Your store: Leap of faith
How much do readers trust their booksellers’ recommendations? Stefen Brazulaitis from sci-fi, fantasy, horror and crime specialist Stefen’s Books in Perth decided to find out when he launched a ‘blind...
Your store: Best business idea
This year’s Leading Edge Books Conference once again included the presentation of the Best Business Ideas Award, which went to Tracey Challis from Ulysses Bookstore in Melbourne.Challis' winning idea was...
Your store: Damaged goods
For the past two years Dymocks Adelaide has been running a monthly damaged goods giveaway called Hurt Book Friday.Dymocks Adelaide special orders manager Louise Fay explains that as many publishers...
Your store: Chris Currie’s Top Five Tips for Social Media Success
It’s never been more important for bookshops to have an online presence, but a store’s digital reach doesn’t end with a website. Facebook, Twitter and Instagram allow booksellers to connect...
Your store: The eBay experience
When Sydney’s The Bookshop Darlinghurst upgraded its website in 2013, one of the new features was the ability to integrate with eBay. This means that if a title is on...
Your store: Bookshop resolutions
Books Kinokuniya in Sydney has launched a new promotion inspired by New Year’s resolutions. The ‘Commit at Kino’ promotion invites customers to share their New Year’s commitments for the chance to...
Your store: On display
Fullers Bookshop’s Catherine Schulz and Reader’s Feast’s Mary Dalmau share some visual merchandising tips from the past year.Catherine Schulz, manager, Fullers Bookshop, Hobart: We like telling stories on display tables,...
Your store: Storytime yoga
The Little Bookroom in Melbourne has introduced storytime yoga classes for kids with local studio Yoga Sparks. Events coordinator Jess Speight said the Carlton North store was approached by the owner...
Your store: Cooking with books
There’s a waiting list of more than 10 people wanting to join Beaufort Street Books’ ‘Degustation’ cookbook club, which began in May. Jane Seaton, owner of the Perth bookstore, says it’s...
Your store: Ask Agatha
Readings recently launched a book-advice column staffed by the ‘experienced and extremely wise bookseller Agatha’. Readers can email their questions to askagatha@readings.com.au and a selection of responses will be published...
Your store: In good company
Instead of running a solo VIP shopping night this Christmas, Fiona Stager from Brisbane’s Avid Reader is planning to hold a joint event with a number of local retailers. The Shophop...
Your store: Steamy Queensland nights
Bookseller and author Krissy Kneen has run the Good Sex Book Club at Avid Reader in Brisbane for the past two years. Once a month, between 10 and 15 people...
Your store: Geeky gift registry
Science-fiction, fantasy and horror specialist Notions Unlimited in Melbourne has launched a gift registry for its customers. Owner Chuck McKenzie says it helps geeky booklovers get what they want from...
Your store: Napkins a new format
Several Brisbane booksellers have also shown their collaborative side by participating in a recent flash fiction napkin project. Launched on Valentine’s Day, the project saw napkins bearing 300-word micro stories...
Your store: Melbourne booksellers bind together
In 2011 Embiggen Books owner Warren Bonett decided to relocate his store from Noosaville to Melbourne. His latest project, which is being run in conjunction with the Australian Booksellers Association...
The main events
With the right preparation, author events can be a win-win for booksellers and publishers. Eloise Keating asked Text Publishing publicity manager Jane Novak and Hardie Grant Egmont publicity manager Jennifer...
Your store: A royal display
To celebrate the launch of Philippa Gregory’s latest novel The Kingmaker’s Daughter in August, Simon & Schuster partnered with Dymocks George Street to create a window display with a difference....