社區(qū)書店的堅守者

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有人說：“若想讓朋友破產，讓他開書店吧?！币痪渫嫘s道破了當下實體書店生存之困境。確實，在新媒體的助推下，網絡書店方興未艾，人們的閱讀習慣也悄然轉變，實體書店似乎前途迷茫，充滿未知。

“很多時候，我覺得書店快要撐不下去了，但孫總咬咬牙，又過了一年?！闭f這話的是新華書店鑫軒店的業(yè)務經理張斌，而他口中的孫總，就是孫迪珍——杭州鑫軒貿易有限公司的總裁，也是這家書店的創(chuàng)始人和堅守者。

白色休閑褲，綠色短袖上衣，一頭披肩的卷發(fā)，從辦公桌前站起來的這位雅致女人，就是今天我們采訪的主人公——孫迪珍。

回憶5年前開書店的初衷，孫迪珍用了“突發(fā)奇想”4個字。孫總說，打拼商場多年，就是想停下來做些相對風平浪靜的事情，選擇書店則是因為自己從小愛看書、讀書?！拔蚁腴_個書店，既可以滿足自己喜歡看書的愛好，又找到了理想的事情來做?！?/p>

但想開書店，沒有經驗怎么辦？找新華書店！就這樣，她找到了杭州市新華書店，希望開展合作。對當時的杭州市新華書店來說，這也是一個大膽的想法。新華書店與民營書店似乎一直是競爭關系，除了配貨，還能不能深度合作？雖然剛開始略有遲疑，但信奉“創(chuàng)新就是生命”的杭州市新華書店總經理許悅，很快就合作模式等問題與孫迪珍達成共識：即利用新華書店的品牌號召力，采取加盟連鎖形式，由書店輸出品牌與管理方式并提供商品配供，而鑫軒公司提供物業(yè)、人力，負責日常經營管理。此舉令缺少從業(yè)經驗的鑫軒公司減少了“從頭摸索”的時間和成本，很快走上規(guī)范運營的正軌；對杭州市新華書店來說，當時，整個濱江區(qū)沒有一家新華書店，而合作填補了主渠道在這個區(qū)域的空白，實現了低成本擴張。

時光一晃5年，2007年所萌生的這一念頭，如今已經變成了1500平方米的鑫軒店，三層樓中，有兩層為營業(yè)場所，另一層為辦公場所，在售的圖書和音像制品多達3萬種。在鑫軒店開業(yè)之前，附近基本沒有什么商業(yè)氛圍，但隨著書店的開業(yè)，周圍逐漸聚集起了超市、水果店、咖啡店、藥店等生活配套商店，這也從另一個方面體現了書店對周圍人氣的帶動作用。作為濱江第一家也是唯一一家書店，鑫軒店的創(chuàng)辦無疑為這片區(qū)域帶來了濃郁的文化氛圍。

而為了讓鑫軒店盡快上手并良好運營，杭州市店還專門把中層干部張斌派駐到店里，他一干就是5年。張斌來鑫軒店前，在杭州慶春購書中心工作，談起書店，他可謂滔滔不絕?！捌鋵嵕陀闆r來講，我們每年都有虧損。雖然每年的營業(yè)額都有所增長，但是實體書店普遍不景氣已是不爭的事實，所以鑫軒店也面臨著嚴峻的變革壓力?！?/p>

閱讀環(huán)境發(fā)生改變，網絡書店強勢沖擊，和每一個實體書店一樣，濱江鑫軒店也面臨著諸多難題?！皶飱A了很多小紙條，很多人來看書，但不愿意買書?！睂O迪珍說，為了減輕壓力，增加利潤，書店想了很多辦法。比如到學校（大學圖書館）去開店，在店里開設茶吧，到居民區(qū)發(fā)卡片，到周邊的機關企業(yè)推銷等。動作最大的則是裁員。由于人工費用太高，去年書店裁掉11名店員，普通員工從21名變成了現在的6名。

從今年3月開始，書店嘗試通過繪本租賃的平臺，借助相關專業(yè)人員的力量，開始探索幼兒托管培訓領域的業(yè)務。“由于書店零售環(huán)境的變化，整個業(yè)態(tài)都面臨著很大的危機。但作為‘社區(qū)書店這一獨特的存在模式，要生存我認為還是有機會的。讀者的‘求近、‘方便等訴求，正是我們努力的方向。”張斌說，針對這個突破口，鑫軒店采取送貨上門的服務模式，逐漸在社區(qū)附近積累了一定的影響力。比如，白馬湖建國飯店通過旁邊社區(qū)要到了書店的電話，訂購了一批書籍；而“復興燃料”也因為內部小型圖書室更新，專門找到鑫軒店。

同樣是購書，網購比實體書店便宜，他們?yōu)槭裁匆x擇鑫軒店？對此，孫總說：“因為我們還是有自己獨特的優(yōu)勢：第一，客戶一般需求非常急，而新華書店書的種類齊全，調度迅速，可以滿足對方的要求；另一方面，我們有專業(yè)的圖書管理人才，可以根據客戶的需求幫助他們選擇各種類型的書籍，而這是網購所不具備的?！睂O總還介紹說，附近有社區(qū)籌建圖書室，新華書店鑫軒店就通過自己的渠道幫助其邀請到了杭州圖書館的老師前來培訓，在提供書籍配送的同時，也幫助其引入了一套標準的管理模式。

