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Zeeba Ville

Following my attempt to be free of the Rat Race by 10-10-10.

Saturday, June 10, 2006

Rain Rain go away...far away. Nothing but rain in Montreal this spring. Maybe not the worst thing for a book dealer; no gardening, no hiking, no wandering around downtown...

We heard some bad news yesterday. Slipstream books on Queen Mary is closing down. Hate to see any bookshop close its doors. I'll be visiting with Douglas later today to see how bad business had gotten for him. I may put in an offer for his stock. I think the way retail goes, for used bookshops anyways, it's important to diversify. We had a pretty good day yesterday and barely sold 2 or 3 books. Some customers used the internet, many had a nice cappuccino and a few bought some bulk coffee (Kicking Horse Organic). It seems sometimes when we sell books it's a bonus. Internet sales have been abismal this week though. Kind of like my golf game; when the putter's hot the long balls end up in the woods!
posted by Bruce, 10:15 AM

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