The Agatha Christie Book Collection continues to work well for us. While volumes are not large, supply is consistent and our customers loyal. Customers receive a text message when the next issue is in. We easily track who has collected and who has not as each customer’s copy has their name and barcode. The labour invested is minimal. This is a somewhat rare example of an efficient and reliable part series. More please.
I know copyright comes in to it, but I reckon there would be a following for Biggles, Dickens, Shakespeare, Neville Shute, Ion Idreiss ah well, we can only dream
Trains ,pirate ships ,knitting have been an absolute nightmare to deal with just about had enough of partworks
I used to love partworks, they were my third largest category behind Weeklies and Motoring. Poor supply has killed them off for me. They have become an embarrassment to the point I will no longer take new customer putaways. I am down over 50% due to lack of supply.
Same here Bill, in fact I’m considering doing the same as the only other newsagent in town and not stocking partworks beyond the first 3 issues. This is complete about turn in my attitude to part works but poor supply is doing more harm than good to my business not the least because it is a nightmare to administer now for a small margin.