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Category: Bookselling as a Profession

Non-profit models for bookstores

Nov 21, 2021

Bookselling as a Profession, New Financial Models, Oct 18-19, 2021 – Day 1 Cohort B

Host: Donna Paz Kaufman Notes: Sara from Charis (Atlanta) and Ryan (Open Book in Chicago) shared their structures, how they… Read more
How can bookstores leverage the market for independent/small-press books to be more inclusive in connecting readers and authors?

Nov 21, 2021

Bookselling as a Profession, Oct 18-19, 2021 – Day 1 Cohort B, Publishers & Bookstores, Readers & Bookstores, Representation in Bookstores

Host: Vanessa MacLaren-Wray Participants: Charlie Kruse, Dick (VisionWorks), Humaira Ghilzae, Christopher Miya (Heyday), Madi Mulluen (libro) Notes: Our group successfully… Read more
How can we shift indie bookstores from a commodity offering to a “category of one” by creating one or more Grand Slam Offers?

Nov 21, 2021

Bookselling as a Profession, Bookstore Events, New Financial Models, Oct 18-19, 2021 – Day 1 Cohort B

Host: Jill Hendrix Participants: BradleyJones/ Morgan Hill Bookstore in CA, woman from Berrett Koehler, Carol from BookPeople, a couple of… Read more
How can cooperative ownership (worker and/or consumer) provide an alternative to traditional economic models?

Nov 21, 2021

Bookselling as a Profession, Bookstores as a Social Cause, New Financial Models, Oct 18-19, 2021 – Day 1 Cohort B

Host: Roy Karp at Rozzie Bound (Boston, MA) (roy@rozziebound.com) Participants: Suzanna, Amanda, Charlie, Kristin Hall, Beth, Nathan, Kristen, Esme, Jamilah,… Read more
How can indie bookstores get the kind of public support that libraries, etc. get to alleviate the financial burdens?

Nov 21, 2021

Bookselling as a Profession, Bookstores as a Social Cause, New Financial Models, Oct 18-19, 2021 – Day 1 Cohort B

Host: Tanya Mills Participants: Eileen McGervey, Diana Montano, Robert Martin, Joan Griffin McCabe, Veronica Liu, Andy Hunter (John Mutter, Pam… Read more
What is the work of a professional bookseller?

Nov 9, 2021

Bookselling as a Profession, Oct 18-19, 2021 – Day 1 Cohort A

Host: Clancey D’Isa Notes: Clancey D’Isa: What is the work of a professional bookseller? How might we narrate this work both… Read more
Bookstore Unions

Nov 9, 2021

Bookselling as a Profession, Oct 18-19, 2021 – Day 1 Cohort A

Host: Nicole @ Oblong Books Participants: John @ Cavalier House Books Notes: Why do bookstore owners fear unions? Can they… Read more
Can we create a funding model that exists outside of traditional lending institutions and does not rely solely upon increased profit margins?

Nov 9, 2021

Bookselling as a Profession, New Financial Models, Oct 18-19, 2021 – Day 1 Cohort A

Host: BrocheAroe Fabian, River Dog Book Co. broche@riverdogbookco.com Participants: Bruce DeLaney, Rediscovered Bookstore, Clare Doornbos, bookseller, Mr. Mopps, Eric Besner,… Read more
How do we create a living wage model?

Nov 9, 2021

Bookselling as a Profession, New Financial Models, Oct 18-19, 2021 – Day 1 Cohort A

Host: Jamie Fiocco Participants: Eileen Dengler, NAIBA; Nina Bennett, Bookends Beginnings, Timothy Daudelin, Pendragon Books, Jim Bean, Anthology, Rebecca Fitting, Greenlight… Read more
How do we make space for historically underrepresented folx in bookselling, either as booksellers or as bookstore owners?

Nov 9, 2021

Bookselling as a Profession, Oct 18-19, 2021 – Day 1 Cohort A, Representation in Bookstores

Host: Jhoanna Belfer, Bel Canto Books Participants: Jhoanna Belfer, Kelly Stromberg Notes: Reach out to local nonprofits/government/affinity groups to talk… Read more

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