is opening a bookstore profitable?
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- Опубликовано: 30 дек 2023
- Getting into ALLLLLLL the financial details on what my first year of owning a bookstore has looked like for me! Please be nice, I dont know what im doing lol!!!!!!!!
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As one indie bookstore owner to another. I wish you all the very best. I'll be making my own version of this video with some very realistic, non sugar coated stats as well.
this was incredibly informative! thank you for being so transparent about costs in everything. i think admitting the hard facts with financials gives you a clear cut look at where to go for the new year. hny bb!!
hny!!!!! thanks for being a pal
That was so helpful for any one who holds the idea of opening a bookstore, the financial part is what makes any business success or fails that's what worries any one at the beginning & your video here really gave us an optimistic and positive view for opening a bookstore ,so thank you & I hope you do the best with your bookstore
Thank you so much for being transparent! ❤
I appreciate the transparency! New subscriber here! :)
CJ, thanks so much for sharing this info. This really is small biz life. Expensive! All those up front , possible one-time, costs and unexpected…everything. Back in the early 2000s, my 1st husband & I bought a coffee kiosk biz in a mall. Well established, etc. it was a ton of fun and it was very hard. I wouldn’t trade the experience for anything.
Congratulations! I wish you continued tenacity and creativity!
Your November and December numbers do make sense rom a retail standpoint. November typically sees higher spends, only because December drops off from the 24th to the 31st by comparison so you have fewer shopping days in December vs November.
this makes sense!!
This was so interesting, thanks for sharing CJ! Wishing all the best for Sunny’s 🙏
Thanks for your transparency ! It is precious.
Happy new year 🎉🙂📚
This was really fascinating. Thanks for being transparent.
this was so interesting!! it’s been so excited to follow along with your journey, wishing you all the success in 2024!!
You are a superhero. Thanks for sharing this.
thank you dad!!! i think of you often, hope you and the fam are doing okay
@@CJReads All good. Thank you for your kind thoughts.
beautiful soul, keep it up 🧡
so helpful thank you for sharing!
i love a book store!!!!!❤
Thanks for sharing!
Interesting to see all the numbers. Thanks for being transparent. Good luck with the bookstore in the new year.
Thank you! You too!
So interesting!
Watched this video to help with my wife setting up to do a mobile bookstore, and now I just wanna know where you got the woobie jacket 🤣🤣
its Yuma AZ. Huge USMC base so she either got it from the MCX or thrifted it.
I really hope this works out for you
This is great! Can you share all the programs/software that you use to keep organized/sales tracked?
My pos in store is Square, online is Squarespace, and I use quickbooks!
if you don't make a profit you don't pay taxes. If you pay 20% on your credits then get a better credit line and pay this off asap, ask your accountant. Imho the 20% credit card debt that you can partly pay off right away with your bank debit is the only 'weird' thing in this overview. But I'm European so maybe I miss something
i paid off everything now thank god!!
(Possibly a stupid Q, please forgive) Am I able to purchase from the UK, and receive an American cover? Or am I redirected to a British site of sorts where I can purchase a UK cover. I am willing- if possible- to purchase both books and postage on certain releases as I much prefer the American edition.
ah i think bookshop would be redirected to the uk thus giving you the uk version im afraid :(
Would you say that you should open an online store first before a store front
If you can yes!
How much did you pay yourself?
Nothing lol!
I loved this video!! I’m at my two year mark of online and pop ups and I just found our first space which is a small suite in a larger building. Love your journey and thank you for keeping it real!!!
Good luck!!
@@CJReads Thank you girl!!!