Basic Bookselling Spring 2023 Student Resources
Welcome, Basic Bookselling Students! You'll find all of the course documents and recordings here. We'll add the slide show and class recording as they are available each week.
Syllabus
Basic Bookselling Terms and Definitions
Class 1 – Welcome to Class, Syllabus Review
How to Set Up an Edelweiss Account
Class 2 – Bookseller Tools & Resources
Book Awards Booksellers Should Know
Class 3 – The Makings of a Bookseller
Class 4 – Inside the Store & Merchandising
Class 5 – Finances of Bookselling
Video: George Gibson, The Life Cycle of a Book
Handout: Remainder Book Companies
Class 6 – Customer Service & Engagement
Class 7 – Sales
Class 8 – Handselling: Children's Books & More
Class 9 – Inventory & Curation
Class 10 - Final Project
Why we do this:
I'm really glad that I took the course. It was a lot of time and work, but, even after being a store owner for almost 10 years, I learned a ton. We've implemented several changes/improvements already that have made a big difference, with more to come.
Serena Wyckoff Co-Owner
Copperfish Books Punta Gorda, FL