tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post3227173726840192222..comments2024-06-10T20:39:11.174+01:00Comments on Notes from the Slushpile: Reinventing the Bookshop for the Future of the BookCandy Gourlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-91500925455483948962013-01-20T02:59:27.976+00:002013-01-20T02:59:27.976+00:00I think the digital book has its place no doubt. B...I think the digital book has its place no doubt. But i also feel from what i have seen, it suits the books that people may only read once, or aren&#39;t that overly interested in keeping for a long time. (could totally be wrong though!). <br />But if you want to buy a book, wrap it and give as a gift, have the author sign it, or inscribe it (by you or the author), have as a collectable, place on the shelf for future generations (especially true of rare, collectable books), then i think the old paper book is the way! <br />You can&#39;t really do that on digital copies?<br /><br />I know postage is a downer, but it is part of the convenience online, so you either drive and pay petrol and time, or you do it online and pay someone else to deliver for you, it is a cost no-one wants to pay, but it is there unfortunately one way or another. <br /><br />Our sites specialize in Australian History subjects, and only sell paper books, with no intention of going digital. Maybe in the future we will be one of few on a deserted island of paper-booksellers only, but that is OK. <br /><br />As you mentioned, when you walk into a bookstore, you get a feeling when walking around, you can&#39;t get digitally ( i don&#39;t think!). Booksforever (Australian History)http://www.books-forever.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-85757756293466357112012-12-17T16:03:55.758+00:002012-12-17T16:03:55.758+00:00I don&#39;t think the argument is about ebooks or ...I don&#39;t think the argument is about ebooks or print books any longer. And I think bookshops should be looking at how they can retail ebooks onsite by adding value - and the main value I myself experience in a bookshop are serendipitous encounters with books that I could not possibly otherwise discover via the Amazon algorithms which are based on my usage. I&#39;m surprised this Christmas not to find bookshops selling ebook tokens within mini-taster versions.Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-5117716032091394382012-12-17T09:03:54.532+00:002012-12-17T09:03:54.532+00:00Such an interesting discussion and great points ma...Such an interesting discussion and great points made!<br /><br /> I&#39;m also a recent convert to Kindle (for the iPad). But for me, what&#39;s also driving me to e-books is the fact that I can get books in English without having to pay for shipping - not to mention not having to wait for the delivery. Having lived abroad for the past 17 years (in non-English speaking countries) I have generally relied on poorly-stocked local libraries or (painfully) paid the high prices at local bookshops or delivery from Amazon. So e-books represent a nice cost-savings for me. And, after so many international moves, I finally had to get rid of nearly half of my books.<br /><br />Yet, while I love these advantages, I feel guilty -- contributing to the demise of books (and book stores) which I so love and watching my bookshelves dwindle. It&#39;s no wonder that bookstores are shape-shifting into cafes and giftshops in an effort to retain store traffic. Linda Loddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13608268636710695196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-12854846331514815512012-12-12T22:22:34.791+00:002012-12-12T22:22:34.791+00:00Reading the replies - it&#39;s clear that booksell...Reading the replies - it&#39;s clear that booksellers have a big fight on their hands. How will they ever compete with the ease and convenience of the ebook? And what about us book lovers? Is it really that easy for us to turn our backs on print? Here&#39;s a <a rel="nofollow">Techland article</a> from someeone who claims to have come to terms with &#39;the feeling of betraying the world of physical books that have been such a big part of my life for 50 years&#39;. All very well, but it&#39;s not going to help the survival of the bookshop.<br />Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-52862026514210584332012-12-11T19:02:06.300+00:002012-12-11T19:02:06.300+00:00I&#39;m not dissing it - it&#39;s a great feature....I&#39;m not dissing it - it&#39;s a great feature. But it offers more of the same and I was reflecting on how the experience of a bookshop is much wider and surprising. Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-85366840476519562962012-12-11T19:00:15.324+00:002012-12-11T19:00:15.324+00:00Yeah - when you read the article about children&#3...Yeah - when you read the article about children&#39;s booksellers you&#39;ll realize they&#39;re practically events organizers as well!Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-49802184465703382242012-12-11T17:29:13.063+00:002012-12-11T17:29:13.063+00:00I agree that bookshops need to do something to add...I agree that bookshops need to do something to add to the customer experience if they want to compete with the internet. But I think Amazon&#39;s &quot;People who bought this also bought that feature&quot; is excellent. It&#39;s helped me find the most amazing books - books I would never have found in a bricks and mortar shop because they wouldn&#39;t normally be in stock. It&#39;s also the feature I miss most in bookshops, especially when the book I had in mind is out of stock. Diana Kimptonhttp://www.horsesanddragons.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-41626233237336155672012-12-11T08:43:43.795+00:002012-12-11T08:43:43.795+00:00I do love bookshops but I also find them a bit ove...I do love bookshops but I also find them a bit overwhelming - so much choice! I tend to go for recommendations anyway so buying online is simpler for me, especially as my nearest bookshop is half an hour away and I avoid shopping if at all possible.<br />But I used to love Borders, the sort of bookshop that you can stay in, have a cup of coffee and sit with a pile of books and browse them - a relaxed book experience, not a frantic shopping experience. Waterstones ordering annoys me - yes you can order the book in store but you have to pick it up in store, this adds £5 travel expenses to the cost of the book, so the solution is - go home and order it from Amazon. Why can&#39;t Waterstones just deliver it to me? Do they still do it that way? <br />What about offering a delivery service so you don&#39;t have to carry piles of books if you don&#39;t want to? <br />What about more events, not just signings - give the readers a reason to go to the book shop. <br />And knowledgeable staff is vital. <br />Will now read the other articles, where they&#39;ve probably made all of my suggestions already.Maureen Lynashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16855138050232488108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-81808141100984267862012-12-10T14:42:30.799+00:002012-12-10T14:42:30.799+00:00I meant to mention Tall Story - the hardback is be...I meant to mention Tall Story - the hardback is beautiful and very strokeable. I&#39;ve seen elsewhere that David Fickling uses the term DidgyFizzy (I think I got that right!) perhaps to stress the equal importance of digital and physical formats for books.Amanda Lillywhitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00024122783094176731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-36231534449303335782012-12-10T10:57:36.618+00:002012-12-10T10:57:36.618+00:00Colleen the Kindle has been a relief from back ach...Colleen the Kindle has been a relief from back ache. I no longer have to trudge everywhere with a backpack full of books! (I carry so many just in case I feel the need to read a certain book. Having said that, I did spend a lot of money buying ebooks that I already owned on the shelf)Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-27486025459770995152012-12-10T10:53:55.642+00:002012-12-10T10:53:55.642+00:00So right, Amanda. When I saw the hardback of A Mon...So right, Amanda. When I saw the hardback of A Monster Calls with Jim Kay&#39;s amazing illustrations I realized that digital is going to push print publishing into higher realms. Print is not disposable or deletable and perhaps this is where it&#39;s going. Back to the illuminated manuscript! Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-15010072090460696462012-12-10T10:18:20.524+00:002012-12-10T10:18:20.524+00:00There are some great ideas in your post. I have an...There are some great ideas in your post. I have an e-book reader and I love it.<br />I would add that publishers should make the most of what makes a physical book different to an ebook.<br />I saw some children&#39;s books from the Victorian era that I imagine would have been expensive to produce and therefore to buy. But they were works of art, I had to restrain myself (given their age and possible fragility) from touching them too much. The illustrations were wonderful in their own right, the paper and bindings of high quality and the whole thing lovingly put together. To produce that kind of book today might put it out of reach price-wise for many people but perhaps that is where libraries (in addition to bookshops) might come in.Amanda Lillywhitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00024122783094176731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-51318459017564307572012-12-10T08:52:07.125+00:002012-12-10T08:52:07.125+00:00Candy, you have some awesome ideas! I don&#39;t wa...Candy, you have some awesome ideas! I don&#39;t want bookstores to disappear either, but I&#39;m running out of room in my apartment for my books. Going digital for at least some of my library is just practical.A. Colleen Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626402785266163594noreply@blogger.com
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