Great idea. Don't carry physical books at all; maybe just a postcard-size flyer to advertise a particular text. Buy the postcard--which could be signed by the author--and get a code to download the book. Turn the spaces into, a la FNAC, exhibition spaces, deliberately permitting 'cataloging' of similar products.
Keep in mind that the publishers don't really have skin in the game. Theirs, at least in the U.S., is wholly a consignment business.
Put in an Espresso Book Machine for those who want paper copies.
Make the stores membership only: blend bookstores and libraries. Offer an experience not obtainable elsewhere.
Keep in mind that the publishers don't really have skin in the game. Theirs, at least in the U.S., is wholly a consignment business.
Put in an Espresso Book Machine for those who want paper copies.
Make the stores membership only: blend bookstores and libraries. Offer an experience not obtainable elsewhere.