Comments on: Do kids still read? The decline of the children’s book store http://publishingcentral.com/blog/publishing/do-kids-still-read-the-decline-of-the-childrens-book-store Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:45:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: C. Barnes http://publishingcentral.com/blog/publishing/do-kids-still-read-the-decline-of-the-childrens-book-store/comment-page-1#comment-128 C. Barnes Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:40:26 +0000 http://publishingcentral.com/blog/?p=173#comment-128 Thank you for your input. Thank you for your input.

]]> By: admin http://publishingcentral.com/blog/publishing/do-kids-still-read-the-decline-of-the-childrens-book-store/comment-page-1#comment-127 admin Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:35:12 +0000 http://publishingcentral.com/blog/?p=173#comment-127 I have a feeling that if you aggressively marketed yourself as a children's bookstore with none of the gimmicks and distractions to an educated, affluent market, they would respond well. It will depend a lot on the demographics of the area where you establish your retail storefront, but making a books-only policy a feature rather than something that's missing from your store would appeal to a lot of parents who want their kids to become readers. I have a feeling that if you aggressively marketed yourself as a children’s bookstore with none of the gimmicks and distractions to an educated, affluent market, they would respond well.

It will depend a lot on the demographics of the area where you establish your retail storefront, but making a books-only policy a feature rather than something that’s missing from your store would appeal to a lot of parents who want their kids to become readers.

]]> By: C. Barnes http://publishingcentral.com/blog/publishing/do-kids-still-read-the-decline-of-the-childrens-book-store/comment-page-1#comment-126 C. Barnes Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:45:26 +0000 http://publishingcentral.com/blog/?p=173#comment-126 Very interesting story. Thank you for your insight. I am researching children's bookstores and am sad to find them disappearing. I plan on opening up a children's bookstore in the future. My belief is that it is easy for adults to buy books online, but children benefit greatly from the experience of visiting a bookstore, flipping the pages of a book, looking at the cover and choosing something that they connect to. I believe it to be important for children to have the experience so that they fall in love with reading. I have contemplated how my store will survive on books alone. Any suggestions? Very interesting story. Thank you for your insight. I am researching children’s bookstores and am sad to find them disappearing. I plan on opening up a children’s bookstore in the future. My belief is that it is easy for adults to buy books online, but children benefit greatly from the experience of visiting a bookstore, flipping the pages of a book, looking at the cover and choosing something that they connect to. I believe it to be important for children to have the experience so that they fall in love with reading. I have contemplated how my store will survive on books alone. Any suggestions?

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