Fair’s Fair “For Book Lovers”

Left Calgary May 24 to attend the book convention in New York – May 29-31.
Air miles made it possible to fly business class to Denver and then economy class to LaGuardia so the trip on United Airlines was pleasant.
Finished a book during the flights,  – “Rebel Bookseller: How to Improvise Your Own Indie […]

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On another blogging site another bookseller was looking for some input from other booksellers so he could write a much-needed book about all the struggles of an independent bookseller.
Some of the following  is some of my response to him and those of his ilk
·         My first thought is - how would anyone in the book […]

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#1. Serve our customers in a reliable and consistent manner (NEVER CONFUSE THE CUSTOMER)
                A.   Set and keep the regular opening hours established by other respectable retail businesses in your area.
                B.  Pay attention to customers’ buying habits and close attention to what they tell you regarding books and the book business in general.
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If you are considering opening a store please be aware - this is a difficult business!
I write this not to discourage you - because the book business in North America needs, and can support, thousands of hard working operators. Unfortunately, most people who get into this business never overcome their passion for books to reach the point where serving customers’ needs […]

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I do check out other people’s blogs from time to time and submitted a response in this way to Zeeba, a Montreal bookstore operated by a former worker in the computers field who is doing a great job.
“My own reading, my own experience and from studying the book business for the last 20 years from every […]

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