Dear Loyal Customer, thank you for your support

This past week many of our customers expressed concern about the future of bookstores everywhere.

We thank you for your words of support and we want to share these thoughts with you.

Bookselling is a changing and evolving business.  While we are constantly striving to provide an engaging experience with authors and books for our customers, there are a myriad of choices for entertainment in the information age.  We feel it is our role to continue to advocate for the book, and our extensive Author Events series combined with our store's knowledgeable staff is a reflection of our commitment.  We have been selling books for 35 years, and we will continue to focus on books in a sustainable and engaging manner.  Books are the catalyst for great conversations, and they endure as the most effective experience for your imagination.  Books tell stories, and your Community Bookseller exists to help you discover new stories to entertain, enlighten, and enliven your days and nights.  We believe in the book, and we stand behind our belief every day.

We always need the help of our community of readers.  In order for Rainy Day Books to remain a vibrant part of the cultural fabric of Kansas City, your support is vital.  There are many ways to support Rainy Day Books, beginning with your ability to spread the word about who we are and what we do.  This E-Newsletter allows you to easily share the information within using the social media links at the top of the screen.  On our web site, each Event page has links to allow you to share those details directly using social media.  Expanding the dialogue about books is our mission, and we need your help in sharing the news about what we do with your family, friends and colleagues.  Tell a friend about Rainy Day Books and bring them to our Author Events.  Before you consider ordering from another online vendor, ask yourself how are your actions benefitting our community?

Shopping at Rainy Day Books returns more money to our community than any other outlet for books.  We recently attended a conference in Washington, D.C., where we discussed the competitive environment for book sales.  What we discovered from our own data revealed a very subtle but important point.  If our existing customers purchased one more book each month from Rainy Day Books, our long-term ability to serve the Kansas City community would be dramatically improved.  In fact, if everyone who receives this E-Newsletter purchased one book each month from Rainy Day Books, it would immediately improve our stability in the marketplace and increase what we are able to contribute to our community.

Rainy Day Books offers a Loyal Customer program detailed below.  We believe in providing value to our customers, and we value your ongoing patronage.  We look forward to seeing you in the store or at one of our upcoming Author Events.  As always, thank you for being a part of our Legacy of Literacy.  We love books as much as you do!