{"id":2145,"date":"2010-02-10T16:38:05","date_gmt":"2010-02-10T21:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moriahjovan.com\/mojo\/?p=2145"},"modified":"2025-09-13T14:19:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T19:19:19","slug":"the-perfect-bookstore-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moriahjovan.com\/talesofdunham\/blog\/the-perfect-bookstore-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The perfect bookstore v.2"},"content":{"rendered":"
Part 1<\/a> | Part 3<\/a> | Part 4<\/a><\/div>\n

Go read this<\/a> and all the comments, then come back. Now we\u2019ll recap.<\/p>\n

Footprint:<\/strong> A narrow storefront on the county square of a small midwestern city, with three floors. (I didn\u2019t bother with the third floor sketch. Use your imagination.)<\/p>\n

Complaint:<\/strong> It\u2019s not a \u201creal\u201d bookstore.<\/p>\n

Disclaimers:<\/strong> 1) I\u2019m not an industrial designer so don\u2019t ding me on scale, lack of bathrooms, and walking space, etc etc etc. 2) This is an IDEA. Don\u2019t take me to task as if I\u2019m on the cusp of taking over the world and implementing all these in a grand sweep tonight while you sleep.<\/p>\n

Goal:<\/strong> To make the bookstore a destination, not a stop on your to-do list.<\/p>\n

\"My<\/p>\n

\"My<\/p>\n

I. Print on Demand<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This is the key to blending the Espresso and \u201creal\u201d books:<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Do you know what it is? It\u2019s a catalog holder, like the ones at auto parts stores, where you stand at the counter and find which part you need for your car. Only these won\u2019t have catalogs. They\u2019ll have cover flats, separated by genre, subdivided by subgenre.<\/li>\n
  2. You will sit at the counter and flip through them. You will have a little wifi gizmo tied to the store\u2019s computers. You will enter your account number and you will order what you want by pointing the gizmo at the bar code. Your order will go downstairs to the Espresso machines.<\/li>\n
  3. If you want an electronic version, it can be wifi\u2019d do your device and\/or you can have a CD\/DVD burned, and\/or you can have a download link emailed to you.<\/li>\n
  4. If you have already ordered what you want from a home computer or smartphone or other device, it will be waiting for you at the customer service counter (\u201cEspresso Order Counter\u201d).<\/li>\n
  5. The store will have a website that functions like any other ebook third-party retailer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    II. eReading<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    You may purchase the most current electronic reading devices and be advised by someone who actually knows what they are, how they work, and can teach you. There will be workshops.<\/span><\/p>\n

    III. \u201cReal\u201d books<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

      \n
    1. The store will have at least one copy of whatever the buyer knows his customers like. He won\u2019t have to order more because he\u2019ll \u201cEspresso it.\u201d That way, customers can browse actual books.<\/li>\n
    2. The third floor will be dedicated to art books, children\u2019s books, collector\u2019s editions, with plenty of comfortable chairs. Yes. You will have to climb stairs. Get over it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      IV. Sustenance<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

      In the basement there will be a coffee\/tea bar with pastries and chocolate, possibly a small deli. There will be ample room to hang out.<\/span><\/p>\n

      V. Extras<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

        \n
      1. You can watch the Espresso machines through the glass window.<\/li>\n
      2. There will be book club nights.<\/li>\n
      3. The Espresso books will always be brought upstairs so you don\u2019t have to go downstairs if you don\u2019t want to.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        There you go. Blast away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Part 1 | Part 3 | Part 4 Go read this and all the comments, then come back. Now we\u2019ll recap. Footprint: A narrow storefront on the county square of a small midwestern city, with three floors. (I didn\u2019t bother with the third floor sketch. Use your imagination.) Complaint: It\u2019s not a \u201creal\u201d bookstore. Disclaimers: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[544,222,537],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bookselling","category-ebooks","category-print-on-demand"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moriahjovan.com\/talesofdunham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2145"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moriahjovan.com\/talesofdunham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moriahjovan.com\/talesofdunham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moriahjovan.com\/talesofdunham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moriahjovan.com\/talesofdunham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2145"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/moriahjovan.com\/talesofdunham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18909,"href":"https:\/\/moriahjovan.com\/talesofdunham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2145\/revisions\/18909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moriahjovan.com\/talesofdunham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moriahjovan.com\/talesofdunham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moriahjovan.com\/talesofdunham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}