I have just come back from holding my second stall, this time at Nuneaton URC for a spring fair. Unfortunately the rain put paid to a lot of visitors, so much so that I ended up reading The Tales of Beedle The Bard from cover to cover!
I made a few sales but it was all a little deflating, hopefully the next stall we have at
Earsldon Festival will prove a hit. Although I didn't sell much, nearly everyone that I spoke to has said they love the idea of the shop and this time I had my business cards at hand.
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| The stall(s), early morning. I got 2 tables! |
One thing I need to look at is the layout and actual books on show. I took more or less the same books to this fair than the last, with a few new additions. I stacked them, fanned them and made them look pretty but I'm thinking I may need to have
less books, concentrating on just a few genres rather than as many as possible. It's a learning curve.
Are there any specific genres that you'd like to see on the stall at all? The more input from you, the better!
Finally, I've just come across a great new bookshop start up in local Kenilworth called the Tree House Bookshop. Go and view them
HERE
Michael
Hiya, Emily here.
ReplyDeleteAs a stall holder myself I find that height in a stall both helps stand out but also has the practical function of adding additional display space. Off the top of my head I was thinking if you had two upright poles (maybe a combination of broom handles and umbrella base stands?) you could maybe have strips of string or ribbon and hang your books along them in a bunting style, they would be on their side but it would be an interesting eyecatching way of displaying some of your popular/best selling books. Just an idea :)
I'm looking for small bookshelves now that may fit on a table, going to charity shops tomorrow. Also stole your book bunting idea :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment (and ideas!) x