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Rebel Bookseller: How To Improvise Your Own Indie STore And Beat Back The Chains | Andrew Laties
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Renowned bookseller Andrew Laties offers a radical and creative new paradigm for independent booksellers on all sides of the cash register, written to inspire a revival of community bookselling. In his 20 years of revolutionary retail, Latie's ideas were adapted by Barnes & Noble, Zany Brainy and scores of independents. Rebel Bookseller challenges today's bookstore workers to improvise the wildly imaginative indie bookstores of tomorrow, and includes a behind-the-scenes history of the book industry, humorous anecdotes and bittersweet lessons, ten interlacing Rants, and three Rough Rules of Rebel Bookselling Blending adventurous memoir, satire and sharp-tongued jibe, the author dares the chains to sell this revolutionary book.
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Leftcoastzen
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More consolidation in Publishing is not good news for writers, readers, booksellers, and those who work in the industry. In my humble opinion. https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/articl...

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Leftcoastzen
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The line to check out at the Changing Hands sale. This is about mid point from the end.

CrowCAH Wow that‘s great to see! 6y
Leftcoastzen @CrowCAH and since there‘s cards, used books and remainder books you can have a small budget and enjoy the sale. 6y
TiredLibrarian Wow! I'm sorry they're closing, but glad to see so many taking advantage of the opportunity. 📚💵😊 6y
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RaimeyGallant That guy's got a cool head. ;) 6y
Leftcoastzen @TiredLibrarian Oh ,they are not closing,this is an annual sale they close the Phoenix store this day only cuz they need the staff to handle the sale. (edited) 6y
TiredLibrarian @Leftcoastzen Oh, good! 😊📚😊 6y
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RebelReader
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This I can definitely do! I‘ll post my stack later, but I‘m in! 👍🏻😄
#Bookaweek

ErinC Ooh! This looks like a great challenge for me! 6y
LoverofLit Yes please! @sammisho This is a pretty easy challenge and I really enjoy this group of gals including @TheReadingMermaid 6y
RebelReader @ErinC @LoverofLit I can read a book a week easily and knock 4 Books off my TBR. @TheReadingMermaid is great at getting us to read more! 👍🏻 6y
BeansPage @LoverofLit @RebelReader 😘🤗😘🤗😘🤗😘🤗 6y
sammisho Yeah! This looks like fun! Thanks for the tag @loveroflit! 6y
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I️ can‘t recommend this book highly enough. It‘s exciting, informative, funny, honest, and forthright, and I️ can‘t wait to shove it into the hands of bookseller friends. Even having been updated 7 years ago, there‘s so much still so very relevant to bookselling today. I️ found myself feeling very validated, better informed, and empowered, and I️ heartily urge all bookstore owners, managers, and anyone interested in the profession to get a copy!

Leftcoastzen I loved that book ! A lot of great information. 6y
underground_bks @Leftcoastzen I‘m so glad I️ found out about it from a bookseller I️ met at Winter Institute! From the title alone,8 probably wouldn‘t have picked it up, but it‘s deeper and more personal than it looks. Also the endnotes are brilliant in and of themselves! 6y
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Carolyn11215
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1) fantasy
2) word processing at CPA firm
3) Chief Operating Officer for Girls Inc. Of Santa Fe
4) Bookstore owner
5) Coffee unless it‘s really hot outside in which case, iced chai.
@JoScho #manicmonday

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everlocalwest
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Any other #booksellers heading to Memphis for #wi13?
Please forgive my very messy bedroom! I'm both busy and full of shame.

Tamra No shame allowed. 7y
Reecaspieces Ok what is wi13. I do not live far from Memphis so what am I missing. And safe travels. 7y
everlocalwest @Reecaspieces #wi13 is the tag for Winter Institute which is basically a few days of bookseller school. It's amazing! There are panels and roundtables for booksellers to share ideas. There are authors and publishers promoting new books. It's a wonderland. 7y
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BookNAround Drats! I‘ve gone the past two years but not going this year (although I went as an exhibitor rather than a bookseller). 7y
everlocalwest @BookNAround Bummer! I'm sorry we won't be able to connect. We'll always have Litsy. 😉 7y
MCYmermaid I am in Memphis — see you soon? 7y
everlocalwest @MCYmermaid Yes! I'll keep be on the look out for mermaids and Maryelizabeths! Heading to mingle as I type... 7y
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everlocalwest
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Bookseller Saturday night...we are loading up for a school book fair tonight. Always interesting!

Cinfhen 🙌🏻 7y
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Apinlibraryland
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BookBabe 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
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tea.n.books
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In the middle of moving, my poor empty shelves 😢 but I'm excited to put them in their lovely new home and refill them 💕

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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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This is a poster at my new favorite #indie bookstore. So completely hysterical. Then I succumbed and bought a whole bunch of great books. But you knew I would say that! 😜

Lmstraubie 😅😅😅 8y
Leftcoastzen 😂 lol 8y
freyaheart What on earth!?!? 😂😂 8y
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Mariposa_Bookworm I love the title! 8y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Lmstraubie @Leftcoastzen @freyaheart @Mariposa_Bookworm I wasn't clear earlier - this was a poster, not an actual book! Still, it's so funny. 🤣🤣 8y
Mariposa_Bookworm Oooo I wonder if I could find the poster online? I love the Pulp novel look. 8y
Lmstraubie Still funny & would make an interesting book 😉 8y
freyaheart I thought it was a book lol 8y
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57thStreetBooks
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