Bookstore Inventory Management and Consultation Services
Ghostbuyers provides services for independent booksellers.
Consultation/coaching, remote buying services, opening inventory help, and online courses that teach the art and science of buying stock for your bookstore.
Ghostbuyers focuses on buying and inventory management.
Inventory that works as hard as you do.
Running a business is difficult, time-consuming, and sometimes maddening. Helping customers, unclogging the toilet, shelving books, figuring out the schedule when an employee calls in sick… on top of all of this, BUYING.
The books never stop coming!
Your inventory is your biggest investment and it can bring you success or drag your business down.
Ghostbuyers is a professional service that focuses on buying. We help you create a unique, interesting, and above all else, profitable inventory. Whether through training and consultation on your buying processes, or taking over some or even all of your buying, the goal is your store’s thriving success.
Ghostbuyers is a great resource for:
- Brand new stores
- Not-yet-open stores
- New buyers at existing stores
- Training for booksellers
Service Levels Overview:
Hourly Consultation
- Strategic Buying and Inventory Management
- Industry Engagement and Workflow Efficiency
- Data-Driven Evaluation and Growth Planning
Buying Services:
Backlist Reordering Service
Includes scheduled returns recommendations
Frontlist Ordering Service
Timely pre-publication ordering based on your store’s unique needs and personality
Full Book Ordering Service
Frontlist
Backlist
Includes scheduled returns recommendations
Opening Inventory Service
Creating your new store’s initial inventory orders. Flexible options to help you get your shelves right how you want them before you open.
Online Courses
Online courses for purchase. Deep dives into specific topics, presented in an easy conversational format. No quizzes, no classes, learn at your own pace.
We currently have one course, with more coming all the time.
