March 4th, 2017 Denver, Colo. – Like many first-time novelists, Elena Torres doubted whether her work was worth publishing. Whether anyone would care to read it. Whether it was good enough to finish. In the end, she did finish it and…
How the book donation program works (video)
Here is a short video with Matt, on the road, picking up book donations. Here is a quick video explanation of how it all goes. If you have books to donate, you can request a pickup here.
Day 175 of Owning a Bookstore – This week I wanted to die
This week was tough with a bunch of snow keeping us under $400 one week. The partners in the business, who were going to run it, were wavering. Or maybe I was the one wavering. I don’t know and I was too…
Ten Ways to Save Book Stores – The Book Driver Manifesto
Bookstores can be saved and thrive but it’s going to take a radical new approach. Here are ten ways Book Driver is doing it. Develop an online revenue stream – You actually don’t have to build your own e-commerce website. There…
Day 168 Of Owning a Book Store
Woo-hoo investors! Yes, people do like the growth prospects of used book stores. And employees want to work in them. Our Amazon partner team is also popular with a different but no less welcome demographic of book scouts and internet…
Day 150 of Owning the Book Store
Being surrounded by books makes you want to write. And of course, to write is to want to create beauty. Or see the beauty that’s missing in the world, and wrestle, in vain, to express that essence. I would not have…