Saturday 05/30/2026
Saturday started with a meeting of section managers at FOPAL. Sven, the volunteer manager, wanted to get everyone on the same page re pricing and other things. He says that over half of the people who come to our sales are regulars, repeaters. And a good fraction of them are resellers, people buying books to resell (where? I don’t know). On that account he wants the books on the shelves to turn over, not stay around waiting for the one buyer who would want that book. A book that has lasted through three sale weekends should go to the bargain room. And a book that is initially priced higher than our base price ($2 paper, $3 hardback) should be marked down for its second and third sales. OK. Not a big change for me. Some managers pushed back. Classic fiction lady said she would never oust Charles Dickens.
From there I picked up a couple of power bars for lunch and drove on to the Museum where I led a tour at 1pm. Private group, nice folks, seemed to enjoy themselves.
Back home for a nap and then at 5:30 met with Joanne to walk to the restaurant Ettan for some Indian food. It was good, but not sensational. Got ice creams at Salt&Straw and walked home eating them.
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