The bestsellers on the used market aren’t necessarily the best sellers you see on the New York Times list or on Amazon’s hot list. Often they bear no relation to each other. However, statistics on the used market can be devilishly difficult to come by. And of course, it’s all relative too. The bestsellers in a small New England town where I am may be totally different than what sells in a shop in the heart of London. But “what’s your bestseller?” is a question I get asked a lot by people considering getting into the book business.
Bookstores: Do your customers play the piano and feed the fish?
“Do people really sit down and play chess at that table?” I was asked just this morning – referring to a table where I have a chess set permanently set up. And the answer is a resounding yes.
