Judging a book by its cover (because sometimes that's all we get).(What makes a good ... bookstores book?)
Horn Book Magazine, The, September, 2006 by Schmitz, Terri
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As an independent bookseller, I have both the luxury and the responsibility of actively choosing every title on the shelves of my store. It's a source of great pleasure but also much soul searching, because in order to keep my doors open I have to carry certain books that are not at all to my liking.
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The sad truth is that high quality alone doesn't necessarily ensure sales. One of the most useful things I learned years ago at the American Booksellers Association bookselling school was that the closest booksellers ever come to achieving their ideal bookstore is on opening day, when ...
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