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The Decisions Ahead

The Decisions Ahead

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Opening a used bookstore: Two and a half months in, and Stef's already hunting for a second space. She's rotating inventory strategically, designing a charitable book sale model with nonprofits, correcting the record on her credentials, and taking her first family vacation since opening. I'm wrestling with a question to start out the episode: Is this normal? Do people open a store and then two months later start looking for another one? Probably not. But the Larkspur store is doing so well, and if I can hire the right people, it can run without me present. The complications I'm managing now aren't the store itself—it's the contributions. They're overwhelming. Mostly coming in on Wednesdays (our slowest day, which is great). If I open another location nearby, I can distribute the donation load and relieve some of that pressure. Inventory Strategy: I'm rotating genres monthly—sometimes twice a month for middle readers because I have SO many. I pull books from shelves that have had their moment, keep the popular series (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Dog Man), and rotate in fresh titles. It keeps the store feeling alive and gives books second chances. The Charitable Model: Here's what I've been thinking: quarterly $2 book sales benefiting local nonprofits. I run the book swap (already doing them with the Reuse Alliance—next one August 15th in Bryn Mawr). They get 90% of proceeds, I take 10% for storage. Better yet: if they have warehouse or property space, they give me storage in exchange for running the sale. Win-win. The Marin IJ Article: It dropped Sunday in the feature section—front page of local news. Photo of me stocking shelves. Overall happy with it, but there's an important correction: the article said I have a Master's in Psychology. I don't. I have a Master's in Applied Positive Psychology—the science of well-being. That's a critical distinction. I'm not a clinician. I don't work with mental illness or deficit psychology. I work with thriving, gratitude, community mattering, and engagement. They also left in all the "ums" and "likes" in my quotes, which was weird. Phoenix En Plein Air: Officially launched! Good signup for the book club. First meeting August 11. Tartufo by KIra Jane Buxton. If you want to join but live elsewhere (Portland? anywhere?), I'll mail you the book for $20 and you can send questions for the discussion. Community is location-flexible. The Pause: I'm closing July 12-18 for a family vacation to Connecticut. My family needed this. I'm nervous about the hit to the bottom line, but since I'm already closed Mondays and Tuesdays, I'm only really closed four days. It should be okay. Store Upgrades: New shelving in the back room (the metro shelves weren't working), new wallpaper on the back wall. Spending a tiny bit of money to invest in the space feels right. The community loves this store—parents, grandparents, nannies. It's thriving. Current Book Count: ~15,000+ (and still arriving) Two months in and already thinking expansion. That's either genius or insane. We'll find out. 🐦‍🔥 Follow along as The Phoenix Used Bookshop continues to rise—subscribe to A Bookshop of My Own and get updates at phoenixusedbookshop.com. Links mentioned: Phoenix En Plein Air book club (August 11, Tartufo)Reuse Alliance Book Swap (August 15, Marin City)Marin Independent Journal articleSubmit a book request.
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