fairouz mm
"reed in book shop"



fairouz mm
i have this place in my area which is realy spacious, and i want very much to open a Read in Book Shop in it with a coffe & small snaks service but i found that there is a simillir place which opend a year a go not close but in the same area i'm trying to come up with ideas to differentiate my book shop (buying & exechanging old books, special order for newspapers and magazines to buy or just to read in, story hour for childeren,..) can u please give me new ideas to make it differant.

Also could u please give me other options for my shop.

thanks

Book signings would be a great way to differentiate your business. At the same time you could get worlds of publicity. There are so many self-published authors particularly who would welcome the opportunity to publicize their books.

Other opportunities for you might be to have writing workshops and/or poetry readings.

Book discussion clubs are something else that could enhance your business. For instance, each week or each month, people could get together to discuss the latest best-seller.

Good luck! Keep us all posted as to how everything is going.

Nancy
http://www.CreateYourMarket.com
Marketing Ideas for the Home-Based Entrepreneur

fairouz mm
thank u Nancy Very much for ur interest and your suggestions , i like your idea about a book discussion club, but i don't know how to get the signned books (specially the international books).
is there any low budget service i could offer which suits a book shop.

definitly i'll let u know my progress and thanks a lot for ur interest

Fairouz MM

With a book signing, the author is on hand to sign the books in person. For them, it's much-needed publicity. In turn, they help generate interest in, and attract business to, your shop.

You asked about a low-budget service that would suit a book shop. Books are a very popular gift. You could have a free gift-wrapping service. Anything that makes it more convenient to buy is going to help increase sales. Make sure to promote your service and that includes having something in the window for busy passers-by who need to pick up a gift on their lunch hour.

Another service you could offer is a locator service for rare and out-of-print books. As long as you could do the research yourself, it would definitely be low budget since it would be basically a matter of your time.

Good luck with your business.

Nancy
http://www.CreateYourMarket.com
Marketing Ideas for the Home-Based Entrepreneur

fairouz mm
thank u a lot you really gave me a great ideas, i like the Out of print books and the free gift-wrapping that was really useful.
and i definitly going to tray the book signing.
one more thing d u know any site for shop decoration

thanks a lot and i'll keep u posted "hope with a good news"

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>i have this place in my area which is realy spacious, and i
>want very much to open a Read in Book Shop in it with a coffe
>& small snaks service but i found that there is a simillir
>place which opend a year a go not close but in the same area
>i'm trying to come up with ideas to differentiate my book shop
>(buying & exechanging old books, special order for
>newspapers and magazines to buy or just to read in, story hour
>for childeren,..) can u please give me new ideas to make it
>differant.
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>Also could u please give me other options for my shop.
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don't forget your walls ??? it's easy to sell art on consignment and art openings would bring in people to your new bookstore. I would stay away from food service as much as possible except for the obvious coffee and tea, possibly even using a self-contained cart for those that could be move to the curb during certain days or times of the year. best of luck

Yes i can see what u mean about the food , i do not really want to get too involved in the hassle of the food service. as for wall hangings, i am confused between the cool art (flyers & banners) about books and reading if u know what i mean or a real art paintings.

Thank you for your suggestions, now i'm in the process of deciding on the name of the book shop (any suggestions)