How Does a Used Bookstore Owner Spend a Workday?
Working Among the Books The owner must see that all of the books are organized on the shelves and laid out in a pleasant display. The majority of the time would be spent, stacking, rearranging and checking the books for any damage from customers looking through them. Most used bookstores buy used books from walk-in customers, and even have a trade in policy. If the customer brings in a large box of books to sell or trade, the bookstore owner will have to go through all of them to make sure they are in good shape. There will either be a policy in place for pricing, or the owner and customer may discuss a fair price and work out a bargain. All of the books purchased from walk-in customers have to be cataloged into the inventory. This may mean the owner will have to input the book titles into a computer program, or she may do it the old fashion way and write them by hand into a ledger. Customers and Friends A small bookstore owner tends to her own sales, and will ring customers out at the
