Description:Compiled and newly revised by the American Booksellers Association, the Manual covers every facet of bookselling in today's active market, from management - opening a store, hiring and training staff, and ordering inventory - to merchandising - promoting and selling books. In more than 65 articles by experienced booksellers and industry experts, the Manual addresses the day-to-day operations of the book business, while helping both beginning and seasoned booksellers plan for the future.More than 50 new articles bring this fourth edition of the Manual up to date. Topics include the increasing role of computerization in the industry, the use of local television in promotion and advertising, and the particular concerns of the growing number of specialized bookstores. Articles such as "Sidelines or Nonbook Merchandise" by Mary Ann Tennhouse, ABA Editor of Publications; "When Is It a Crime to Sell a Book?" by Maxwell Lillienstein, General Counsel to the Trade Division at Simon & Schuster; and "Publisher-Bookseller Relations" by Edward A. Morrow, Jr., owner of Northshire Bookstore in Manchester Center, Vermont, discuss issues and ideas central to today's bookselling environment.A timely and indespensible guide for anyone involved or interested in the book industry, the Manual is a valuable investment for your business.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Manual on Bookselling: How to Open and Run a Bookstore. To get started finding A Manual on Bookselling: How to Open and Run a Bookstore, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
1532
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Harmony
Release
1987
ISBN
0517568888
A Manual on Bookselling: How to Open and Run a Bookstore
Description: Compiled and newly revised by the American Booksellers Association, the Manual covers every facet of bookselling in today's active market, from management - opening a store, hiring and training staff, and ordering inventory - to merchandising - promoting and selling books. In more than 65 articles by experienced booksellers and industry experts, the Manual addresses the day-to-day operations of the book business, while helping both beginning and seasoned booksellers plan for the future.More than 50 new articles bring this fourth edition of the Manual up to date. Topics include the increasing role of computerization in the industry, the use of local television in promotion and advertising, and the particular concerns of the growing number of specialized bookstores. Articles such as "Sidelines or Nonbook Merchandise" by Mary Ann Tennhouse, ABA Editor of Publications; "When Is It a Crime to Sell a Book?" by Maxwell Lillienstein, General Counsel to the Trade Division at Simon & Schuster; and "Publisher-Bookseller Relations" by Edward A. Morrow, Jr., owner of Northshire Bookstore in Manchester Center, Vermont, discuss issues and ideas central to today's bookselling environment.A timely and indespensible guide for anyone involved or interested in the book industry, the Manual is a valuable investment for your business.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Manual on Bookselling: How to Open and Run a Bookstore. To get started finding A Manual on Bookselling: How to Open and Run a Bookstore, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.