視野一旦打開，他們發(fā)現雖然實體書店的前景堪憂，但還是有一些實體獨立書店成功地向人們證明了“奇跡”的存在。如北京的蒲蒲蘭繪本館、廣州的例外方所書店、武漢的德芭與彩虹書店等，它們具體的經營模式各不相同、各有特點，或走專精路線，或走多元路線，或走混合路線，但共同的是都努力擺脫實體書店傳統(tǒng)的單向經營的模式：書店不再僅僅是賣書、買書的地方，更是一個精心設計和經營的人與書、人與人交流、分享的文化空間，在那里，只有在實體店才能切身體驗到的真實感強烈地吸引著新老顧客。

而對于“社區(qū)書店”來說，無論具體的經營模式如何，深植不遷的文化品格才是書店的立根之本。但這文化品格并不以“超塵脫俗”、“遺世獨立”而高，相反，“在人間”才最是緊要。社區(qū)書店應該是社區(qū)中文化傳遞與分享的重要驛站，書店雖然是一種商業(yè)模式，但它存在的意義絕不僅僅只是賣書盈利，而重要的是與人發(fā)生關系，努力成為社區(qū)需要的一分子。

鑫軒店無疑把握到了這一脈動，這幾年來積極組織名家進社區(qū)附近的校園，鄭淵潔、沈石溪等著名兒童文學作家都為活動注入了大量的人氣；同時，通過舉辦各種社區(qū)互動活動，提升了書店在社區(qū)中的品牌影響力，構建了書店和社區(qū)居民之間的親密聯(lián)系。

有人說，有什么樣的書店，就會有什么樣的城市。而事實上，有什么樣的經營者，也就會有什么樣的書店。言談間，孫總始終是以淺淺的笑意、舒緩的語氣面對書店的虧損。她深知，開書店重要的并不僅僅是盈利，而是一種愛書人的文化情結。她說，只要還有希望，她就會努力減少虧損，爭取將其長期經營下去。一個虔誠的書店經營者，必然也是一個有追求、有創(chuàng)造力、有激情和不囿于成見的人，無論給沒給他一個好環(huán)境、好機會，他都有能力將自己的實體書店之夢進行到底。孫迪珍是這樣，張斌也是這樣。

Community Bookstore Persists

By Li Zi

Sun Dizhen decided to set up a bookstore business five years ago. After working hard at her business for years， she had some money. She wanted to take a break and branch out into a quiet business. Without any idea about bookstore business， she contacted Hangzhou Xinhua Bookstore and sought cooperation. Hangzhou Xinhua Bookstore， part of the national Xinhua Bookstore chain founded in the 1940s， had never run a franchised bookstore before although it had acted as a supplier to many private bookstores in urban and rural areas of Hangzhou.

Xu Yue， chief executive of Hangzhou Xinhua Bookstore， believes in innovation. After a few rounds of negotiation， Xu and Sun worked out a business mode： Xinxuan Bookstore was to be a franchised bookstore bearing the name of Xinhua Bookstore. Xinhua Bookstore would allow Xinxuan to use the brand name， and would supply Xinxuan with management and books. On the other hand， Xinxuan would provide funds for daily operation， logistics， and personnel. The partnership has been beneficial to the both parties. Xu Dizhen directly entered bookstore business； Xinhua Bookstore had a branch in Binjiang District， a new urban center where there had been no Xinhua Bookstore before. This partnership meant that Xinhua Bookstore expanded without shouldering all the costs.

Five years have elapsed since the inception of the partnership in 2007. The three-storied bookstore is not flourishing but it has survived. Zhang Bin， the business manager of the bookstore in Binjiang for the past five years， comments that at every year-end， he thought the bookstore would fold. When it first opened its door to the public five years ago， the bookstore was the only business in the neighborhood. The 1，500-m2 private bookstore now acts as a business center for the community， surrounded by many other businesses. The physical bookstore now faces many challenges. Although it has witness a continuous increase in business turnover over the past five consecutive years， it has to downsize the labor force. Last year， fifteen employees were laid off and now the bookstore has only six employees.

In order to survive， Xinxuan is trying some new business tricks. Since March 2012， it has been running a rental platform where parents can check out pictorial books for their young children. The bookstore hopes to function as a commercial supporter for young parents. Zhang Bin observes that the bookstore has chances to survive as consumers wish to buy in the neighborhood and for convenience. The bookstore now also delivers orders directly. Just a few days ago， a hotel called and made an order of many books. The other day， a community library bought a large number of books to update the library.

Why do clients come to Xinxuan for help？ Usually clients come to seek fast， one-stop solutions. Xinhua Bookstore is a powerful supplier with a full range of books. On the other hand， it has experts that can advise clients how to set up a library. Now it is no longer simply a bookstore business. It is a cultural space where people and books interact and people communicate and share. Though bookstore is a business， it exists to promote itself as a community member and promote human relationships.

Xinxuan Bookstore knows this trend. Over the last few years， it has invited well-known authors of children stories such as Zheng Yuanjie and Shen Shixi to hold lectures at the bookstore. It now runs a series of bookstore-neighborhood exchanges.

Sun Dizhen hopes the bookstore will eventually turn around and make profit. She wants to run the bookstore for as long as possible.