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Good day. Please I need tips and concrete ways to start and operate a lucrative bookshop business. Thank you

You need to understudy one to fully comprehend the business

dawnomike:
You need to understudy one to fully comprehend the business

Most people won't tell you.
I need info and contacts on where to buy some of these books at affordable rates

naijacutee:
A few questions:

Do you want to sell books or are you wanting to provide users with an experience?

If you just want to sell books, I think you should save your capital and don't get a shop. List your books on Konga.com and instead partner with same day logistics partners who will be able to deliver your books to your customers. The number of potential customers who will find you because they are looking for certain books online will far outnumber those who just happen to be walkijg by in front of your store.

If you want to provide an experience or a peivate library, them you can invest in a place. Perhaps, a sound-proof, air-conditioned space (or container) where people know they can come and come and read in peace without disturbance. With this model, you can just charge people a monthly membership of something like N2,000 - N3,000 and advertise your space.

The thing is that this sort of space could work anywhere - including a pre fab container.

My target market is mainly school's and individuals. My main concern now is sources where I can get the books in bulk at very good rates