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December 2005 - Fiction Addiction |
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Our Bookseller of the Month for December was Fiction Addiction from Greenville, SC in the USA.
 My name is Jill Hendrix and I’m the owner of Fiction Addiction, a bookstore located in Greenville, SC. I started the store in 2001 as a used-only bookstore. Now, we also carry new books as well as audios, hardcovers, some nonfiction, and a few book accessories. We’ve got over 35,000 items, which are all listed on our website. We also sell on various online sites, such as Amazon, Alibris, and ABE.
I’ve always been an avid reader and after college I ended up working in book publishing in New York. As that pays peanuts, I soon switched to Internet startups, where I caught the startup fever and soon wanted to have my own company. When the last startup I was working for went out of business right as I got an offer on my apartment, it seemed the perfect time to make my dream a reality and so I moved home to Greenville and opened Fiction Addiction.
 Our best advertising for the store has been our store cat, Miles. He loves people, especially children. If he sees a child outside, he'll run up to the door and meow until they come inside. He also does tricks: he'll beg for treats and he'll shake hands. He's been great for generating word-of-mouth about the store. We have customers who specifically bring in out-of-town visitors just to see the cat. Of course, we do our best to see that they don't leave without a book as well!
Click here to visit FICTION ADDICTION
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