Now taking reservations
May 5-9, 2014
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. Class sizes are kept small to enrich the discussion and allow time for questions and individual time with trainers. Here is the Workshop Retreat Agenda & Travel Planning Details.
Session 1 (2 days – Monday & Tuesday)
Creating Foundations for Success
During the workshop, we discuss, share insights, and learn together.
What you’ll learn …
- Assessing the strength of your community & location to support a retail bookstore
- Book Industry Trends
- How to make money in the bookstore business
- How to estimate sales and owner’s earnings
Ways today’s successful booksellers compete in today’s market & economy
How to capitalize on your competitive advantages
Launching your business venture
Register one person for Session 1 only
Session 2 (3 days – Wednesday through Friday)
The Business Essentials
Ready, Set, Open for Business!
Bookstore entrepreneurs learn about the industry’s best practices.
• Strategies for presenting a special sense of place – store design, lighting & retail merchandising
• Ways to maximize gross margins — inventory mix & buying
• How to gain efficiencies through a bookstore computer management system
• Marketing your business to gain “mind share” and market share
• The latest book industry resources and developments to help you succeed, and much more …
Register one person for Session 2 only
Tuition for the full-week workshop is $1,395 per person. ABA members receive a $200 discount (please call to register). A 50 percent deposit reserves your place. When you register, you’ll receive a copy of Opening A Bookstore: The Essential Planning Guide. If you’re a member of ABA, you’ll receive a $100 credit towards the balance of your tuition.
Read about the workshop in Bookselling This Week.
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