Book store wish list

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 > "ebsherman" <erikbsherman.DeleteThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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  >> I'm writing an article for Pages that is half about what people wish
  >> book stores would do. No, I don't mean making sure that your book is
  >> always face out on the shelves. More like, gee, wouldn't it be great
  >> to have a couple of standing desks with pens and some note paper, or
  >> more chair space, a sky light, or what have you. Maybe it's services,
  >> maybe it's products, maybe it's better latte. If you'd like to weigh
  >> in, drop me an email at erikbsherman at yahoo dot com.
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 > The most important improvement bookstores could make is hiring sales
 > people who read. Everything else is commentary.

That's the difference between large independent bookstores and
commercial chains in the UK. The former hire bookworms, the latter hire
people who don't understand why I want to order the Wordsworth Classics
edition when there's a Penguin Classics edition on the shelf.

Dillons used to be the exception. In fact, David Mitchell once worked
at the Derby branch IIRC.

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JimC wrote:

 > "ebsherman" <erikbsherman.DeleteThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
 > news:1107703156.773694.164010@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
 >
  >>I'm writing an article for Pages that is half about what people wish
  >>book stores would do. No, I don't mean making sure that your book is
  >>always face out on the shelves. More like, gee, wouldn't it be great to
  >>have a couple of standing desks with pens and some note paper, or more
  >>chair space, a sky light, or what have you. Maybe it's services, maybe
  >>it's products, maybe it's better latte. If you'd like to weigh in, drop
  >>me an email at erikbsherman at yahoo dot com.
 >
 >
 >
 > The most important improvement bookstores could make is hiring
 > sales people who read.

And stocking books that were published more than two weeks ago.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: Book store wish list 

On Sun, 06 Feb 2005 16:42:18 -0500, Paul Ilechko
<noSPaM_pilechko_DeLETe.RemoveThis@patmedia.net> wrote:

 >And stocking books that were published more than two weeks ago.

My local used book store has a monthly quiz (which I can never get).
If you guess correctly, you can pull a paperback out of the bargain
bin. I also like bookstores that have a shelf of staff
recommendations. Gets me looking at something out of my usual line.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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Jim Ward wrote:
 > I also like bookstores that have a shelf of staff
 > recommendations. Gets me looking at something out of my usual line.

Also generally means that someone on the staff actually reads, which is
a good sign.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: Book store wish list 

Wish list? Um, how about one of everything? Those things I don't want to
read or can't finish reading I can donate at various places around town.


D.

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