Anyone work in a bookshop?

double_mummy

im a book lover - and i dont get on with electronic books - kindles tablets etc

i like a good wander around a book shop im always looking for that perfect book store - think shop around the corner in you've got mail - nice wide aisles are a bonus especially if you can get a buggy down there

friendly lots of book knowledge all ranges and types of books

i hate it when i ask a member of staff a question and they dont know the answer and dont offer to find it or anything

my kids also love bookshops their fave has age ranges stacked by height - liittlest people books the furthest down - they have big bean bags and armchairs floor mats where the kids can read

bouicca21

I am no longer a bookshop person. The last place in which I lived did not have one so I learned to do without. I do buy books but very specialised ones. For my trash reading it's the kindle.

But I have just moved to a place that has a really good bookshop. Brilliant themed shop window displays and a monthly promotion tied in to a book club. I think they may convert me. And if they had coffee the conversion would be all the quicker.

GothicStirling

I love a good bookshop, and spend most of my (left-over) cash on books. I don't like using Amazon for a number of reason, mainly because they've got a very bad reputation over not paying taxes and attempting to bully smaller publishers. I like to support local businesses, local jobs and see writers receive a fair wage for producing those books I love.


I don't think the days of booksellers on the high street of over, Waterstone's are doing better than they have in a long time, and only last month opened a new store, where one had been closed when HMV had owned them.


Like others said I like knowledgeable staff (Newcastle and Durham Waterstone's are amazing), a good range of stock (nothing turns me off faster than shelf after shelf of books that I could find in Tesco's), and a good coffee shop (there's a lovely second-hand bookshop in Alnwick that also has a roaring fire during the winter.)

gettingtheresometime

I haven't been to a bookshop in years but I tend to get my books from the library.

However when I go in the librarian will very often recommend me a book as she has got to know my reading tastes

I would love the idea of a book club especially if they read non mainstream books.

PlutoinCapricorn

I do go into discount bookshops, as they occasionally have treasures and books and items suitable for giving as presents.

paddyrg

In Bath we have both Toppings and Mr B's - both excellent bookshops where the staff will relish being able to make suggestions based on books you've enjoyed.

Savvy_Sue

OP, you need this book ...

I still love bookshops, so does DH, BUT we don't buy many books in them these days. Which means keeping them open is problematic.