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Category: Bookstores as a Social Cause

How do we reimagine connections with universities and libraries as cohorts with Indie bookstores for the benefit of all?

Nov 21, 2021

Bookselling as a Profession, Bookstores as a Social Cause, Oct 18-19, 2021 – Day 1 Cohort C

Host: Lisa Uhrik Participants: Lisa Uhrik, Jasmine Valandani, Gayle Wattawa, Shari Stauch Notes: Lisa – Franklin Fixtures: how to create… Read more
How do we get more people reading books?

Nov 21, 2021

Bookselling as a Profession, Bookstores as a Social Cause, Oct 18-19, 2021 – Day 1 Cohort C, Readers & Bookstores

Host: Mark Pearson Notes: There are different demographics: kids, young adults, adults, and people access books differently – some through… Read more
What DISTINGUISHES a community bookstore?? What could a movement to support community bookstores look like, and how can we support it?

Nov 21, 2021

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

Host: Anne Stadler & Paul Wright Participants: Notes: What does a “movement” mean? Something comparable to the Free Speech Movement!?… Read more
New books are the lifeblood of a bookstore, a room full of books. How do you keep your passion and stay on top of the season, make discoveries?

Nov 21, 2021

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

Host: Patricia Nelson Participants: Madi Mullen, Missy from Katy Budget Books, Diana Montano, Hannah Harlow, Nasim Ghasemiyeh, Kristianne, Kelly Munn… 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
How can indie bookstores remain true community spaces in a polarized society? If they can’t or don’t want to, what are the consequences?

Nov 21, 2021

Bookstores as a Social Cause, Oct 18-19, 2021 – Day 1 Cohort B

Host: Jill Hendrix Participants: Ruth Liebmann from PRH, Connie (writer), Sara Look from Charis, Ryan Jackson from Open Books, Jahtiek… Read more
How can we work together to build a $50 Million national fund that will work as a foundation focused on bookstores and give grants and loans and offer fundraising training to bookstores?

Nov 9, 2021

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

Host: Praveen Madan, CEO, Kepler’s Books Participants: Georgie Court, Bookstore1Sarasota Jeff Waxman, sales rep for IPG Nina Barrett, Bookends Beginnings,… Read more

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