Just wanted to add...

[msagara]

That I am rambling. I'm not saying anything that hasn't been said before. I'm glossing over things instead of examing the minutiae. If there's anything I've said that's not clear -- or if there's anything that's counter to your own experience, please don't hesitate to point it out!

And if there's anything that needs clarifying, don't hesitate to ask. I haven't figured out yet how to wedge agents, and the question of agents, into the ramble itself -- but I think it's in part because I'm presenting much of the process from the bookstore angle rather than the writer angle. Every writer is eventually going to deal with the agent question, and every writer is going to deal with editors and by extension, publishers. But people have varied ideas about bookstores, and I'm mulling about those at the moment.

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[phantom_wolfboy]

And, where many of us may be writers, and may someday be successful writers (or not), the experience of bookstore manager is somewhat rarer. You've already raised some points I hadn't even thought of, never mind about.