How to Start and Run a
Used Bookstore
*Best Seller!*
If you have ever wanted to start a used bookstore,
here is your chance to learn from someone who knows
first-hand what it takes. Author Stephanie Chandler is
the original founder of
Book Lovers Bookstore in Sacramento, CA. She started the
store from scratch, acquired over 20,000 books prior to
opening, and built a successful neighborhood business
that also conducts sales online.
Stephanie takes
you through the process step-by-step, sharing what
worked and didn’t work for her, and shows you how to
plan your bookstore business and develop a strategy for
success!
Features in this workbook include:
ü
Worksheets:
Budget planning,
evaluating competition, forecasting, and more.
ü
Business Basics: What you need to
get started.
ü
Inventory: Twelve sources for
acquiring used books.
ü
Suppliers: Library supplies,
printed goods, retail supplies and more.
ü
Shop Setup: Store layout, book
categories, bookseller software and tools.
ü
Operations Procedures: Trade
policies, overstock, and a sample operations manual.
ü
Marketing: Low-cost and no-cost
tactics for maximizing exposure.
ü
Website: Steps for setting up a
website.
ü
Online Sales:
Strategies and websites to sell your inventory.
ü
Resources: Dozens of useful website
links.
ü
Business Plan:
Sample business plan
(actual plan used for Book Lovers Bookstore!).
"Just wanted to say thank you.
I
used your book to set up my used book store and we
celebrated our one year anniversary on August 1st. I
couldn't have done it without your book.
Other resources were also quite valuable but your
book became my template.
Many thanks, Lou Grantt"
http://hidesertbookoasis.com
Click here for a FREE PREVIEW of what's inside the book!
This is the first workbook to offer
comprehensive strategies and tools to help you start a used
bookstore. Chandler doesn’t sugar-coat her advice, and
instead offers realistic and practical information that
could save you countless hours in the planning process
and hundreds or even thousands of dollars in mistakes.
If
you've been dreaming about starting your own used
bookstore, this is the essential planning tool to help
you realize your dreams!
Product
Specifications:
Format:
8.5 x 11 spiral bound workbook or e-book
Page Count:
117
ISBN:
1-4116-7804-4
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED!
If you are not
completely satisfied with your purchase for any
reason, you may return it within 14 days for a FULL
REFUND.
"I bought your
online version of "How to Start
a Bookstore" book last night and
have read it "cover to cover"
within 2 hours.
Thank
you SO much for this great book
find!
My sister and I are planning to
open a New and Used bookstore
within the next few months, and
I thought we had thought of
"everything" already - yet
I
found very valuable information
in your book. You have
really given great website/
resources and information to
think about and consider. I was
already excited about our plan
to do this business venture, but
now you have even give me more
excitement and thrill!
I just wanted you to know,
that I am one happy customer
and can't thank you enough
for having taken the time to
actually put all your thoughts
onto paper to help people like
me!"
- Janet
Long
Get the workbook in
searchable and printable e-book format for just $28
(Immediate
download)
-OR-
Get the spiral-bound
workbook version for just $35
(Sorry, but we do not ship
internationally and recommend the e-book version for
those outside the US.)
“I
find this book to be fabulous, well written and
organized.
Ms. Chandler actually was in "the trenches" before
she wrote this book and can speak with authority if
not expertise. Many of her ideas, or better yet,
practices are presented to the reader who is
considering the business of selling used books in a
'bricknmortar' setting rather than on the net, are
in use by many sellers. I have been researching
operating a book store for the last 10 years and
have found this to be true in U.B. stores all over
the country. My wife really likes her advise on the
cats. Please keep this book in print!”
-Jessie R. Smith, Jr.
"Starting any business can be
terrifying, especially if you have never done it
before. You wish you had someone to tell you the in's
and out's of the overall business world and someone else
to tell you the specifics of your field of interest.
Thankfully for us, Stephanie Chandler is both.
In
developing our used bookstore, her wealth of hard earned
wisdom, experience and passion are invaluable to us.
While you can't avoid every mistake, her book comes as
close as possible to helping you do just that. Add to
that her obvious strength in the larger business world,
where she obviously has her pulse on the important
shifts and development, and you cannot lose.
Her
material is well worth the money, time and energy.
Trust me, without it, you'll needlessly waste far more
of all three."
-Jamie Arpin-Ricci, founder of The
Dusty Cover & Executive Co-Director of YWAM Urban Min.
Winnipeg
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Section 1:
Mapping Out a Plan
¨
Budget
planning
¨
Financing
plan worksheet
¨
Personal
budget worksheets
¨
Startup
costs
¨
Suggested
list of supplies
¨
Startup
supplies worksheet
¨
Cash flow
forecast worksheet
¨
Evaluating
market need
¨
Competition evaluation worksheet
¨
Commercial
leasing
¨
Location
assessment worksheet
Section 2:
Business Basics—What You Need to Start a Business
¨
Business
license
¨
Federal
tax ID
¨
Resale
certificate
¨
Liability
insurance
¨
Property
coverage
¨
Workers
compensation insurance
¨
The
business plan
¨
Business
plan outline
¨
Logo &
business identity
Section 3:
Learning About Bookselling
¨
Identifying collectible books
¨
Book
valuation
¨
Resources
for price guidelines
Section 4:
Locating Suppliers
¨
Library
and archival supplies
¨
Office
supplies
¨
Bookmarks
¨
Business
cards & printed goods
¨
Shelves
¨
Retail
supplies
¨
Greeting
cards and gift items
¨
New books
¨
Merchant
accounts
Section 5:
Acquiring Inventory
¨
Twelve
ways to acquire used books
Section 6:
Setting Up Shop
¨
Store
layout
¨
Book
categories
¨
New books:
friend or foe?
¨
Inventory
management software and tools
Section 7:
Operations Procedures
¨
Trade
policy
¨
Condition
¨
Dealing
with overstock
¨
Pricing
used books
¨
Audio
rentals
¨
Sample
audio rental plan outline
¨
Employees
¨
Operations
manual
¨
Sample
bookstore operations manual
Section 8:
Marketing Your Business
¨
Phone book
ads
¨
Publicity
¨
Tips for
writing a press release
¨
Sample
press release outline
¨
Printed
products
¨
Paid
advertising
¨
No-cost
and low-cost marketing strategies
¨
Window
painting
¨
Furry
mascots (store cats)
¨
Book
signing events
¨
Sample
book signing event application
¨
Sample
book signing event overview
Section 9:
Website and Internet Sales
¨
Do you
need a website?
¨
Web
hosting options
¨
Designing
your site
¨
Search
engine optimization
¨
Online
sales
Section
10: Carpe Diem: Seize Your Bookstore!
¨
Sample
checklist of tasks to complete
Additional
Resources
Appendix:
Sample Business Plan Used For Book Lovers Bookstore
Get the workbook in
searchable and printable e-book format for just $28
(Immediate
download)
-OR-
Get the spiral-bound
workbook version for just $35
(Sorry, but we do not ship
internationally and recommend the e-book version for
those outside the US.)
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED!
If you are not
completely satisfied with your purchase for any
reason, you may return it within 14 days for a FULL
REFUND.
Return to
Products List
All of our electronic reports are
available for immediate download once payment is
complete!
START A USED BOOKSTORE ~ BOOKSTORE BUSINESS ~
BOOKSELLING ~ USED BOOKS
