Remember all that talk about my wanting to start a website months before the store opened? A site where you could buy lots and lots of in-print titles through me and have them shipped to you directly from the wholesaler? Well, I'm having second thoughts about when I'll establish the website.
I'm going to create this type of site no matter what, but now I'm rethinking the timeline--think it'll probably be best to launch the site 1-3 months before opening instead of 6+ months before opening.
I had a phone meeting with ABA IndieCommerce web guru Matt Supko this afternoon, and he gave me a lot of good, 100% solicited advice. I'll still use funds generated from the photo show to go toward the website--I'll just launch the website a little later than planned. (My reasons for this are myriad--if you want to know more details or want to argue with me about it, I welcome your thoughts.)
Will anyone out there raise a fuss or be mad at me for delaying the site launch? Bring it! Please let me know what you're thinking.
One of my alternative plans is to let you contact me with a list of books you want; I'd get them from a publisher or wholesaler & then send them to you--heck, I'll even hand-deliver if you're in Athens. The shipping time would be longer than if you were to buy them through another website (ahhemm...non-sales-tax-paying Amazon), but you'd be buying locally and getting some good books!
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