RARA-AVIS: Bookstore Categories
Mbdlevin@aol.com
Thu, 21 Jan 1999 11:38:59 EST
My local mystery/crime book store has these sections: suspense,
hard-boiled
American (which is mostly P.I., I think), soft-boiled,
spy-thrillers, police
procedurals, crimes in other cultures, women sleuths, classic
mystery, and
British detectives. I might have missed one or two (there's
also a bargain
table, and a section of PBOs). I think it works out well for
buyer and
seller. A buyer can look by type and discover something he or
she wasn't
looking for. Because there is obviously overlap, one has to
look in more than
one place--which compels extra browsing and presumably extra
sales. Finally
though, the store works (at least the few times I've been
there) because the
staff is incredibly knowledgable.
Doug Levin
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