Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Bookstores usually strike me as one of those businesses where people are in it "for the love."
They can sometimes succeed. As I said before, there are 3 in my town of 80,000 people and they've persisted for years. I don't think they make the owners rich though.
If you don't love books and talking about books, I would never recommend it.
Start an online bookstore like Albris. I love their model and I buy 99% of my books from them. You can choose the condition of the book (e.g. fair, good, very good, like new). Sadly, e-commerce has wiped out most of the brick and mortar stores in the United States. I prefer a real book to an e-book.
How about buying a bookstore in conjunction with a Blockbuster Video and Radio Shack? Try combining all 3 of them so it will be convenient for your customers to buy their used books, VHS tapes and radio accessories all at the same place?
In all seriousness, why not go into something that is not in direct competition with the internet and Amazon?
no. I talked a friend out of one recently. He retired and did not realize the industry had changed so much in 20 years.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
