tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159946864890651879.post2543485400450249623..comments2024-03-28T07:23:06.432+00:00Comments on Open a Bookshop, what could possibly go wrong?: I've said it before and i'll say it againSimon Keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10026040394346670345noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159946864890651879.post-57642119930004676012009-04-20T11:27:00.000+01:002009-04-20T11:27:00.000+01:00I suppose that depends on how much the chains will...I suppose that depends on how much the chains will have it discounted.<br />If it's by more than 30%, then it's not worth stocking it.<br />Now that's commercial sense.Andreanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159946864890651879.post-22315502499657216742009-03-30T12:37:00.000+01:002009-03-30T12:37:00.000+01:00Not controversial, but shows a lack of commercial ...Not controversial, but shows a lack of commercial sense. Beanworld does, indeed, rock, but last time I looked only about three people in the UK had ever heard of Larry Marder, and you and I are two of them, whereas Jade was a tad better known. Surely the likelihood is that, even in cerebral Wood Green, someone will want to buy a new book about her?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159946864890651879.post-78475135287869577132009-03-30T09:57:00.000+01:002009-03-30T09:57:00.000+01:00I don't run a bookshop. I blog. But trying to cont...I don't run a bookshop. I blog. But trying to contact some people can be a problem. In the children's publishing world I find most people are both helpful and friendly, but I'm building a list of people not to bother with in future, and that goes for the books/authors they look after, too.<BR/><BR/>If it's the last book in your blog, then yes, probably.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com