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Welcome to the First ‘All about Alzheimer’s’ Carnival

Liz Lewis — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:03:02 +0000

Welcome to the very first ‘All about Alzheimer’s’ Carnival. We’ve some interesting articles about Alzheimer’s for you to read. Check them out…

Doug from My-Caboodle presents Two Things I’m Learning about Alzheimer’s, discussing how Alzheimer’s runs in his family and how it is affecting him and his family

The Whited Sepulchre presents Alzheimer’s and Storage Buildings saying, “This was the first writing that I ever posted on my blog. Therefore, no one ever read it. Thanks for providing this forum ! ! My Father-in-law has Alzheimer’s, and I recently had to clean out some storage buildings behind his house. The arrangement of the “stuff” inside the buildings was a perfect metaphor for the mind of an Alzheimer’s victim. The newer material was jumbled and useless. The older objects had value.”

Laura Spencer, guest blogging at Home Biz Notes writes about The Home Business Juggling Game & Alzheimer’s discussing how she juggled a home business and caring for her father when he had Alzheimer's.

Alvaro Fernandez at Sharp Brains suggests Jogging our Brains for Brain Vitality, Healthy Aging-and Intelligence! looking at commentary on several recent articles on the importance of cognitive exercise, which may contribute to delaying Alzheimer’s related symptoms.

Darlene from Interview Chatter looks at the job of caregiving for Alzheimer’s patients and how to prepare for an interview in Preparing for Careers in Human Services

Yvonne Russell from Home Biz Notes looks at setting up Your Specialty Home Based Alzheimer’s Bookstore giving suggestions on how to operate a home based bookstore featuring books about Alzheimer’s disease and caregiving.

Beth from AGIS CareStation Blog couldn’t decide which post to add to the Carnival so she sent two. Normally, you can only send in one post per carnival but like Beth, I couldn’t decide which one to include so Ive posted both. One post addresses Here but not here – How to Deal with Ambiguous Loss and the other Alzheimer’s Memory Loss Faster Among Well-Educated

And here at Alzheimer’s Note’s, Mary Emma Allen remembers some of the highlights of helping a family member with Alzheimer’s Disease and discusses how this helps form a family bond among the generations and creates a legacy in I Remember When…An Alzheimer’s Journey.

So that’s it for the very first All about Alzheimer’s Carnival. Thanks to all you who sent in articles. It’s been fun. Lots of interesting posts to read and explore. Hope you’ve enjoyed it.

The All About Alzheimer’s Carnival will be back again next month on the 19th of January. We hope you can join us then.

You can submit to the next edition of all about alzheimer’s using our carnival submission form

Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page

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Welcome to the First ‘All about Alzheimer’s’ Carnival

Your Specialty Home Based Alzheimer’s Bookstore – Publisher Discount Basics

Mary Emma Allen — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 22:13:43 +0000

Today we have Guest Blogger, Yvonne Russell, who answers questions about establishing a home based Alzheimer’s Bookstore. Welcome, Yvonne, to Alzheimer’s Notes.

Your Specialty Home Based Alzheimer’s Bookstore

You’re all fired up to start your own specialist home based bookstore. You’ve chosen your topic, and decided whether your market is face to face customers, web based, or both. Either way, you’ll need books, business savvy and some bookstore operating know how.

Reader Questions – Bookstore Operating Know How

As a follow up to Mary Emma’s post, Would you like to open a home based Alzheimer’s bookstore?, Kathy from Know It Alz says a bookstore could be a great addition to her blog. She asks “How do I get permission to resell the books on my website? How many do you have to sell to get a good discount, etc.?”

My Response – Publisher Discounts & Trading Terms

Kathy, I’m assuming you’re referring to selling new books. My suggestion is to choose one or two publishers with a good range of Alzheimer’s related titles, and ask them to send you an account application. Find out their trading terms. While terms vary, many publishers have a starting discount of 30-40% and a minimum order requirement of $150-$300.

As your bookstore business grows, and you have a higher turnover with a particular publisher, you may be able to renegotiate discounts. This may include special one off terms e.g. a higher discount for a very large quantity firm sale (no return).

Why Just One or Two Publishers?

If a customer orders a book you don’t have in stock, you’ll need to put in your minimum order. If you repeat this with a number of suppliers, you can soon end up with a supply which far outweighs demand. You can always add more publishers as you grow.

Remaindered Books – A Good Discount Book Source

Remaindered books in bargain bookstores and factory outlets are usually cheap enough to allow room to add your own profit margin. If you come across a great title, grab a few copies and sell them at a special price or at full price. You can also use them as prizes or for value adding.

Check that they don’t have a remaindered stripe on the book itself before you buy. Often these books have been cleared out from the publishers, only because they didn’t sell well in mainstream bookstores. They may be perfect for you.

Ebook on Starting a Home Based Specialty Bookstore

This basic advice related to Kathy’s Alzheimer’s bookstore applies equally to any home based specialty bookstore. I am in the process of writing an ebook on starting a home based specialty bookstore, so feel free to ask any further questions or make suggestions in the comments here. If you are interested in being notified when the ebook is available, you can contact me using the contact form at my blog.

Yvonne Russell is a freelance writer who blogs at Grow Your Writing Business , Home Biz Notes and Small Biz Mentor. She has operated and sold a number of businesses including an award winning bookstore, which started life as a home based bookstore. She is also the director of The People People, a small training and development business.

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Your Specialty Home Based Alzheimer’s Bookstore – Publisher Discount Basics

Coming this Week at Alzheimer’s Notes

Mary Emma Allen — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 02:15:47 +0000

This week at Alzheimer’s Notes, we’re having two guests.

Monday, Sept. 10, Yvonne Russell , from Grow Your Writing Business, will write a guest post. After I posted, Would You Like to Open a Home-Based Alzheimer’s Bookstore, there were questions regarding the establishment of one. So Yvonne is answering some of those in her post.

On Friday, September 14, I shall interview author Carol Odell. She wrote the book, Mothering Mother, and is on a virtual blog tour this month.

Incidentally, Carol is running a contest connected with her blog tour. Learn more about this and how you can enter by visiting her web site, www.mothering-mother.com .

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Coming this Week at Alzheimer’s Notes

Would You Like to Open a Home-Based Alzheimer’s Bookstore?

Mary Emma Allen — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:00:19 +0000

Have you had trouble finding books or audios to help you understand Alzheimer’s and encourage you with your caregiving duties? Have you searched for a book that will explain to children why Grandma or Grandpa doesn’t know them? Would you find a book helpful when dealing with a spouse who has dementia?

But you have a challenge locating them. So you’ve wondered, “Why don’t I start a bookstore to help others obtain these books?” However, you don’t know where to start.

Over at Home Biz Notes, guest blogger Yvonne Russell provides advice and suggestions for starting a home based bookstore, whether it’s one where customers come to your home shop or you sell solely online. In Start Your Own Specialist Home Based Bookstore, Yvonne discusses how to research before starting your business, how and where to obtain your books, how to find a niche…in short, many tips to start you on the way to success rather than failure with a specialty bookstore.

The information Yvonne offers at her Home Biz Notes post gives some great information to start you thinking, researching, planning, and actually setting up a bookstore, if that seems feasible.

(Yvonne Russell is a freelance writer who blogs at Grow Your Writing Business. She has operated and sold a number of businesses including an award winning bookstore. She also is the director of People People, a small development and training business.)

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Would You Like to Open a Home-Based Alzheimer’s Bookstore?