Steal this Idea: Book Buying Tips

Museums must have books for sale. It is important that your museum be a jumping off point on someone’s learning journey.

But books are rarely good sellers at a museum gift shop.

So why do we see so few museums use the same techniques a good bookstore does in highlighting its selections with messages from the staff?

Museums aren’t always great places to learn, but they are great places to inspire learning. Leading someone who has just seen an exciting exhibit to a book or other resource that will be their next step should be considered a part of that exhibit.

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Steal This Idea is a new series of blog posts designed to promote some of the best heritage practices that we observe around the globe. We hope you’ll find these as inspiring as we do!