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#UCTmentor Christmas 2020 top tips

  • Posted by admin@Unwin
  • On 11th October 2020
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In our monthly chat on September 14, we spoke to Mel Griffin and Rosamund de la Hey, who gave us some great thoughts and tips on preparing for a very different Christmas 2020. Preparing for Christmas with Mel Griffin and Rosamund de la Hey Prepare for supply chain disruption With only one next-day wholesaler operating […]

#UCTmentor catch-up: making online pay

  • Posted by admin@Unwin
  • On 15th August 2020
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On Monday, August 10th we were delighted to be joined by Dan Fridd, bookseller and book industry technologist, who fielded questions and a discussion about how to make online bookselling pay. Since lockdown and the gradual easing that has occurred, many bookshops have had to rapidly move to sell and supply books through a range […]

#UCTmentor catch-up: re-opening our bookshops

  • Posted by admin@Unwin
  • On 2nd July 2020
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Since the lockdown, the Unwin Charitable Trust has quickly moved to offer more bespoke help and mentoring for booksellers. This includes a 30-minute chat that can be booked at short notice for specific challenges, general advice – or just to talk through practicalities and experiences now that we are slowly emerging from lockdown. On Monday […]

How can independent bookshops benefit from pre-orders? #UCTmentor Chat

  • Posted by admin@Unwin
  • On 25th July 2019
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For some titles, pre-orders account for up to 30% of total book sales. It’s definitely time for independents to get the benefits from taking pre-orders from their customers. We invited Nic Bottomley (of Mr B’s Emporium of Reading Delights in Bath, UK, and current BA President) and Christine Onorati (owner of WORD booksellers in Brooklyn, […]

The Mentor’s Notebook – a blog for independent high-street bookshops.

  • Posted by admin@Unwin
  • On 25th July 2019
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Mel Phillips and Nick Webb were the very first applicants to the Unwin Charitable Trust’s Booksellers’ Mentoring Programme, applying a few days before the programme was even formally launched at the Booksellers Association Annual Conference in 2017, so it is fitting that we catch up with them as we launch our blog. We (Mel and […]