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Used Book Sales In Connecticut 2009. Presented by: Carl W. Nawrocki. USED BOOK SALES. According to 2009 FOCL Directory 72 planned used book sales in CT 276 used book sale days 52 Friends groups responded to the survey. Other Characteristics. Admission Prices
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Used Book SalesIn Connecticut 2009 Presented by: Carl W. Nawrocki
USED BOOK SALES • According to 2009 FOCL Directory • 72 planned used book sales in CT • 276 used book sale days • 52 Friends groups responded to the survey FOCL Workshop – Used Book Sales in CT
Other Characteristics • Admission Prices • About one-half of the groups reporting have preview or early admissions fee • Half of the book sales charge $ 5 and the remainder from $ 10 to $ 20 • Length of Sale • One-half of the book sales are for a single day • Another third are for two days • 3-day and 4-day sales make up 10% • The remainder are greater than 4 days • When • Saturday is the most popular day for a book sales followed by combinations of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday • Some sales are for an entire week FOCL Workshop – Used Book Sales in CT
Categories • Generally, the larger the number of books, the more categories FOCL Workshop – Used Book Sales in CT
Hardbound Fiction Prices • 36 surveys gave a single price • $2 is most common 11 surveys showed a range of prices $10 FOCL Workshop – Used Book Sales in CT
Hardbound Non-Fiction Prices • $2 is most common • 8 surveys showed a range of prices • Wider ranges $10 $25 $1,000 $20 FOCL Workshop – Used Book Sales in CT
Trade Paperback Prices $3 • $1 is most common • 4 surveys showed a range of prices • 21 groups priced trade paperbacks higher than mass market paperbacks FOCL Workshop – Used Book Sales in CT
Paperback Prices • $0.50 is most common • One group charges 3/$1 and there are a few ranges even here FOCL Workshop – Used Book Sales in CT
Children’s Prices Hardback Paperback • $0.50 is most common • One group charges $0.35 and another charges 3/$1 FOCL Workshop – Used Book Sales in CT
DVD Prices • $2.00 is most common • One group charges $0.75 FOCL Workshop – Used Book Sales in CT
Other Items for Sale • Most Groups • DVDs, CDs, Videos, records, games • Less Common • Basket raffle • Magazines • Puzzles • Mugs • Christmas items • Flea market / Tag sale • Stuffed animals • Book bags • Tee shirts • Bookmarks • Plants, herbs, and flowers • Note cards • Decorative tiles • Magnets • Historical prints FOCL Workshop – Used Book Sales in CT
Bag Sales • 38 Groups reported bag sales • Two-thirds • Last day(s) dedicated to bag sale • Half of these are on Sunday • One-third • Conducted during the last couple of hours of a sale • Transition to bag sale by announcement and signs • Bags are handed out by the staff FOCL Workshop – Used Book Sales in CT
Per Bag Prices • $5.00 is most common FOCL Workshop – Used Book Sales in CT
Leftover Books • Sell • About one-half of the groups sell leftover books to a wholesaler – Pro Quo Books is the most often used • Donate • Goodwill gets most donations • Other possibilities: clinics, hospitals, other Friends groups, schools, retirement homes, traveler restaurants, and GOT books • Retain • Selected books for Friends Bookstore, Friends shelf/cart, online bookstore Discounted sales? FOCL Workshop – Used Book Sales in CT
Profit by # of Books in Sales 20,000 – 30,000 5000 – 9999 50,000 – 80,000 10,000 – 19,999 < 5000 100,000+ FOCL Workshop – Used Book Sales in CT
Profit by Population Served 20,000 – 49,999 50,000+ < 5000 5000 – 9999 10,000 – 19,999 FOCL Workshop – Used Book Sales in CT
Questions • Pre-Sale • How do you price books? • What do you do with rare/valuable books? • What publicity is effective? • Do you reach out to dealers? • Where do you sort and/or store books? • During the Sale • How do you handle dealers using scanners? • How do you handle dealers who are too pushy? • After-Sale • ? FOCL Workshop – Used Book Sales in CT
Categories by Profit Group 10,000 – 15,000 18,000 – 20,000 30,000 – 50,000 50,000+ 2000 – 4999 5,000 – 6,000 7,000 – 9,000 < 2000 FOCL Workshop – Used Book Sales in CT