Thanks for your thoughts! I'm the prospective bookstore owner, and I'm working with realtors, the Fort Greene Indie Bookstore Initiative, and leads from the survey we passed out at the party to find a great space. I'd love any input I can get -- you can comment or email me on the bookstore blog, www.abookstoreinbrooklyn.blogspot.com. It's great to see the support for this bookstore in the neighborhood - not only do indie bookstores have the potential to be more unique and tailored to their neighborhood, but tons of studies show that locally owned businesses bring a far higher percentage of profits back into the local economy. And with so many authors, publishers, and readers, Fort Greene is a bookstore neighborhood waiting to happen!
(And just for the record: I have no idea where that picture came from. I've worked in bookstores for eight years and I'm always baffled when someone asks "Do you have that one book, it's blue...")
Thanks for your thoughts! I'm the prospective bookstore owner, and I'm working with realtors, the Fort Greene Indie Bookstore Initiative, and leads from the survey we passed out at the party to find a great space. I'd love any input I can get -- you can comment or email me on the bookstore blog, www.abookstoreinbrooklyn.blogspot.com. It's great to see the support for this bookstore in the neighborhood - not only do indie bookstores have the potential to be more unique and tailored to their neighborhood, but tons of studies show that locally owned businesses bring a far higher percentage of profits back into the local economy. And with so many authors, publishers, and readers, Fort Greene is a bookstore neighborhood waiting to happen!
(And just for the record: I have no idea where that picture came from. I've worked in bookstores for eight years and I'm always baffled when someone asks "Do you have that one book, it's blue...")
Posted by: booknerdnyc at September 19, 2008 11:01 AM in response to Fort Greene Bookstore Has Support, Needs Space