Cold calling a bookshop in Alaska to ask questions

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Homer Bookstore

"The Homer Bookstore, sells new books to what's obviously a more intellectually demanding market than most."

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The video taps into the relatable experience of discovering new books and the charm of independent bookstores, while the creator's direct and engaging approach to cold-calling a business in a unique location adds an element of novelty and curiosity.

Summary

The creator cold calls Homer Bookstore in Alaska to ask about their favorite books and their experience as a bookstore in Alaska. They discuss two recommended books, "Stone Yard Devotional" and "Monk and Robot," and the unique atmosphere of the bookstore.

Structure

1Introduction and purpose of the call
2Recommendation of "Stone Yard Devotional"
3Recommendation of "Monk and Robot"
4Discussion about being a bookstore in Alaska

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Cold calling a bookstore in Alaska to ask them some questions about books. A big thank you to Homer Bookstore in Homer, Alaska! Had a delightful conversation. Books recommended: 🧈Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood 🧈Monk and Robot by Becky Chambers 👇Comment a bookstore I should call next! Follow me for more. #BookTok #bookstore #coldcalling

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Cold calling a bookshop in Alaska to ask questions Homer Bookstore Homer, Alaska Potential Green | Booktok call one in Alaska! THE BOOK STORE THIS IS. HEY THERE. UM, MY NAME IS BRADEN. I MAKE VIDEOS ABOUT BOOKS. I WAS HOPING TO ASK YOU A COUPLE QUICK QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE A MOMENT FOR ME. WHAT DO YOU. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW? YEAH, WELL. WELL, FIRST I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW WHAT YOUR FAVOURITE BOOK IS. MY FAVORITE BOOK OF THIS YEAR IS STONE YARD DEVOTIONAL, THE NOVEL BY CHARLOTTE WOOD. IT'S ABOUT A WOMAN WHO JOINS A CONVENT IN THE AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK; AND THEN THE CONVENT IS SUBJECT TO A MOUTH PLAGUE. TO. TO A PLAGUE? YEAH. A MOUTH PLAGUE. MOUTH PLAGUE. THAT'S FANTASTIC. WHAT? KIND OF GO TO BOOKS. YOU RECOMMEND? UM, MONK AND ROBOT IT'S ABOUT A TEEN MONK WHO WANTS TO FIND MEANING IN LIFE. SO SHE WANDERS OFF THROUGH THE WOODS AND MAKES FRIENDS WITH A LITTLE ROBOT. THAT SOUNDS LOVELY. YOU KNOW, BEING A BOOKSHOP IN ALASKA, DO YOU GET, LIKE A. LIKE, PRETTY HIGH TRAFFIC? DO YOU HAVE A LOT OF READERS? HUGE, HUGE READING COMMUNITY. YEAH, IN THE WINTER, UM, AND WE HAVE LOTS OF SUMMER, AND WE'RE TOURIST TRAFFIC, WE HAVE. WE HAVE A LOT OF READERS HERE. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE REALLY INTO? JUST THE. THE SMELL OF BOOKS? OH, YES. EVERY MORNING YOU OPEN THE DOOR AND YOU'RE HIT WITH THE PAPER SMELL, AND IT'S EXCELLENT. NICE. THANK YOU. YOU'VE BEEN WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. TO HOMER BOOKSTORE IN HOMER, ALASKA. Comment questions, bookstores, and Follow for more! COMMENT WITH THE BOOKSTORE I SHOULD CALL NEXT. A QUESTION I SHOULD ASK, AND MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW ALONG TO SEE MORE.

Transcript

Cold calling a bookshop in Alaska to ask them some questions. Hey there. Um, my name is Braden. I make videos about books. I was hoping to ask you a couple quick questions if you have a moment for me. What do you. What do you wanna know? Yeah, well. Well, first I would love to know what your favourite book is. My favorite book of this year is Stone Yard Devotional, the novel by Charlotte Wood. It's about a woman who joins a convent in the Australian Outback, and then the convent is subject to a mouth plague. To. To a plague? Yeah. A mouth plague. Mouth plague. That's fantastic. What? Kind of go to books. You recommend? Um, Monk and Robot. It's about a teen monk who wants to find meaning in life. So she wanders off through the woods and makes friends with a little robot. That sounds lovely. You know, being a bookshop in Alaska, do you get, like a, like, pretty high traffic? Do you have a lot of readers? Huge, huge reading community. Yeah, in the winter, um, and we have lots of summer, and we're tourist traffic. We have. We have a lot of readers here. Is that something that you're really into? Just the. The smell of books? Oh, yes. Every morning you open the door and you're hit with the paper smell, and it's excellent. Nice. Thank you. You've been wonderful. Thank you. To Homer Bookstore in Homer, Alaska. Comment questions, bookstores, and Follow for more! Comment with the bookstore I should call next. A question I should ask, and make sure to follow along to see more.