Bookstore Consignment
E-commerce has entirely dominated the consumer sector with its relentless drive. And it’s simple to see why. Online shopping is just so convenient, especially for the small number of people who have severe shyness. Without getting up from your comfortable seat, you can choose from an infinite number of possibilities! That does indeed sound like a dream. However, there is one important advantage that brick-and-mortar stores have over internet shopping, and that is the experience. The feel of a real book in your hands, the sound of the pages turning, and the rich, musky aroma of actual paper all have a distinctive feel. This physical connection with the books enhances the experience of perusing a bookstore significantly.
Bookstore-consignment Packages
Vroman’s is a Pasadena institution, a literary landmark, a community center, and a wonderful tradition.
- In 2008, Vroman’s was honored with the Publishers Weekly Bookseller of the Year award. The annual award is chosen by a panel of industry professionals, and honors the very best bookstores in the country. Criteria for the award include clarity in mission and vision, expertise in buying for its target markets, innovation, successful events, and business efficiency. Vroman’s has also been recognized throughout the years for its excellent customer service, its extraordinary staff, its extensive book inventory, and its wide range of gifts, ranging from stationery, cards, and fine writing instruments to jewelry, handmade gifts, fair trade merchandise, candles, purses, scarves, and much more!
- Vroman’s is also famous for its world class author signings and events. The store hosts over 400 free community events a year including children’s storytimes, trivia nights, craft classes, bake-offs, and special launch parties, and has hosted such authors as President Bill Clinton, President Jimmy Carter, Irving Stone, Upton Sinclair, Ray Bradbury, David Sedaris, Salman Rushdie, Walter Mosely, Joan Didion, Barbara Walters, Anne Rice, Neil Gaiman, and Justice Sonia Sotomayor.Vroman’s Bookstore holds an important place in Southern California’s history. For many years, Vroman’s was the largest bookstore west of the Mississippi, and it continues to be the oldest and largest independent bookstore in Southern California.
Watermark Books & Café understand and value different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds that make each person unique. This includes an individual’s race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, disability, and sexual orientation.
- Since 1977, Watermark Books & Café has been Wichita’s Home for Books. As a local business, they value their customers whether online or in the store. Beyond selling books and welcoming you in the café to meet (or make) a friend over coffee or lunch, they connect to the community through donations, in-kind, volunteer, or financial. They sponsor author events featuring bestselling and soon-to-be-bestselling authors. They collaborate with non-profits, other local businesses, schools, churches, libraries, and other organizations that make their community what it is. Since 1996, Watermark Books & Café have been an anchor for the Lincoln Heights Village Shopping Center at the southwest corner of Douglas and Oliver.Watermark Books & Café offers book buyers an inspiring inventory, staff with knowledge and curiosity, and a place to gather for coffee or lunch. They are an incubator for passionate readers to learn about the ecosystem of books, and for the creation of a vibrant book culture in the city of Wichita and those they engage with through social media.
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JENNY ANNE HARMON
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