We are in the midst of a massive overhaul of the store. Remaindered books from the Bargain Annex are being worked into the appropriate sections in the front of the store. All of the new children’s books, including Alaskana are being moved to their new home in what used to be the Bargain Annex. Cooking will also end up in that room, as well as CD’s and DVD’s. I’d like to see some space for the graphic novels and manga and a large display table in what I am now referring to as Kiddie Land. All the moving means that we’re purging our sections and a ton of great books are being discounted. Come on in while the selection is fresh!
Backroom Battle Book sales are steady, we didn’t have the usual October drop-off and are now sold out of the 3rd/4th and 5th/6th grade lists. We’ve got more books arriving daily. It’s Groundhog’s Day all over again, shipping and billing out partial orders one after the other. Job security, I guess.
It’s not even Halloween yet and Christmas merch is starting to arrive. Advent calendars and cards. And there’s not even snow on the ground yet. How weird is that? We had a couple of inches in late September but all that melted and it hasn’t come back. I saw a snowshoe hare yesterday. It was pure white standing out against the brown fallen leaves and treetrunks. The animals know what the season is, even if the weather doesn’t. I bet the ptarmagin are white too. If the snow doesn’t come soon the predators won’t have a problem finding their prey.
