Comments on: Feedback

By: Applause for Marston: Who Gets Your Vote? « UKCBD: The Christian Bookshops Blog

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:35:52 +0000

[...] Feedback [...]

By: Andrew Lacey

Andrew Lacey — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:34:03 +0000

Phil, what about creating a string for ‘Thanks for GOOD service! or suchlike! It might encourage a few of us moaners to use the Blog to pass on some thanks for excellent service.

My first nomination would be Marston Christian Books division, who have processed & creditted our Christmas returns very quickly. The credit notes appeared on the January statement. This is excellent going, and is real ‘Sale or Return’- instead of waiting months to get the credit back.

Marston- much appreciated! Thank you.

By: Phil Groom

Phil Groom — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:39:27 +0000

Thanks Jean – was going to email you the link but you got there first — it certainly is creating a buzz!

By: Jean Whitnall

Jean Whitnall — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:27:17 +0000

Hi Phil

Read your comments about The Shack (thank you!) and can certainly reassure you as regards reprinting this title – we are looking at it on a daily basis and have pretty much not been out of stock since we published in July. Glad it is going so well for you and so many other booksellers – it is great to have a bestseller out there that is continuing to create a lot of buzz!

By: The Poverty and Justice Bible « UKCBD: The Christian Bookshops Blog

The Poverty and Justice Bible « UKCBD: The Christian Bookshops Blog — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:23:20 +0000

[...] (Originally posted under ‘Feedback’) [...]

By: John Duncan

John Duncan — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:51:39 +0000

I have been asked about the Poverty and Justice bible on one occasion a few months ago – the customer didn’t actually want to order it so I had a look for it and found it on Bible Society website but didn’t follow it up. I think it would be a bible I would very much like to stock and I hope HC get their finger out.

On this kind of subject, I am very concerned that Church Times are not making available the new teenage girl’s magazine Caris to the trade at all. I have been asked for this by several customers but have been told by CT that this is their policy because they cannot fund it. Since CT offer subscritions to their magazine at less than half price at Greenbelt, and have recently been giving away entire print runs free of charge, I find this ridiculous.

As well as this, Church Times will not give me terms to stock the Church Times itself which I can afford to take advantage of – I stocked CT for six months recently and made a £35 loss over the period. I cannot find anyone at the paper who will talk sense to me. Is anyone else in this situation?

By: John. A. Taylor

John. A. Taylor — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:20:50 +0000

I have recently had published my book, ‘The Path to Martyrdom’, the life story of the Tudor martyr Anne Askewe(Ayscough). It is the first book I have written. A synopsis etc. may be viewed on the Goldstar website. I am trying to find ways of publicising it and wondered if you might be interested in including details of it on your blog. It is a detailed insight into the struggle of women in Tudor society and particularly those wtih protestant views.

By: Jenifer

Jenifer — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:27:57 +0000

Hi,

I was researching your web site, and I believe that our Local Search Engine Optimization solutions could be a perfect fit for your business.

Do you have a moment this week to have a brief discussion about how we can benefit your business? I’d appreciate 10 minutes of your time to explore how we can help you continue to meet and exceed your business objectives.

Please advice with a date and time.

Thanks!

Kind Regards,
Jenifer
jenifer@gcmshoppingnetwork.com

By: Geoff Wallace

Geoff Wallace — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:06:19 +0000

Hi Phil

Here’s a possible one for your blog.

We have customers asking us for the Poverty and Justice Bible published by the Bible Society at £12.99. However, Bible Society won’t sell it to us because they can only sell it to individual customers and not to the trade. They say that Harper Collins hold the copyright for the CEV text. Sam at Harper Collins says “Hi Geoff, this is a bible society product and we have them special dispensation to create it using our material. We are trying to find a way to get this into the Christian trade through stl but currently the margin won’t work for any of us. But I will keep you informed of progress. Sam.”
However, Bible Society are now offering it at £9.99 so there must be some margin in it somewhere.
The annoying thing is that the Bible looks really good and innovative and I am sure would sell really well and highlight issues that Christians need to face.
What do other shops think?

Geoff

By: Phil Groom

Phil Groom — Fri, 02 May 2008 16:21:04 +0000

Hi Rosemary - I seem to remember one or two conversations with various people about Macs. Quite happy to offer what help I can as and when time permits... all depends on what sort of help you're looking for, of course: Apple's support pages are probably the best place to start — Switch 101 gives all sorts of advice on switching from PC to Mac, for instance; and don't miss the discussion forums, where you can share your experiences with other Mac users... You may also find Doug Chaplin's Switching to a Mac pages helpful...