tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post116257272584565734..comments2024-03-04T03:40:11.172-05:00Comments on No rules. Just write.: A prairie home bookstoreBrenda Coulterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13528691681455659296noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1162666284998950752006-11-04T13:51:00.000-05:002006-11-04T13:51:00.000-05:00Apparently, the idea is to sell the place as a sho...Apparently, the idea is to sell the place as a shop for browsing rather than a bookstore where you can pick up everything on your shopping list. My question is, will that quirky charm--even with Keillor's name attached--be enough to sustain the store? I'm thinking, no.Brenda Coulterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528691681455659296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1162592060135776202006-11-03T17:14:00.000-05:002006-11-03T17:14:00.000-05:00I actually am not a fan of Keillor's, but there ma...I actually am not a fan of Keillor's, but there may be a niche for this kind of bookstore, where you can browse fiction that is a little less well-known. You can get Dan Brown at the grocery in many US stores.Chaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02124246378936489539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1162588896743514212006-11-03T16:21:00.000-05:002006-11-03T16:21:00.000-05:00I worry about the commercial prospects if there is...I worry about the commercial prospects if there is a concerted attempt not to stock books that people want to buy simply because they do not agree with the tastes of the owners or managers. I can definitely get behind having more "seller's picks" on the front tables instead of whatever is the best seller, but a reader needs to be able to go to the Brown section and find the Da Vinci Code.<BR/><BR/>This is all assuming of course that there is room for both. If there is simply not room to carry lots of poetry and plenty of copies of Danielle Steele at the same time, then, sure, go for it.pacatruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04125048243775811714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1162575540172642532006-11-03T12:39:00.000-05:002006-11-03T12:39:00.000-05:00It'll be a curiousity, so that'll help. I think i...It'll be a curiousity, so that'll help. I think it'll draw tourists and wanderers, who have no agenda, rather than those (like myself, sigh) who want to run in, grab what they need, and check out. <BR/><BR/>If I ever get to that neck of the states, I'll stop in when I've got an empty hour...Julie Carobinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06578840610817257039noreply@blogger.com