It’s a project – but it is there to be tackled and there is no more putting it off. I’ve got to write all the books in the store.
Well, that isn’t EXACTLY true. The books have been written by their authors, of course. I’ve just got to list the titles to display them on the internet. Before the move to the Rose District, there were a couple of thousand titles listed for sale on the web, through the seller’s consortium Alibris.
During the confusion of re-shelving the inventory, a number of titles sold through the Alibris website. Ooops. Could not find them. Moving. Storage. Packing. Unpacking.
Can’t cancel a sale through Alibris, or they lower the seller’s rating. So. I had to buy copies from other dealers to send to my internet customers. Not always profitable. In fact, since our internet prices were generally set as the lowest in the country, it was usually impossible to find a replacement at a lower price.
After several internet-sales losses, I had the online inventory deleted. Bam! It’s gone.
There are some books that I’m fairly certain will never sell in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Even in the new Rose District location.
So.
The listing has begun. While realizing it will take a good amount of time to upload a significant number of titles, I have to start somewhere. Consider the project begun with the first books photographed, described, and uploaded to the new website sub-sections. You can find them under the BOOKS listing on the Main Menu header.
And to think: back in high school I thought I would never have a use for that silly typing class.
There are only two books online now. A mere start. Plenty on the shelves though, so –
Come visit!
(Oh. And if you wondered about the Facebook-link quote: ‘Tol de rol lol lol, right fol lairy, Work’us,’ said Noah. It’s from Oliver Twist, spoken by Noah, the Undertaker’s apprentice to young Oliver. Makes no sense to me either, but I can identify with the Work’us part.)
McHuston
Booksellers & Irish Bistro
Rose District
122 South Main St. Broken Arrow, OK!