We have a guest writer posting today. John Goodman is a manager at Zeeba Books as well as a budding filmmaker. He shares his thoughts on colour and its effects on business. ************ Colour your online and/or book world. There are many theories concerning colour and how it affects the world and individuals. Conclusions may … Read more
We’ve been lucky enough with our book sources that we as a rule do not carry library discard books. Even so, there are certain children’s book titles that I always look for when I’m on scouting trips that I will pick up even as x-libris. These are a few author/titles that I always scout for: … Read more
We are building a list of book dealers organized by specialty with links to their inventory or contact info if none is available online. If you’d like to be added simply send us your Bookshop Name, your specialty (a maximum of 2 please) and links to your stock. [CONTACT-FORM]
We have a new contributing writer to introduce. George from Calgary (I’ll get his last name soon and see if he can share a short bio with us). Please take a sec to visit his website, Fair’s Fair – no online sales but a very nicely designed site. ******************** I have seen many bookstores come … Read more
I’d like to thank Benjamin L. Clark, Curator of Education at the Oklahoma Museum of History, for sharing with us some links to edition information websites. This page is still new but I’m hoping it will grow into a great resource. If you know of any good sites that you’d like to see added just … Read more
Here’s another installment from contributor William Smith of Hang Fire Books (editor’s note: while I use a different method for shipping, William covers two very important concepts; a. the book must stay dry and b. the book should never move iside its package.) ***************** Office supplies and packing materials amount to one of the largest … Read more
We will be doing a piece on Scouting Books and why you should carry one shortly. Here are a few auction results from this weekend that warrant mention in your book. These are a few knitting books that I would have easily walked right by. The Starmores may be old news to some but I … Read more
Posted by Tom Nealon of Pazzo Books Dana’s great story about the Baum that got away reminded me of mistakes in book selling. I traded stocks for a few years, and the most common mistake is to get married to your screw-ups. You bought something at 20 that you were SURE was a winner. It … Read more
