Donna Paz Kaufman @PazBookBiz
champions for indie bookstores, trainers and bookstore business coaches, readers, travelers, world citizens PazBookBiz.com Amelia Island, Florida Joined December 2009-
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The Well~Read Moose, an independent bookstore in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho turns 5! What a shining example of a community bookstore. Congratulations to Paz Grad Melissa DeMotte for creating such a vibrant bookstore business!... facebook.com/permalink.php?…
The media sometimes gets it right ... independent bookstores have endured decades of change. Here's the latest piece, featuring our bookselling colleagues and one of our students. We hope you agree that... nytimes.com/2019/06/23/bus…
Fixtures available near San Diego. Bay Books on Coronado island is facing the expiration of its lease with no prospects for relocating the store. Please contact Angelica Muller for information about available fixtures at 619/840-7500 or [email protected].
The numbers are in and print sales were up again in 2018, 1.3%. This makes straight gains (although modest) since 2013. When there are more and more distractions and ways to use any moment of leisure time, it's great to see book sales increasing.... publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/in…
The American Booksellers Association's 2017 Benchmarking Report makes for some fascinating reading. It's great to see more stores participate in sharing financial information as that helps... facebook.com/permalink.php?…
What a wonderful way to promote peace and understanding among peoples across the globe ... send our booksellers to other countries. We're supporting Bookselling Without Borders and encourage our colleagues in the book industry to check it out and... kickstarter.com/projects/bswb/…
It's been a happy/sad news day for us. We celebrate with Paz grad Alex George (another author joining the ranks of bookseller) who opens his beautiful, smart, and celebrated store in Columbia, Missouri. And send our love and... shelf-awareness.com/booktrade.html
Bookstore Boot Camp is getting closer! It's the last one this year and the perfect opportunity for anyone planning to open a bookstore in the next 12-18 months to learn the business of retail bookselling. We'll... pazbookbiz.com/owning-a-books…
Thank you, Melia Wolf, new owner of Cover to Cover Books in Columbus, for this link! And one more Paz Grad, Dan Brewster, will be opening a new indie bookstore in... nbc4i.com/entertainment/…
Paz Grad Dan Brewster is getting close to opening Prologue Books in Columbus! Here's the piece in this morning's Shelf-Awareness. shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?iss… shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?iss…
Unit sales of print books are up 2% during the first half of 2018, according to NPD BookScan. Sales in hardcover are up 6% with mass market continuing its trend of decline at a loss of 3%. If you're planning to... pazbookbiz.com/owning-a-books…
Just look at this big, beautiful team of eight women who will open Lark & Owl Bookstore this fall. Jane Estes and Mari Ramirez both attended Bookstore Boot Camp in February and have led their... facebook.com/permalink.php?…
I love working in our bookstore, yet during staff vacations and time off, I long for more time for business development. Here's my blog post as I look at a month's worth of shift swapping.... pazbookbiz.com/blog/2018/07/1…
Bookstore Boot Camp is just a few months away and is the last for 2018. If you're looking to open or buy an existing store within the next year, this is the session to take in now since you'll be making many... pazbookbiz.com/owning-a-books…
What's striking to me most about bookselling right now is how so many people understand the value of shopping locally. I know we have customers who go out of their way to buy from us and I... facebook.com/permalink.php?…
After finishing reviewing a publisher's fall catalog tonight and drafting a preliminary order for review during our meeting on Wednesday, I decided to write a blog about the questions we got... pazbookbiz.com/blog/2018/06/0…
BookExpo details on The Vital Bookstore sessions are now available! We hope to see you there next week in New York City! bookweb.org/news/bookexpos… bookweb.org/news/bookexpos…
One of our best friends in the business is celebrating 20 years of being a bookseller. Bill Reilly was the inspiration for today's blog post on launching a bookstore. If you're wondering about a... pazbookbiz.com/blog/2018/05/2…
Who knew that bookselling would bring such unexpected gifts ... these girls visited on Saturday with their grandpa to pick out books. And, they left us these gifts of art in "The Second Story... facebook.com/permalink.php?…
We're at our 90-day mark and yes, there have been surprises! It's the subject of today's blog post: pazbookbiz.com/blog/2018/05/0… pazbookbiz.com/blog/2018/05/0…

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