May Letter
Notice the warm weather, the spring days, and our hand extended……asking for your help!
The continuing downturn in the economy, the loss of a local bank, and foreclosures, have affected ALL of us. Soon I will be the only business in this building, just as I was when I opened in October of 2006. In time,
this corner, once again, will be one of the best locations in Greeley…and our store, through all of this economic turmoil… will still be meeting the reading needs of our community. I am so proud of the store and its
accomplishments as a truly locally owned INDENPENDENT business. We thank so many….JUST SO MANY…of you for your continued and needed support!!
Now, I NEED YOUR HELP. What we need most….RIGHT NOW…. is financial support. What I am asking is for 100 people to give $50 as a contribution to An Open Book. Specifically, I need cash contributions the rest of the month of May and the first week in June so that I can keep the circle of book lovers as loyal customers of AN OPEN BOOK. If anyone is interested in being a partner/investor or can help us obtain a reliable source of funding, that would help immensely. Your help keeping this wonderful community bookstore alive, throughout the current business recession, is so appreciated!
Some of the changes I am sadly being forced to implement include the “sun setting” (temporarily I hope) on our Customer Loyalty program. Please use (or lose) your $10 credits by June 30th. So many of you already have asked us to keep that credit…and have asked how else you could support us. We thank you for that!
Also, we are asking for pre-payment on any USED book order that is placed. No pre-payment on new books, and we will hold all special orders for two weeks. Please let us know if you need an extension of time and we’ll be happy to hold the book longer for you.
A 1% discount for all purchases paid with cash or check will begin June 1. (It is amazing how much businesses have to pay to swipe a card…debit or credit)
We will continue to give schools and book clubs their 20% discount… Our center monthly “theme” table will hold additional books at 20% discount.
We all share the love of books and reading and the wonderful atmosphere of An Open Book lends itself to other ways to expanding our clientele.
- Consider starting a book club and meeting here.
- Host a birthday party, wedding shower, or baby shower in our cozy bookstore.
- Register your baby shower book requests at An Open Book LLC
- Join the circle of happy knitters at our open knitting sessions every Monday from 4-6pm.
- Come to our author events.
- Tell friends and acquaintances about our store.
- Bring your office staff for an early morning meeting…coffee provided!