Subj : we need a book echo around here
To   : Kurt Weiske
From : August Abolins
Date : Sat Aug 01 2020 20:51:00

Hello Kurt!

** On Saturday 01.08.20 - 10:56, Kurt Weiske wrote to August Abolins:

 AA>> Some of you here may know that I operate a book store.  It has been
 AA>> brutal to keep my head above water, so to speak.  "Good to see you
 AA>> still open.." has become quite a cliché.

 KW> Have you heard of Libro.fm? It sounds like an interesting way for
 KW> local bookstores to partner with a DRM-free audiobook seller.
 KW> Hopefully there's a cut of the action for the bookstore.

Have I heard of libro.fm?  Hmmm, let's see: https://libro.fm/ashlies

  <g>

The commission model is a bit misleading though. My biz doesn't earn  
anything from a "membership" purchase or if someone uses their credit to  
select a book for the month.  The biz only earns a small portion when  
someone purchases a book … la carte or gifts a book to someone else -  
which probably happens rarely.


 KW> Do you have any store-related content on your BBS? Atomic Books in
 KW> Baltimore used to run a BBS and had some tie-in to the physical store,
 KW> if memory serves.

I'm just a point/user.  No bbs.   Atomic has a nice additional niche:  
craft beer.  Sweet!

I like their slogan: Literary Finds For Mutated Minds.

I need a slogan.


 KW> That begs the question - we need a book echo around here. I'm doing a
 KW> lot of reading during the pandemic... I'm enjoying being able to
 KW> browse bookstores again, as long as they're offering hand sanitizer
 KW> and requiring masks.

I have a little bottle of sanitizer available. Masks are the customer's  
responsibility.  Everything is else is sanitation theatre.

Nothing wrong with plopping your book recommendations here.  :)



  ../|ug

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