“Year after year we have seen Paz school graduates open successful, vibrant bookstores.”
Len Vlahos, Chief Operating Officer, American Booksellers Association
I’m always delighted to hear from someone who is interested in opening a bookstore and the first thing I do is refer them to the Bookstore Training and Consulting Group of Paz & Associates. They are the only group in the country that conducts training programs specifically for prospective booksellers. I STRONGLY recommend you attend. What you learn there will save you years of time and thousands upon thousands of dollars.
Lisa Knudsen, Executive Director (retired), Mountains & Plains Booksellers Association
After having graduated from the workshop, I can say I stand among those who believe that attending the Paz & Associates workshop is the single most important thing a prospective bookseller can do…
Janet Geddis, Prospective Bookseller, Avid Bookshop
I thought you’d be pleased to know that we just won the 2010 Pannell Award … thank you for doing such a great job in helping to create my bookstore vision.
Michele Pondolfino, Green Toad Bookstore
“I absolutely love my store! The Paz designers not only listened to what I wanted for my community, but brought my vision to life. After five years, there isn’t one thing I would change and there isn’t a day that goes by that someone doesn’t comment on the beauty of our bookstore.”
Arlene Lynes, Read Between the Lynes
“I searched the internet to find something interesting about ‘how to manage a bookstore’ and in Polish there are not interesting materials. Then I search in English and find your site, wow!!!, that is it! I can’t wait to get my Guide and learn more.”
Katowice, Poland
“Donna and Mark, thank you for an amazing experience. A week has passed since the workshop and life seems to be getting back under control here and plans are moving forward. I took myself on a field trip through some of the downtown bookstores with my new experiences in mind. It was interesting to look with new eyes at these old familiar places.”
Lesley McNeely, Prospective Bookseller
“I just wanted to say thank you once again for the wonderful workshop and to say how lovely it was to have met both of you.”
Rana Aljalahma, Prospective Bookseller, Bahrain
“We’re thrilled with the ideas you gave us, within 5 minutes, you saw where would be the best possible place to relocate our counter and increase our fiction section. We love the open feel and customers constantly remark on how much bigger the store feels, which is funny. We’ve doubled our fiction section … overall, it’s a great improvement. We are so glad we called you in!”
Christine Onorati, Owner, Word Bookstore
“You have certainly given us the recipe for lifting the enormous burden of identifying co-op and ensuring that our customers are receiving a personal newsletter with delicious ‘reads’ … Thank you for this brilliant concept.”
Julie Norcross, Founder, McLean & Eakin, Booksellers
“Thank you for all your knowledge and wisdom that you shared during the workshop. I’m re-reading sections of the book … it’s awesome info. I don’t know how anyone could open a store without going through the entire week. It’s been life changing for me!”
Sheri Olson, Owner, Reading Frenzy
“Thanks so much for all the help with the Dear Customer letter in this issue, and for all your ongoing support. We get so many compliments on our newsletter.”
Judith Lafitte, Owner, Octavia Books
“Thank you for doing what you do; it’s SO helpful to booksellers!”
Elizabeth Bruemle, Owner, Flying Pig Bookstore
