Two book lovers named Shannon and Mike fell in love with the idea of starting a bookshop together in 2009— and they did it. Ten years later, their shop is an iconic destination for other book lovers, and they even started a second brand. Shannon walks us through the life of a business owner in…
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“This is a different space.”
How to keep a bookshop meaningful in an era of online shopping: one business owner shares their approach.
Give them something new to discover
Kenny Leck runs an iconic store in Singapore called BooksActually that sells a carefully curated motley of books, assorted objects from long ago (i.e. vintage), and odds-and-ends that book lovers universally tend to love: notebooks, tote bags, and sealing wax (after all, isn’t the purest of writing found in a heartfelt letter?) This local bookstore…
Surviving as a specialist of books
Basheer Graphic Books is an iconic shop in Singapore that began with Abdul Nasser’s father who went from office to office with a travelling luggage stuffed with books for design professionals who, at the time, did not have the benefit of the Internet to power their creative process. This was the 1980s. So, he chose…
Books Actually
Passion is not enough. You need commitment. “Business is not just about passion: passion only brings you along that much. There are people who decide they want to be a doctor in their early 20s and go through the process and they are still doctors at 60. A person who has chosen a vocation has…
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