The BookThinker Newsletter ISSN 1547-9501 #97, 18 June 2007

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Richard Powell Redux An Interview with Dorothy Powell Quigley Author Richard P. Powell died on December 8, 1999. There was no national day of mourning - on the contrary, most newspapers failed to announce his death in their obituaries. And yet here was a writer who left behind a substantial body of work, produced primarily in the 1940s to 1960s, some of it the fodder of bestseller lists and movies. What's interesting about Powell is that, after decades of reader neglect, he's making a comeback on the heels of the considerable efforts of his daughter, Dorothy Powell Quigley, to republish his better books and, in some cases, seek movie deals. Read Catherine Petruccione's interview with Dorothy here.

How to Start a Clicks-And-Bricks Used Bookstore: An A to Z Guide Part IV: Writing a Used Bookstore Business Plan (Section 7 and Financial Glossary) Contributing Editor Jill Hendrix is back at work today, presenting Part IV of her 4-part series on how to prepare a business plan for a clicks-and-bricks bookstore. Online sellers take note: "Clicks" points to online bookselling businesses, bricks to open shops. There is much valuable information in her series for both. Look for the next article in her A-Z Guide in about a month. The topic will be naming your store.

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From the Editor Important announcements for BookThinker readers.

Building a Website for Successful Bookselling Part II: On the Internet At Least, Content Is Still King If you already have (or are contemplating launching) your own bookselling website, how serious are you about making it work? Many are built, but it seems that few of them thrive - and often failure has little or nothing to do with inventory quality. In any case, if you are serious, it's time to roll up your sleeves, read Kent Johnson's latest installment in his "Building a Website for Successful Bookselling" series, and - you knew this was coming - get to work!

Writing a Used Bookstore Business Plan Part III: Sample Business Plan (Sections 4-6) Jill Hendrix is back today as well with Part III of "Writing a Used Bookstore Business Plan." A note to those of you who have no intention of opening an open shop bookstore: Read Jill's articles anyway. There's much advice here for booksellers in general, and her suggestions may very well trigger some productive thinking on how to improve your businesses.

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A Guide to Selling Anthologies Part I: The Best of Tomes, the Worst of Tomes Michele Behan, BookThink's new Ephemera Editor, contributes Part I of two-part article on selling anthologies. Today's focus is on 19th century collected authors and associated collectible topics. If you know your flashpoints and include them in auction titles and descriptions, these otherwise low-dollar books can soar to significant final values.

How to Start a Clicks-And-Bricks Used Bookstore: An A to Z Guide Writing a Used Bookstore Business Plan Part II: Sample Business Plan (Sections 1-3) Contributing Editor Jill Hendrix is back this week with some serious nuts and bolts - the first part of her sample business plan for opening a bricks-and-clicks shop bookstore. Detail, I must say, is impressive. A new BookThink forum, moderated by Jill, has been installed for discussion of open shop bookstores at BookThink's Open Shop Bookstores Forum.