Hello Kurt!

** On Saturday 01.08.20 - 10:56, Kurt Weiske wrote to August Abolins:

Some of you here may know that I operate a book store. It has been
brutal to keep my head above water, so to speak. "Good to see you
still open.." has become quite a cliché.

Have you heard of Libro.fm? It sounds like an interesting way for
local bookstores to partner with a DRM-free audiobook seller.
Hopefully there's a cut of the action for the bookstore.

Have I heard of libro.fm? Hmmm, let's see: https://libro.fm/ashlies

<g>

The commission model is a bit misleading though. My biz doesn't earn
anything from a "membership" purchase or if someone uses their credit to select a book for the month. The biz only earns a small portion when
someone purchases a book … la carte or gifts a book to someone else -
which probably happens rarely.

Do you have any store-related content on your BBS? Atomic Books in Baltimore used to run a BBS and had some tie-in to the physical store,
if memory serves.

I'm just a point/user. No bbs. Atomic has a nice additional niche:
craft beer. Sweet!

I like their slogan: Literary Finds For Mutated Minds.

I need a slogan.

That begs the question - we need a book echo around here. I'm doing a
lot of reading during the pandemic... I'm enjoying being able to
browse bookstores again, as long as they're offering hand sanitizer
and requiring masks.

I have a little bottle of sanitizer available. Masks are the customer's responsibility. Everything is else is sanitation theatre.

Nothing wrong with plopping your book recommendations here. :)



../|ug

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