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| WHAT IS A BOOKSELLER? Someone said, “we're selling a book, made out of paper, normally mass produced in the hundreds of thousands, and obtainable anywhere. “ Dennis replied: Maybe you are. I am selling ideas and the wisdom of the ages. Masterfully constructed tales that can inspire hope and provide solace. I am selling entertainment and humor to lighten the ravaged soul. I am selling exotic theories and the simple universality we all share in being human. I am selling Voltaire, Twain, Dickens, Vonnegut, Dunning, Erma Bombeck and Orson Scott Card. People come to me when they want to utilize solar energy, or build a canoe, save money for their retirement or delve into the infinite mysteries of the cosmos. I sell time, hopefully well spent. To children, men, women and the occasional reading bear on a unicycle. Time that heals, and teaches and that fosters dreams. I sell dreams. Think of it. One chain in the link. Writer, publisher, retailer, wholesaler, thriftstore, dreamseller. I have the power to decide which books will survive into the next decade, the next century, and which will be left unbought and tossed onto the scrapheap of mediocrity forgotten. I have the power to decide which books will survive..... I sell a friend on a boring bus ride home from work. I sell the miracle of a child at play. I sell an old woman a memory long forgotten that is welcomed back with the blush of coy youth. I sell a man down on his luck the strength to continue, and an idea to better his lot. I sell the uninitiated, initiation. The unloved, love. The uninspired, inspiration. The collector, the collectible. The unwanted a sense of belonging. And to those who thought they couldn't ever dance again, I sell Happy Feet. Sometimes, I give them away, free. And sometimes I make a lotta money from these ideas, these dreams. But most times I make just enough to get by. I am rich in books. "An unlocked box, filled with leaves, speckled with ink" -- Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. That's what I sell, but I guess it all depends on how you look at it. Dennis, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, USA _________________ Dennis, from the rain country of tall trees and paper mills that fill the logging trains that roll past our store on their way to make more books. Email - secondstorybooks@hotmail.com Phone - 541-736-3154 Address 226 Main St., Springfield, OR USA 97477 |
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The piece below says, better than I ever could, how I feel about bookselling.
It is prose, but written with the heart of a poet. A 'Desiderata' for Booksellers.
It is prose, but written with the heart of a poet. A 'Desiderata' for Booksellers.
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