Where did the Summer Go?

This has been one speedy month! I try to update the Blog early in the month -- somehow I totally missed the 'early' part! Oh, well -- you guys are creative - pretend I wrote something pithy and interesting that stimulated some fabulous dinner conversation.

I'm actually in the middle of planning a wedding - our second one this year! I'm completely confused by all the rules, details and drama associated with throwing a wedding. What it boils down to is - a big party with a fancy dress. Now if someone could just explain to me how that should equate to a minimum outlay of $25,000 I would definitely give you a free book!

I'll keep checking my email for your replys!!

Read On - Get Smart!

Whew! We Work HARD!

We spent this last week installing new shelves (eight of them!), and opening boxes - it's been like Christmas around here! A total of just over 2200 books have been added to the database - Classics, Romance, Westerns, Self Help, Mysteries and Sci-fi made up the largest numbers - but there were lots of history, education and Autobios as well.

We're working as fast as we can to fill the shelves - stop by or visit the website soon to get the first pick before the one you really wanted gets snapped up!....... 300 boxes will go faster then you think!

See you soon!

The Sunshine State

We have made our last official trip to Florida! For those of you who are new to us.... we bought a bookstore in Florida - 70,000 books! One of those, too good to pass up kinda deals. We packed it, stored it, loaded it on to a container truck, it was hauled here by train where we unloaded it - and now - FINALLY we'll be adding the books to our growing store! The last load that we hauled up here was 11,800 lbs - whew, do I feel strong or what??

You might want to plan on visiting the store to pick up a book or twelve....

I don't know - I'm just saying.

Learning Mode

The only road to success is through failure. ~Thomas Edison

He ought to know, right?

I'm in learning mode right now. I have been attending marketing workshops with the wonderful, helpful, knowledgeable folks at SCORE - love those guys! I love learning - I want to know everything, so whenever I can fit it into my schedule I try to spend time learning something new. I'm hoping it will help keep my brain from shriveling up into a tiny walnut! Sometimes it's related to the business but other times I just want to learn how to do new stuff, or I have to learn new stuff because my kids got involved in something that required my interaction - archery, forestry, birding, jewelry making - the list is endless and I suppose thats a good thing because if I reach the end of the list of things I want to learn it's probably time to die!

Read books ~ Learn!

GRRrrrr!!

I have wasted an enormous amount of time and energy over the last four days dealing with thieves. Someone brought stolen DVD's into the store to sell to us - we, trusting fools that we are, bought them. Over the next few days - police, other retail store owners, the person who claims the DVD's were stolen from them, myself and my employees have dealt with the fallout from this. This will cost me time and money - filling out reports, talking to the police & the other retailers involved, making new store policies about taking in merchandise, having the items confiscated as evidence and in tax dollars spent to cover the cost of police salaries and the running of the court system. I am angry and frustrated over having to deal with such a mess because the most frustrating part of all of this is that the thief got exactly $11.00 in cash.

New Stuff at the Used Book Place!

Just a quick FYI -- I've spent the last three days databasing over 1000 DVD's! Still have a couple hundred children's and family movies to do but I thought I'd give you all the heads up that they're on the website and priced to sell!

The next month will also see other changes at your favorite bookstore - we're adding shelves and moving a few sections around to make room for almost 300 boxes of books that are headed up from Florida - be sure to check the website often - you don't want to miss getting a copy of that favorite book that you've been searching for!

www.pagemaster-books.com

PS - come share what you're reading with us on Facebook too!

Cheers!
Judy

It's Beautiful Down Here!

Wow! If you have a few minutes and you live close enough to putter on over - come check out our new Spring Look! The book planter out front is brimming with purple and yellow! I finally found a little time between weddings, book sales, drivers education (yes, I have a 15 yr old!) and my bead addiction to finish up some reading. Just read The Whiskey Rebels by David Liss - wow! he's been on the top of my histoical mystery favorites for several years. Added a new one this week - Tobsha Learner who wrote The Witch of Cologne - I liked her characters, the bad guys are very, very bad - I definitely loved hating them! I'm also reading Clive Cusslers new Dirk Pitt thriller brought to me by one of our customers ~ THANKS!! I love getting suggestions from all of you - so, feel free to boss me around!

Be sure to check out the webpage in a day or so, I'll post pictures of the new flowers - and join our new Facebook group to share book reviews!

www.pagemaster-books.com

See you in the stacks!

Judy