Japanese Bookshop Stocks Only One Book at a Time

Re:Japanese Bookshop Stocks Only One Book at a Time by krallja on Wednesday December 23, 2015 @07:37PM (#10786462)

He's only sold 2100 books in 7 months - not much of a success, at least in terms of profitability.

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Re:Japanese Bookshop Stocks Only One Book at a Time by ericpearl on Thursday December 24, 2015 @07:19AM (#10787935)

You're not counting what the publisher is paying. Publishers pay for table picks, end caps, face out displays and more.

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Re:Japanese Bookshop Stocks Only One Book at a Time by biggestbob on Thursday December 24, 2015 @06:31AM (#10787852)

If he can pay the rent for Ginza, must be making acceptable money.

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Re:Japanese Bookshop Stocks Only One Book at a Time by littleweep on Wednesday December 23, 2015 @07:40PM (#10786468)

I suppose that would depend on how much he sold each book for. ;-)

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Re:Japanese Bookshop Stocks Only One Book at a Time by meric on Wednesday December 23, 2015 @07:53PM (#10786499)

We'll see in the next 7. The Guardian article is 1 day old so far. ;)

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Re:Japanese Bookshop Stocks Only One Book at a Time by ramchip on Wednesday December 23, 2015 @08:39PM (#10786625)

I don't think an English language article on the Guardian will draw many readers to a Japanese bookstore, unfortunately.

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Re:Japanese Bookshop Stocks Only One Book at a Time by kitsune_ on Thursday December 24, 2015 @07:40AM (#10787976)

I wouldn't be so sure. Recently Nat Geo featured a place that is located 10 miles from where I live on their cover ('Places of a life time', Äscher, Switzerland) and it's now over-run by tourists.

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Re:Japanese Bookshop Stocks Only One Book at a Time by personjerry on Thursday December 24, 2015 @07:00AM (#10787907)

Ginza is already a pretty popular tourist destination. Certainly this article might make the bookstore a destination to visit while in Ginza.

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