tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post4384516263924606935..comments2024-03-25T09:56:16.164+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: How to Keep Your Indie Bookshop Open!! by Miriam HalahmyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-82932051812155203662013-08-21T22:47:56.504+01:002013-08-21T22:47:56.504+01:00I work in a small independent bookshop in Chester ...I work in a small independent bookshop in Chester in a prominent position on the city walls. After ten and a half years we still get locals who do not know that we exist or who think that because we are not part of a chain we are obviously a secondhand bookshop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-55403014533821337422013-07-17T06:42:33.377+01:002013-07-17T06:42:33.377+01:00I read in any format I can get my hands on - paper...I read in any format I can get my hands on - paperback, hardback or digital - and I seem to be incapable to leaving a bookstore without having purchased a book! Great post Miriam.D.J. Kirkbyhttp://djkirkby.co.uk/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-32958395292237196722013-07-15T20:46:14.566+01:002013-07-15T20:46:14.566+01:00I don't believe any authors are "too mean...I don't believe any authors are "too mean" to pay the full price for books; and I'm sure we all love to browse in indie bookshops when we come across them. It's the coming across them that's the problem. Ann Turnbullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484265041343702129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-28937094355360140382013-07-15T16:29:57.529+01:002013-07-15T16:29:57.529+01:00I'm afraid another danger comes from the now w...I'm afraid another danger comes from the now well-organised charity bookshop movement, such as the big new Oxfam Bookshop that's opened in our town with minimal rent & charges, free stock, and no staff costs. <br /><br />Such shops can do damage to the local indies, and have more or less wiped out the second hand book trade where I live.Penny Dolannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-19548046280226655092013-07-15T10:38:49.271+01:002013-07-15T10:38:49.271+01:00This is turning into a great place to recommend in...This is turning into a great place to recommend indie bookshops. And bookwitch - let's hope one opens near you soon.Miriam Halahmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17841164190139769948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-18404032231083961512013-07-15T10:04:27.994+01:002013-07-15T10:04:27.994+01:00Not living close enough to a normal indie, and hav...Not living close enough to a normal indie, and having very little money for books (especially at full price), I have to own up to hardly ever visiting indie bookshops. But I gather that some of them are actually quite nice.bookwitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05237519763315026629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-32329438231830754932013-07-15T09:57:30.358+01:002013-07-15T09:57:30.358+01:00If you're in Melbourne at any time, I recommen...If you're in Melbourne at any time, I recommend Collected Works in the CBD. It does classics and poetry of all kinds, volumes on history, mythology, etc. and celebrates Bloomsday each year with readings, Irish food and drink. Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-10629530159709790052013-07-15T09:27:39.007+01:002013-07-15T09:27:39.007+01:00For those in North Wilts - I can recommend the Whi...For those in North Wilts - I can recommend the White Horse Bookshop in Marlborough. Lovely little shop!JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.com