Comments on: Answering Bill http://christianbookshopsblog.org.uk/2008/04/15/answering-bill/ An Independent Voice in the UK Christian Book Trade Sat, 26 May 2012 06:04:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: The Future Shape of Christian Bookselling « UKCBD: The Christian Bookshops Blog http://christianbookshopsblog.org.uk/2008/04/15/answering-bill/#comment-4395 Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:47:56 +0000 http://ukcbd.wordpress.com/?p=17#comment-4395 [...] Answering Bill: Phil Groom, 15/04/2008 [...]

]]> By: Christian Bookshops — who needs them? « UKCBD: The Christian Bookshops Blog http://christianbookshopsblog.org.uk/2008/04/15/answering-bill/#comment-4349 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:03:04 +0000 http://ukcbd.wordpress.com/?p=17#comment-4349 [...] not everyone, it seems, is convinced. In April I responded to Bill Kahusac praying for a Christian bookshop to be closed down and since then I’ve come across several others who don’t like what they’re [...]

]]> By: paulio http://christianbookshopsblog.org.uk/2008/04/15/answering-bill/#comment-6 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:02:54 +0000 http://ukcbd.wordpress.com/?p=17#comment-6 Hmm, maybe I should not admit to this but I also often find Christian bookshops to be a sobering experience. Partially because of the way that they present themselves and, subsequently, the message they contain and partially because the ghettoisation of the religious message is a mixed message in and of itself.

The Ameracanisation of content is also somewhat demoralising as well – especially with no attempt to regionalise the content – so that all given I suppose it’s all sounding pretty negative.

Apart from all that I’m thankful that there is a place where we can rely on finding books which cry out when mouths remain silent at times and I’ve often found gems of truth that stay with me in turbulent times. I haven’t come out of a Christian bookshop praying for it to close yet, but I have come out of many in a very thoughtful mood.

Advice for shops? Look at what the other shops on the high street do and copy! Don’t try and sell too much (my local Christian shop packs so much in that everything looks cramped and overbearing) and personally I’d say don’t look at what the chain tells you to stock and to sell but sell the books/objects which make the most impact to Christian and non. And Veggie Tales t-shirts in adult sizes please.

]]> By: ukcbdnews http://christianbookshopsblog.org.uk/2008/04/15/answering-bill/#comment-4 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:21:47 +0000 http://ukcbd.wordpress.com/?p=17#comment-4 Hi Bill, and thanks for that encouraging response: much appreciated.

]]> By: Bill Cahusac http://christianbookshopsblog.org.uk/2008/04/15/answering-bill/#comment-3 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:01:54 +0000 http://ukcbd.wordpress.com/?p=17#comment-3 Hi Phil
Thanks for your comment on my post and for the response on your blog.
You are of course absolutely right – the shop I was writing about (which was not in London) does not in any way represent the many brilliant Christian bookshops I have visited in London (and elsewhere) where the staff were friendly and helpful and the shops themselves looked fantastic, and that was what made me so sad.

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