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I'm working on opening a book store: online only, print books only (no eBooks), highly opinionated and curated inventory, mostly books published before 1980 (wi
by blueridge 4y ago
I'm working on opening a book store: online only, print books only (no eBooks), highly opinionated and curated inventory, mostly books published before 1980 (with exceptions), no current bestsellers, doubling down on store design (mostly text with cover images hidden by default), speed and ease of use, how recommendations (not reviews) are displayed, etc.
The catalog is still coming together, but "serious programming books" is a key offering.
- ajkjk 4y agoWhere at?
- seti0Cha 4y agoThat sounds pretty cool. Not sure it sounds very profitable, but I hope it is because it sounds well suited to my tastes. Have you considered curating for physical book quality? The emergence of the e-book has caused me to pay more attention to the book as an actual object. If I'm going to have an actual book in my house, it should be durable and pleasant to handle. A nicely bound book with good print quality affords a pleasure beyond just the content.
- blueridge 4y agoYeah, but I'm going to start small, see where it goes. And yes, very much focused on the quality of the book—typesetting, binding, overall feel. Oftentimes I'll order a paperback from Barnes & Noble and (to me) it's not readable due to poor printing or just an insanely small font size. Over the years I've collected a lot of unique letterpress editions of short stories, poems, works of nonfiction, etc. and would like to add some of these prints to the catalog, as long as they're still available from the press.