Comments on: The Chinaberry Commitment http://blog.chinaberry.com/2010/09/the-chinaberry-commitment/ The Meeting Place for the Chinaberry Community Sun, 19 May 2013 04:21:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Joy http://blog.chinaberry.com/2010/09/the-chinaberry-commitment/#comment-15149 Joy Thu, 04 Nov 2010 20:35:17 +0000 http://blog.chinaberry.com/?p=3077#comment-15149 I really value your book reviews; I love finding books that I might have missed otherwise. We get most of our books from the library, however, and I'm sure that many customers in your demographic are also conscious about how much material stuff they accumulate. Would one forward-thinking solution be to offer a subscription to your full list of reviews and only sell a few books in your catalog? I would gladly pay an annual fee to access your book recommendations (and if it were available online, you could earn "click through" fees from those giant online bookstores without having to stock the items yourselves). I really value your book reviews; I love finding books that I might have missed otherwise. We get most of our books from the library, however, and I’m sure that many customers in your demographic are also conscious about how much material stuff they accumulate. Would one forward-thinking solution be to offer a subscription to your full list of reviews and only sell a few books in your catalog? I would gladly pay an annual fee to access your book recommendations (and if it were available online, you could earn “click through” fees from those giant online bookstores without having to stock the items yourselves).

]]> By: Chinaberry http://blog.chinaberry.com/2010/09/the-chinaberry-commitment/#comment-15146 Chinaberry Thu, 04 Nov 2010 19:59:14 +0000 http://blog.chinaberry.com/?p=3077#comment-15146 We’ve been so touched by the response to Ann’s Dear Friends letters about the need to feature a smaller number of books in our catalog and website. We’ve received letters, emails, and phone calls from concerned customers and would like to share some with you: I read and heed the words about ordering books from you. Only not doing so now because I have such a good store of them from many years as a Chinaberry customer. Good Luck. -AB Read your Dear Friends letter...Just want to tell you how much I appreciate your work. I use many of your books in my 6-9 yr. elementary classroom. I love the thoughtful book reviews. Keep up the good work -KW Thank you for existing. I look forward to your catalogue every month. I read the note to readers. I am saddened. And motivated to try to help keep you in business. Keep the great reviews coming. -JM Dear Chinaberry, I value your catalog selections and shop with you. -LB I'm sad to see your book offerings are less this year. We have been loyal Chinaberry customers for years I couldn't imagine Christmas without Chinaberry. -DB I have loved your catalogue since my children were born 11 and 13 years ago and we have many of your books. I am shopping exclusively with you this year because you provide a service not available elsewhere. Thank you. -KH I'm sad to see your book offerings are less this year. We have been loyal Chinaberry customers for years I couldn't imagine Christmas without Chinaberry. -DB We’ve been so touched by the response to Ann’s Dear Friends letters about the need to feature a smaller number of books in our catalog and website. We’ve received letters, emails, and phone calls from concerned customers and would like to share some with you:

I read and heed the words about ordering books from you. Only not doing so now because I have such a good store of them from many years as a Chinaberry customer. Good Luck.
-AB

Read your Dear Friends letter…Just want to tell you how much I appreciate your work. I use many of your books in my 6-9 yr. elementary classroom. I love the thoughtful book reviews. Keep up the good work
-KW

Thank you for existing. I look forward to your catalogue every month. I read the note to readers. I am saddened. And motivated to try to help keep you in business. Keep the great reviews coming.
-JM

Dear Chinaberry, I value your catalog selections and shop with you.
-LB

I’m sad to see your book offerings are less this year. We have been loyal Chinaberry customers for years I couldn’t imagine Christmas without Chinaberry.
-DB

I have loved your catalogue since my children were born 11 and 13 years ago and we have many of your books. I am shopping exclusively with you this year because you provide a service not available elsewhere. Thank you.
-KH

I’m sad to see your book offerings are less this year. We have been loyal Chinaberry customers for years I couldn’t imagine Christmas without Chinaberry.
-DB

]]> By: Sheila at Chinaberry http://blog.chinaberry.com/2010/09/the-chinaberry-commitment/#comment-14589 Sheila at Chinaberry Tue, 19 Oct 2010 18:25:13 +0000 http://blog.chinaberry.com/?p=3077#comment-14589 Thank you for writing about Chinaberry on your blog – we saw your post and appreciate you taking the time to write such a thoughtful piece about Chinaberry. We are truly fortunate to have your support! And I agree with your comment about looking forward to buying children’s books for little ones. I have to hold myself back since my own boys are in their teens! Thank you for writing about Chinaberry on your blog – we saw your post and appreciate you taking the time to write such a thoughtful piece about Chinaberry. We are truly fortunate to have your support!

And I agree with your comment about looking forward to buying children’s books for little ones. I have to hold myself back since my own boys are in their teens!

]]> By: frugalscholar http://blog.chinaberry.com/2010/09/the-chinaberry-commitment/#comment-14042 frugalscholar Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:34:41 +0000 http://blog.chinaberry.com/?p=3077#comment-14042 This is a very moving piece. I'm going to write about it on my blog. Can't wait till I have little ones to buy books for. This is a very moving piece. I’m going to write about it on my blog. Can’t wait till I have little ones to buy books for.

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