How do I open a book store for college textbook?

Question

I want to open a book store that sells college textbook to college students. The one tough part is how to obtain the list of course books that I need for my new store? Does publishers gives me the list?
Thank you.

Answer 1

No, you would have to get the lists from the professors who assign the books. However, now that there are dozens of good on-line sites, the likelihood that you could be profitable with such a bookstore is small.