How to open your book salon
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Despite the fact that the Internet today replaces reading newspapers and magazines for most people, paper books do not lose their popularity. Book business is a profitable business. In addition, books are not perishable goods and do not require special storage conditions.
Instruction manual
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Based on your financial capabilities, decide: will you rent a retail space or buy? And also - how many retail space can you afford? Undoubtedly, renting will be cheaper than buying, especially when it comes to an elite area or city center. The optimal area of the future book salon will be 80-120 m². The sanitary and epidemiological service is required to check your premises for compliance with the required standards, as well as the fire department.
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Take care of buying book shelves that are comfortable for the buyer. Shelves with books located at a height of more than 2.5 meters will be inaccessible to the buyer who wants to get acquainted with the contents of the book that interests him. Even if a special ladder is available in the store, a person will not demand to bring it every time he is attracted by a beautiful book cover. Therefore, purchase racks whose height will not exceed 2 m 30 cm.
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Sign contracts with publishers and stationery suppliers. In addition to books, pens, pencils, notebooks and notebooks sell well in the book salon. Before signing the papers of interest to you, agree in advance on the form of payment. Typically, publishing houses offer two options: paying for books upon their shipment to your store, or deferring payment until the full sale of the imported print run is sold.
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Recruit and train service staff for your store. Sellers in a bookstore should themselves have a passion for reading, only then will they be able to fully advise buyers on issues of interest to them. It is advisable that a fan of fantasy work in the fantasy department, and a fan of Chekhov and Tolstoy in the department of classical literature. If a person loves his job, he will be able to attract the attention of the buyer.
