Opening a Bookstore: The Essential Planning Guide

!cid_509C094C-6335-4D53-A3B0-F98FE96E024DWhen you are going to invest thousands of dollars on a new business (perhaps even in a new industry), learn all you can before you take the plunge. (And if you’ve just recently taken that plunge and feel like the water’s pretty deep, you can benefit from this guide, too.)

OPENING A BOOKSTORE:
THE ESSENTIAL
PLANNING GUIDE
by Paz & Associates

This is the only publication that is produced by dedicated book industry professionals with ongoing direct contact with new booksellers and with those who have been in the business for decades. This is not a generic ‘how-to’ career guide offered by sites that offer guides for every career.

You’ll delve into the world of retail bookselling and get the most recent statistics, contacts and resource listing in this Guide that is regularly updated throughout the year. You’ll gain an overview of the book industry, understand the financial dynamics, learn about everything from leases to buying books, bookstore computerized management systems to grand opening celebrations in this detailed, bookstore-specific guide that is the premiere resource for anyone opening a bookstore.

OPENING A BOOKSTORE: THE ESSENTIAL PLANNING GUIDE
Contents

  • Objectives
  • The Book Industry
  • The Decision-Reaching Process
  • Developing Your Vision
  • Bookstore Financial Dynamics
  • Location & Leases
  • Bookstore Design
  • Fixtures
  • Inventory
  • Computerizing
  • Human Resources
  • Marketing
  • Bookstore Operations
  • Summary

MBA member price: $149 plus shipping 
(Regular price: $189 plus shipping)
To order with special MBA member pricing, call Paz & Associates at 800/260-8605.

The Bookstore Training and Consulting Group of Paz & Associates works in partnership with the American Booksellers Association to offer training programs for new owners of independent bookstores.  For details on other products and upcoming workshops, visit www.PazBookbiz.com.

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