The Biggest Surprising Thing About Independent Bookstores?

In april, danny overheard an exchange between a customer and one of his employees about the price of a hard cover book. When we order direct from publishers, we get a wholesale discount of forty six % off the cover price. If we sold every book at that margin, we would be able to stay open for six days. And just that thought, with the numbers behind it, may be resignated with people. I still receive paper invoices for each shipment. And i still write paper cheques to all of the big five publishers every month. Really im yes, there's probably a lot about running an independent bookstore that would surprise industry outsiders.

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