When you walk into a chain bookstore, the first books you are going to see are the ones that the publisher is paying them to display. Not so at The Vermont Book Shop. While we can take advantage of "co-op" and be remunerated (compensated? bribed?) for placing certain books at the front of the store or in our newsletter, we never rely on it as a sole criterion for placement. Instead, we buy, feature, and recommend the books that we think have merit and will appeal to our unique market. We're not as disciplined as we should be about writing "shelf-talkers," but ask any one of us and we'll have an opinion to share with you about something we've recently read.
