tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post6789681109282495745..comments2024-03-28T05:13:13.921-04:00Comments on Books, Inq. — The Epilogue: Nonprofit books ...Frank Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18410473158808750903noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-89664823678403485662008-02-24T09:31:00.000-05:002008-02-24T09:31:00.000-05:00Hi Frank,Here is the web site to the nonprofit boo...Hi Frank,<BR/><BR/>Here is the web site to the nonprofit bookstore that the article refers to, the model for Shaman Drum: <A HREF="http://marketstreetbooks.com/home.html" REL="nofollow">Market Street Books at Arts & Letters Community Center</A>.<BR/><BR/>I was just comparing that site to <A HREF="http://bookrackbookstore.com/" REL="nofollow">The Book Rack's site</A>, the for-profit book store I went to, in order to hear Mark Doty speak last year. I don't know how they are doing financially, but it is one of three stores owned by the same people who own <A HREF="http://www.andoverbookstore.com/" REL="nofollow">The Andover Book Store</A> and <A HREF="http://spiritof76bookstore.com/" REL="nofollow">Spirit of ’76 Bookstore</A>. <BR/><BR/>Those three book stores are probably not bigger in floor space than Market Street Books, but come across as if a bigger enterprise. The sites come across as more aggressive, even more organized. The <A HREF="http://www.shamandrum.com/bookshop/" REL="nofollow">Shaman Drum web site</A> is currently on a par with them as an enterprising book store. The Market Street Books site seems friendlier, but I don't know how much that has to do with the personalities involved, and how much with the fact of being nonprofit.<BR/><BR/>Of course, at the yet-more elaborate and aggressive <A HREF="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/" REL="nofollow">Barnes & Noble site</A>, the assumption is that you're there to find a book and spend money. You can, however, click on <A HREF="http://storelocator.barnesandnoble.com/?z=y" REL="nofollow">the store locator</A> to look for book store events in your area. <A HREF="http://www.bordersstores.com/index.jsp" REL="nofollow">The Borders site</A> is simply seek and buy.<BR/><BR/>Yours,<BR/>RusRus Bowdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08412920154921512774noreply@blogger.com