{"id":24223,"date":"2013-09-16T18:37:25","date_gmt":"2013-09-16T13:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bharatestates.com\/blog\/?p=24223"},"modified":"2020-06-15T03:41:10","modified_gmt":"2020-06-14T22:11:10","slug":"bookstore-decor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bharatestates.com\/blog\/bookstore-decor\/","title":{"rendered":"Bookstore D\u00e9cor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-24224\" alt=\"bookstore\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bharatestates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/bookstore.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" \/>At one time reading was a necessity. There was no TV, radio or internet. Therefore all the information came from printed materials. Those days are long gone and with every new technology that is invading our lives, books are being pushed a little further away. Even people who love reading are buying books over the internet or opting for an e-version of the book. But the distinct importance of a bookstore remains because nothing can compare the feel of physically and personally touching and choosing a book before reading a book.However since the days when books were an utter necessity are gone a book store has changed as well. It helps to sell more books if you can entice possible customers, give them a nice shopping experience and help them make a purchase. A good book store d\u00e9cor can attract customers more than a drab one.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bharatestates.com\/blog\/display-window-decor\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Display Window<\/strong><\/a>: Put new releases and books that are most in demand in the display window. This will make the customers step into the store.<strong>Shelves<\/strong>: Arrange the books on the shelves neatly. There is no turn off worse than a messy shelf of books in a bookstore. Do not place the books too tightly on the shelves wither because customers will be pulling out books. If you place them too tightly pulling on may result in dropping many others. This can be troublesome for the customers as well as harmful for the books.<strong>Stacking<\/strong>: If you are going to place books on top of each other make sure you place several copies of the same book on top of the other. No one will like to dig through the entire stack to see if it has the book they are looking for.<strong>Horizontal arrangement<\/strong>: It is a bad idea to place books on a flat brad low rack with their ribs facing towards the customer. It is very difficult to read the book titles in such an arrangement.<strong>Genre<\/strong>: Arrange books according to genre like fiction, non-fiction, graphic novel, poetry etc in different sections. Label them broadly and neatly to make it easier for buyers to find what they are looking for.<strong>Alphabetica<\/strong>l: You can arrange the books alphabetically as well. Arrange the last names of the alphabetically to create this order.<strong>Aisle<\/strong>: Leave enough space between book cases so that at least two people can easily pass each other on the aisle while browsing through books.<strong>Sitting Arrangement<\/strong>: Place a few comfortable chairs or sofas or bean bags here and there. These are to invite people to sit and read for a while if they chose to. People like to know exactly what they are buying before they buy a book. More often people who had no intension of buying may get so drawn into a plot by reading the first few pages that they might buy the book.<strong>Wall Space<\/strong>: Choose what other d\u00e9cor you may want to use. Chances are you might not have enough wall space to invest in for wall d\u00e9cor because you will want almost all your walls to be lines with bookcases. But do not let them go entirely bare. Put up a few posters here and there (not advertisements).\u00a0 If you have a high roof you can use graphics depicting famous characters from famous books or well known writes. However if you have a mid century building with unique architectural features, don\u2019t spoil it.<strong>Children\u2019s Section<\/strong>: Make the children\u2019s section a little more special. Color the shelves in more vibrant shades and place some toys around the section. Even if the children are not making the purchase this sort of d\u00e9cor makes the section easier to spot.<strong>Create a different center of focus every day<\/strong>: It is like taking a few books, placing them nicely on a table creating variously elevated levels by stacking the books and putting them under a title like \u2018new releases\u2019, \u2018books your children should love\u2019, \u2018books made into movies\u2019, \u2018authors shortlisted for the Booker Prize\u2019 etc.<span style=\"left:100%;display:inline-block;position:fixed\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rusbankinfo.ru\/\">\u0437\u0430\u0439\u043c \u043d\u0430 \u043a\u0430\u0440\u0442\u0443 \u0431\u0435\u0437 \u043e\u0442\u043a\u0430\u0437\u043e\u0432 \u043a\u0440\u0443\u0433\u043b\u043e\u0441\u0443\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u043e<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/rusbankinfo.ru\/credits.html\">\u0432\u0437\u044f\u0442\u044c \u043a\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0438\u0442 \u043e\u043d\u043b\u0430\u0439\u043d<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At one time reading was a necessity. 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