#1631 - Q&A: Is it crazy to run an online bookstore?
Side Hustle School
Chris Guillebeau
4.7 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 19 June 2021
⏱️ ? minutes
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Today’s listener has a Black-owned independent children's bookstore. Online sales weren’t a priority until the pandemic, but now she’s wondering how to adapt.
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| 0:00.0 | Busy making budget plans for the business year ahead, we've got you covered. |
| 0:05.6 | Switch to three business and choose from the latest handsets with unlimited data in our winter sale. |
| 0:10.6 | Woohoo! |
| 0:11.6 | Plus, our business price promise means if you find a cheaper deal from one of our biggest competitors, we guarantee you to beat it. |
| 0:18.2 | Search three business or visit us in store. |
| 0:21.2 | Business price promise means we'll beat it directly. |
| 0:24.4 | Quit you've been given my e-vote for No.02 for business plans by at least £1 per month, terms apply such three business price promise. |
| 0:35.4 | I love talking about books. |
| 0:37.8 | Been an author for more than a decade now, and still, books are my favorite media. |
| 0:42.4 | I know there are other forms of media out there, right? |
| 0:44.6 | Like podcasts, for example. |
| 0:46.6 | I know there are a thousand new streaming services. |
| 0:49.2 | Probably a new one's going to come out before I finish recording this episode. |
| 0:52.4 | But nevertheless, I remain fond of books and booksellers. |
| 0:55.8 | Also, people have been predicting the demise of traditional book publishing long before I ever started writing books. |
| 1:02.0 | As I said, it doesn't years ago. |
| 1:03.8 | So, this brings me to today's listener question. |
| 1:06.6 | And by the way, welcome to Side Us All School. |
| 1:08.6 | So glad you're here. |
| 1:09.6 | My name is Chris. |
| 1:10.6 | Today's listener has a black-owned independent children's bookstore. |
| 1:15.8 | Online sales weren't a priority until the pandemic, |
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