Borders collapsed years ago. Barnes & Noble only stayed afloat by selling real estate, then got bought out by a UK investor primed to restart the brand... until COVID19 slammed them into the toilet Small book stores died under both corporations and again under COVID What next?
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In the end, I look forward to the reinvention of the book store 20 years from now I'm sure I'll stroll into some shop and have a twenty-something future-hipster explain to me that ancient Man once sold paper copies of digital books "Weren't 1900s people weird?"
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Nostalgia, classical experience, freedom from censorship, a personal touch, an attached reading lounge... These are some ideas to help bring back small book stores Sell your customers a story, an experience, around the paper books What does paper + shop do that digital doesn't?
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It will be interesting to see what future entrepreneurs do with the idea of a book store Physical or not, the future for book will be a wild ride
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One serious consideration will be a shift from global readers to local readers Instead of the big publishers who tanked the corporate stores filling your shelves, moving back to the classics plus featuring big authors in your region or even in your city Capitalize on local
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Once the pandemic crawls to an end and every store is open, I strongly encourage writers to reach out to their local shops and offer to do book signings to reinvigorate public attention toward book stores Capitalize on that local feel of supporting both a local store and writer
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It could be that the future of book stores will be a partnership between shop owners and their local creators Similar to how craft stores and thrift stores operate People bring their creations to the shop and market their goods on the store's racks This could be one future
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COVID forced people to recognize the importance of local leadership and their local community It could be that shops and writers alike capitalize on their local appeal to generate major interest Instead of national bestsellers, we might see regional balkanized bestseller lists
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All of this is fun speculation, but it highlights one important fact: Local book stores are dying right now If you read this thread and thought about how much you hope book stores are a part of your future, go to your local shops and support them immediately Keep them alive
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Possibly small publishers, especially with print on demand books, and perhaps artisan bookmakers (regular books or journals) could run their own shop at their location, maybe in sequence with a cafe.
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Also protection from "Access to your electronic content is not available at this time". Not sure if this problem has arisen with e-books, but people who've paid for digital sound recordings have gotten messages like this.
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