Startin' an Book Store?
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I suggest you start by reading more about how to start a bookstore business:\n\n- How To Start & Manage A Bookstore Business: A Practical Way To Start Your Own Business by Jerre G. Lewis, Leslie D. Renn\n- FabJob Guide to Become a Bookstore Owner -- by Grace Jasmine\n\nStarting a small business takes a lot of courage. But, as they say, courage does not pay the bills. To be successful – to stay in business – you need more than courage. You need a combination of hard work, skill, perseverance, and lots of luck. \n\nSome things you need to consider:\n- "How can I support my family while I build up by business?" \n- "What are my abilities?" \n- "Is there a market for the product or service I have chosen?" \n- "How long will it take this business to reach the financial goal I have?" \n\nYou may want to read the article "How to Start a New Business Successfully" http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol51/launch.htm , which lists six steps to launch a new business successfully:\n\n1. Provide a benefit.\n2. Determine the fit with your market.\n3. Right timing is everything\n4. Be ready to support your business\n5. Develop a blueprint for success\n6. Market, market, market\n\nI recommend that you read the following books:\n\n- What No One Ever Tells You About Starting Your Own Business : Real Life Start-Up Advice from 101 Successful Entrepreneurs \n- Starting From Scratch: How To Start A Business When You Don't Have Money \n- If You're Clueless About Starting Your Own Business and Want to Know More \n- On the Move : How to Succeed and Survive As an Entrepreneur \n- How to Make 1000 Mistakes in Business and Still Succeed
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at and major bookstore...barnes and noble, boarders, maybe a library. i personally woud try amazon.com for a cheap find :)
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You don't need any kind of agreement to start a store.  When you go to actually "open for business", you will need to have either a valid merchant account set up or a PayPal account.
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yes. but in my opinion i rather have a genuine book in my hand. taking time to read the pages. one day i wanted catalogs from dept store, it was online only. iam bent on tradition-but the future demands more hi-tech solutions instead of traditions.
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Start with Ingram Books http://ingrambook.com/start/ - they're the largest\n\nGet hold of a copy of the book Writers Market as that book contains lists of books wholesalers
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Bye yourself the " Small Business Opportunities" book at any book store. I think it cost $3.25. There's a lot of information in that book on start up business, franchises and more.  This will give you a lot of ideas.  Good luck.
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Here's a way to be your own boss.  Depending on where you live, you can do what my mom does as a hobby.  She shops at places that sell cheap books.  She'll buy books, paperback 20 for $1.00 and hardback 10 for $1.00 and sell them in a shop where she pays like $75 for rental space.  She easily sells the books for $1.00 and more each.  You being in the know about what books are popular with readers would be able to price them accordingly.  You can also sell them on ebay.
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I would start by doing lots of research on opening a business and jotting down just off the top of your head what you'll need to get started before you even try to figure out costs - listing everything will give you a place to start.  Here are some things I would think about:\n\n1) where and how big do you want this shop to be?\n2) what space is available in the area where you want the location\n3) will you need to do your own renovating/remodeling to the space\n4) do you plan to buy or rent the space?\n5) location is really, really important; are there other businesses in the area that draw people and might promote walk-in business for your shop?\n6) how close is your nearest competition? don't even try to compete with starbucks if they're anywhere near unless there's something so unique about your shop that you'll have your own niche following\n7) how will you advertise?\n8) will you need to hire employees\n9) who will handle the legal work? the accounting? \n10) how much insurance will you need - property insurance, insurance against loss of inventory, liability insurance in case a customer or an employee gets hurt in the store\n11)how much inventory do you need to get started?\n12) how much money do you need not just for upfront costs but to keep the shop going in the beginning before the business takes off\n13) have either of you worked at the kind of coffee/tea shop you'd like to own - are you willing to do that for awhile to really learn the ins and outs of the business?
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christian book stores
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What are asking for? Your question doesn't make sense. Do you want to know how to start a business? Or how to store something?
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well, i'm not in phoenix, i'm in the midwest, so i can't help ya either --- but i could suggest a barnes and noble, or similar bookstore.  good luck!
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If you have a particular bookshop in mind call the owner or manager and ask if you can interview him or her. Prepare a list of questions before you go such as : When was the store opened? Who was the owner? Why did they open it? What kind of books did they stock then? What kind of books do you stock now? Why the change? How you had any authors visit the store? Who are your customers? Are they different then the kind of people you have had in the past? And so on.\nAlso contact your local public library and see if they have or can help you get any articles on the bookstore. Have fun.
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Starbucks, Barnes & Noble, Blockbuster, etc....
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at the books store..the really big ones i think
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The library, or book store.
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Check in a book store.
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How about a gift certificate to a book store or music store.