To help you with the planning of your new bookshop, we run a training course, Introduction to Bookselling, which is tutored for us by award-winning bookseller Patrick Neale, who runs Jaffé & Neale Bookshop & Café in Chipping Norton. 

The course runs once or twice a year and has been designed to provide a thorough grounding in every aspect of bookselling.
 

The autumn 2026 course is now sold out. The next course will be held online in the spring of 2027, date tbc. Please contact Kate Gunning, if you would like to be informed when the date has been set: [email protected] 

 
We also run a yearly course tailored uniquely for those based in Ireland. The next Irish course will take place ONLINE ONLY in late spring/early summer 2027.  The course is suitable for those contemplating opening a bookshop in Ireland as well as for booksellers who have recently set themselves up in business; and if you are a manager with one or more new booksellers keen to learn more about the business, then this course is also for them. It is not suitable for those based in the UK. Full details will be posted nearer the time.


 
Do also take a look at our other resources for new and aspiring booksellers.