Then the ABA got involved and took it to a national level. Participating bookstores across the U.S. and Canada have logos and window displays showing they are a Book Sense store. A national gift certificate program has also been developed that enables patrons to redeem a certificate at any Book Sense store. Each Book Sense member will have its own site where users can browse for books and music. When an order is placed from the Web site, however, the order will be facilitated by a central warehouse, but the majority of profits will go to the Book Sense store you were visiting.
Customers like to go online for books, but want to remain faithful patrons.
I believe this is really going to do good things for The Avid Reader and Book Sense members all over. So as the Davids of the bookstores unite together to launch that proverbial e-commerce rock, you can only ponder the fates of the Golaiths. The Internet can help level the playing field for entrepreneurs who compete with big companies. Among the best places to start looking for information on issues concerning commerce and the Internet, it contains a great deal of information and many links to other helpful sites. Also a good starting point for business-information searches, it covers subjects such as business administration, investment, marketing and sales, collections and resource organizations.