Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2005 09:30:01 -0400
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at press.jhu.edu>
To: <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: The joys of working in a bookstore
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

>
>>>> sgs at aginc.net 4/6/2005 11:37:07 AM >>>
>Elspeth Kovar wrote:
>> At 05:55 PM 4/4/2005, [Michael] wrote:
>>  >http://www.sob-story.com/2004/pre2004/09.html
>>
>> At 10:11 AM 4/5/05, Candy Madigan wrote:
>>
>>>Oh that's so true.  I had a friend who worked at B Dalton's people
>used to
>>>come up to her and ask for "that book on Oprah, the one with the
>green
>>>cover, you know, the author had a beard."
>>
>> I once worked at a Crown Books and could find the book they
>wanted.
>>
>> Elspeth
>
>I'd think that knowing what books Oprah was pushing would be
>Required
>Knowledge for people in bookstores.

*mumble* years ago it was absolutely neccessary to know what author
Phil Donohue has on.

> Heaven forbid you'd have to
>watch
>the show, but there should be a "cheat sheet" somewhere.

Usually we received a message via the *new* PoS register about the
book.  Then it was quite easy to to respond to the "it has a red cover"
description.

mjw

>
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