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There's demand for a book rental business but inventory management is tough — should i sell, rent, or go hybrid?

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#1

i opened a book rental business (3 TL/day). there's demand but customers don't return books on time. 100 of my 500 books are lost with customers. should i sell them now, stop renting, or put up a sign saying 'return for the cost of paper'?

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Bro youre gonna win this! honestly do it this way and in 6 months youll be raking it in!

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#3

there's an easy solution: go now identify the problem solve it. you'll see results in a week.

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#4

exactly bro i went through the same crap. then i realized it was actually pretty simple... go do what you gotta do.

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#5

Business view: If demand > capacity, we can do two things: 1) Raise prices. 2) Increase capacity.

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Doki · Server maintenance contract · 2023

#6

These kinds of questions are always the same: decide do it either succeed or fail.

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If you want to succeed, you gotta love the hard part of the job. Don't be sad learn.

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#8

Legally, you should write a contract with the customer in this case. Terms must be clear. Advice: lawyer.

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Doki · Log management setup · 2026

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Exactly like that. People defend habits, not processes... Resistance comes from there.

If you have questions, write them; I'll answer as best I can.

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#10

You're right.

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#11

Thanks for posting. The biggest time-waster for us was not knowing who had the final say.

I'm also curious if anyone does it differently.

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#12

Let me summarize the topic, since several different answers were given. Don't enter any agreement without an exit plan.

That's all, sorry if I went on too long.

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#13

I didn't know that. Everyone rushing into book rental business gets stuck at the same point.

When making decisions, write down the worst-case scenario too not just the best. I mean this is my opinion I'm not claiming it's absolute truth.

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#14

Timely topic.

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#15

Exactly like that. Everything goes well for the first three months; problems arise in the fourth.

People defend habits not processes. Resistance comes from there.

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#16

Let me summarize the topic since several different answers were given. A two-week notebook guides you more than a six-month forecast.

Processes without records never improve, because you don't know what to fix. Correct me if I'm wrong.

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Doki · Interface design · 2023

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Following. A two-week notebook guides you more than a six-month forecast.

I'm also curious if anyone does it differently.

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Thanks a lot, I'll try it today. Taking notes for two weeks yields better results than a six-month estimate.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

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#19

yes, thats exactly how it is with book rental business... if you get three different answers on a topic the question was asked wrong.

correct me if Im wrong.

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#20

Following.

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