Opening A Bookstore: The Business Essentials 5-Day Workshop Retreat

Now taking reservations for Fall
September 13-17, 2010
Amelia Island, Florida

Complete Workshop - Includes all 5 days, packed with opportunities to learn, network, and develop your plans. Get an entire work week full of training, instruction and interaction with professional bookstore trainers who will help you see exactly what owning a bookstore entails.

Session 1 (2 days)
Retail Bookselling: Creating Foundations for Success
Monday & Tuesday, Sept. 13-14

• How to assess whether your community will support an independent bookstore
• Ways today’s successful booksellers compete in today’s market
• How much it will cost to implement your vision
• Bookstore financial dynamics - why some bookstores are profitable and others aren’t
• How long it will take to open

Session 2 (3 days)
Ready, Set, Open for Business!: Planning & Store Set-up
Wednesday through Friday, Sept. 15-17

• Insider’s tips on bookstore design, fixtures, lighting and merchandising
• Ways to order your opening inventory
• How to buy and manage your inventory once you’re open
• What book industry resources are essential to your business
• What to look for in a computerized bookstore management system
• Marketing and Grand Opening strategies, Publisher Co-op and more ...

Tuition is $1,395 per person. ABA members receive a special rate of $100 off. A 50 percent deposit reserves your place. When you register, you'll receive a copy of Opening A Bookstore: The Essential Planning Guide.

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