Miscellaneous – Page 27 – The Bookshop Blog

The Guernsey Literary Summary

November 15, 2010 by Bruce K. Hollingdrake

When you start reading a book it’s not always easy to tell if it’s going to be a bad book but when you’re reading a terrific book it’s often evident right at the beginning. It only took a handful of pages to realize that Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows’, the Guernsey Literary and Potato … Read more

We are looking to fill a couple of writing spots

October 31, 2010 by Bruce K. Hollingdrake

We do this a couple times a year, put out a call for you to join us in helping booksellers, collectors, future book sellers and anyone else that enjoys this blog. We have changed our procedures in regards to submissions. Writers can now sign up for an account and start publishing posts immediately. If you … Read more

Convention warrior- selling at fairs, conventions, & festivals

October 23, 2010 by Nora O'Neill

Slow sales for the past year may make trying out a local festival or convention an appealing option. But the leap from booking a space to actually selling in it can be intimidating, even if you have a brick and mortar location already. If you’re internet only, it may be even more daunting!

I’m off to FurFright next weekend to sell books to werewolves. Having done quite a few of these special events, local fairs and festivals, trial and error has revealed quite a few general rules for when you’re selling at an event.

A New Zealand Odyssey, Bookshop Style

October 18, 2010 by Therese Holland

They said the best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men Gang aft agley, Well I am neither man nor mouse but my New Zealand trip was not quite what I had planned. I was going to go to Christchurch and tour the South Island but didn’t think that Christchurch would be an ideal spot for a … Read more

Slatwall shelving is a great option for your window display

October 2, 2010 by Bruce K. Hollingdrake

Having a store is going to mean that you want to do your best to bring money to it. If you have a retail store it is going to mean that you will have a lot of items to look after and you would only wonder how to do that. Organization can prove tough these … Read more

All Quiet on the Western Front Online Book

September 30, 2010 by Bruce K. Hollingdrake

All Quiet on the Western Front is quite simply a masterpiece. Written by Erich Maria Remarkque is removes the glory and romanticism that once accompanied war. It is brutal, real, sad and eye opening. We were eighteen and had begun to love life and the world; and we had to shoot it to pieces. The … Read more

Reading Online Books for Free

September 28, 2010 by Bruce K. Hollingdrake

More and more people are getting into digital reading and I have a feeling there will be an explosion of Kindles sold this holiday season. While reader’s comfort level with digital reading grows they are bound to seek out more and more digital books online and of course, if they can, would prefer reading online … Read more

A Bit of Haunted Déjà Vu

September 25, 2010 by Caro Hedge

Retail Trades is a group which meets once a month down at the art center. It is the intention of the group to attract shoppers to downtown Lamar and to promote local businesses. To do this they need a budget, and the big money-maker each year for this budget is the Retail Trades Haunted House. … Read more