What makes a good bookshop? Should second-hand be in the mix too? Is a café important? How do you incorporate digital? Foyles’ clarion call at the Bookseller’s FutureBook conference in London last week seeks to answer some of these questions.
(Continue reading Roger Tagholm’s article in publishingperpectives.com)
lynda says
what would be fun here in Chestertown is what is in a little town in Central Jersey. the bookstore (old and new)(children & a small child room) has a section where there are lazy chairs & tables. an entertainment area w/a turntable. shelves full of albums from the 60’s on up. and 45’s. next door is a coffee shop (similar to Sam’s). across the street a restaurant. you can get a beverage and dessert & hang at the book store, read whatever and listen to your favorite music. it is so quaint.
mary wood says
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