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Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

LinkedIn™ Marketing Techniques for Law and Professional Practices

£36.09<br>The concepts in the book would remain timeless enough to become a reference guide for the reader, even as new situations arise and need to be expressed properly, for best marketing effect<br>LinkedIn™ Marketing Techniques for Law and Professional Practices, based on actual experiences, covers each section of the LinkedIn biography page, and is broken into short segments to maximize accessibility and learning. It offers…

10 Crime Novels Full of Style, Plot, and Dark Humor

I’ve been reading thrillers and mysteries for as long as I can remember. I’ve made a list of books that have stayed with me, and they’re roughly in the order I read them. These novels not only ente…

30 books to read to or with your child before they grow up

Installing a love of reading in our kids is important. You might not have all the time in the world, but 20 minutes is all it takes to make a huge impact

What Libraries Can (Still) Do

Librarians will need to cherish their special talent as “stewards” while letting go of the instinct to be “collectors.” Knowledge in physical form needs to be preserved and curated. But with digital information pouring into iPhones and Kindles in petabytes, libraries need to rethink old habits. They cannot collect everything, or even a small fraction of everything.

How Do You Move A Bookstore? With A Human Chain, Book By Book

Shoulder to shoulder, they formed a line 500 feet long: from the stockroom of the old shop, down the sidewalk, and onto the shop floor of the new store.

15 Things That Happen When You Walk into a Bookstore with a Book Nerd

Book stores are to book lovers what Disneyland is to a five-year-old.

How to Get Your Self-Published Books Into Bookstores and Libraries

Book buyer and distribution expert Amy Collins shares a free step-by-step guide to getting self published books to sell in bookstores and libraries.

Open Your Dream Bookstore And We'll Tell You Which Book To Read Next

What Not to Say to Bookstore Employees

Avoid bookstore faux pas like the following while speaking to the overworked bookstore employees with their smocks and helpful head nods:1. How much does this cost on Amazon?2. How can you wor

What is a ‘good bookstore’?

4 Reasons Why Bookstores Are Thriving

Independent bookstores offer four essential things that people have a nostalgic craving for, things a chain retailer is just not able to offer.

Why Do Cats Love Bookstores?

When I walk into Community Bookstore in Brooklyn, my local, the first thing I do (after saying hi to the owners) is look for the store cat, Tiny the Usurper. Tiny is the photogenic spirit of the pl…

How To Redesign Bookstores For The Amazon Era

A bookstore that dwells in darkness, literally.

How does one browse in a dark bookstore? Picture row upon row of faced-out books lit like tiny billboards floating in an inky black room, small candle lit café tables as little islands of light bet…

What’s in a Bookstore?

For more than five centuries, equilibrium between profit and passion has remained elusive to book buyers and sellers.

Which Bookstores Will Survive This?

Some have laid off staff. Others have transformed into online shops. They're all running out of time.

Should We Pay to Enter Bookstores?

There must be a way to level the playing field a bit between brick-and-mortar shops and cheaper, more convenient online retailers, ideally sooner than later.

What Kind of Bookstore Browser Are You?

When a Bookstore Is Also a Safe Haven

In troubling times, bookstores play an important role as a place to gather, reflect, talk, and heal.