Media, Print and Publishing - Bookseller
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Media, Print and Publishing - Bookseller
RAG SCORE
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Overview
Booksellers buy books from publishers or wholesalers and sell them on to customers.
Key Activities
- Serve customers and take payments
- Make suggestions and give advice about the books available
- Review books for in-store reviews or book clubs
- Organise in-store promotional events
- Monitor stock levels and create book displays
- Work with publishing companies and order new stock
- Process online orders
- Complete admin tasks like accounting, order distribution, arranging deliveries and returns
Workplace
You could work at a store.
Working Hours
Booksellers tend to work between 39 to 41 hours a week. You could work evenings, weekends and bank holidays.
Salary
Starting: £14,000
Experienced: £30,000
Qualifications
You can apply directly for jobs. You'll usually need 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), including English and maths. You'll have an advantage if you have previous experience of:
- retail or online sales
- customer service
- publishing
You'll need a broad range of reading interests and an enthusiasm for books.
You may need specialist knowledge for some bookshops. For example:
- comic art for a shop that sells graphic novels
- classic literature for rare or antiquarian books
- art history for specialist art publications