cost items can be very difficult to make a margin on. We completely agree and now very rarely sell anything worth less than $20.00.] After reading the entry on how to open a bookshop that is … Read more
Corrugated Mailing Boxes I want to talk to you for a minute about shipping books. I owned a used bookshop for 4 years and learned a thing or two about shipping books, both from the sender’s end and the receiver’s end. To throw out some numbers, and keep in mind we were a small family … Read more
Lynda O’Connor of O’Connor Communications in Lake Forest, IL will be giving tips on book marketing to anyone who has written a book or who will be writing a book. Public relations is critical to selling your book. Before the book is on the bookstore shelf, the author has to push the book through all kinds of marketing channels. O’Connor’s PR … Read more
Without a doubt, having a good website would help you reach more potential customers for your bookstore business. Whether your business is new, small and just simply in need of additional sales, the internet is always a good option on promoting your company one step further. Now more than ever, most people can’t live without … Read more
For some odd reason I’ve always wanted a roll top desk. Even today it sits quite high on my list of wants. There is a charm and elegance about them that is unmistakable. I write a lot, the old fashioned way with actual paper and pen. The roll top desk is the perfect writing station … Read more
