Great idea. Don't carry physical books at all; maybe just a postcard-size flyer to advertise a particular text. Buy the postcard--which could be signed by the a

Great idea. Don't carry physical books at all; maybe just a postcard-size flyer to advertise a particular text. Buy the postcard--which could be signed by the author--and get a code to download the book. Turn the spaces into, a la FNAC, exhibition spaces, deliberately permitting 'cataloging' of similar products. Keep in mind that the publishers don't really have skin in the game. Theirs, at least in the U.S., is wholly a consignment business. Put in an Espresso Book Machine for those who want paper copies. Make the stores membership only: blend bookstores and libraries. Offer an experience not obtainable elsewhere.