tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post115870102616767526..comments2023-10-05T06:28:29.938-07:00Comments on Bookseller Chick: Guest Blogger: David de Beer and the (Gradually Changing) Bookstore EnvironmentBookseller Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740546395821645741noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post-60611966982348377712007-03-28T10:35:00.000-07:002007-03-28T10:35:00.000-07:00As you're growing up as a teenager, there are a nu...As you're growing up as a teenager, there are a number of things that you look forward to; getting your drivers license, graduating <BR/><BR/>from high school, going to your senior prom, having your first date and having your first beer. The problem with this last one is <BR/><BR/>that the drinking age and the thing you want make it something that you just can't have yet. And still, you want it and will go to <BR/><BR/>any lengths to get it.<BR/><BR/>Underage beer drinking is certainly no secret and to try to sweep it under the carpet isn't going to make it go away. But the most <BR/><BR/>odd thing about underage drinking when it comes to beer is that even after kids sneak their first beer, they still want to have <BR/><BR/>another one. If you're wondering why that sounds so strange then you need to think back to when YOU had your first beer. It was <BR/><BR/>pretty nasty tasting. Let's be honest, beer is bitter and is an acquired taste. Very few people, if any at all, enjoyed their first <BR/><BR/>beer. Many even get sick after it because of the taste or the fact that they're not used to the alcohol yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post-1159223327175611252006-09-25T15:28:00.000-07:002006-09-25T15:28:00.000-07:00David, thanks for your insights on change and the ...David, thanks for your insights on change and the bookstore customer. I've worked in several indie stores where I felt the management wasn't flexible enough in creating new sections when books were requested often, moving things to a more logical display space, etc. -- and I determined that when I opened my store I would be infinitely adaptable to customer demands. But maybe part of that is maintaining a degree of consistency, letting 'em get used to change slowly. Food for thought, and much appreciated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post-1159121268012004942006-09-24T11:07:00.000-07:002006-09-24T11:07:00.000-07:00Good points.Sometimes writing sameo-samo isn't suc...Good points.<BR/>Sometimes writing sameo-samo isn't such a bad idea if you have other genre's to offer at the same time.<BR/><BR/>LIke Jayne Ann Krentz. She has three or four different ones. Some people only like her regency items, but some may be curious as to her others, they check it out ... readership grows. <BR/>They're not forced into something different, they pursue it, therefore are more willing to accept change. The familiar is there as a backup, but they have the choice of "more". I think that is a clever way to handle it .... but not to many authors are as prolif as JAK. But she serves as a great example of change working.<BR/><BR/>IMHO, of course.<BR/><BR/>Great post!Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08573730655117969888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post-1159119196271098792006-09-24T10:33:00.000-07:002006-09-24T10:33:00.000-07:00Book customers don't like changeAMEN!The last indy...<I>Book customers don't like change</I><BR/><BR/>AMEN!<BR/><BR/>The last indy in our town was a huge, two story affair. Just massive. And -- for some inexplicable reason -- they NEVER stopped moving sections around. For 10 years those morons were perpetually rearranging the store. GOD that pissed me off.<BR/><BR/>That indy is gone now. Sold out to the box store. I miss them, but I'm still angry that idiot management contributed to their demise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post-1159035970690937072006-09-23T11:26:00.000-07:002006-09-23T11:26:00.000-07:00Great perspective on readers resisting change, but...Great perspective on readers resisting change, but maybe being open to it in gradual doses--especially with how it pertains to the authors they like to read. As an author, this is a hugely helpful insight! Thank you.Robin Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02960833482145500665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post-1159024443248375732006-09-23T08:14:00.000-07:002006-09-23T08:14:00.000-07:00David, thanks for that warning to writers not to g...David, thanks for that warning to writers not to get too comfortable writing the same book every time. Sometimes we need that mallet over the head. It's good to see things from the bookseller's perspective (which is why I come here!).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com