I sold my first book on my website (A Novel Book) a few weeks ago.
Yeah me!!!
But I it took 5 very long days before the deal was finally done.
It was a strange week.
The first email …

Well, finally after many stops & starts, A Novel Book is back up and running. I am much happier this time around – and the site is so much more user friendly than the last so …

It has just occurred to me as I’m typing up my listings (still waiting, waiting, waiting for the website to be finalised) that I seem to spend most of my time searching the internet for …

I was having a look through some old Bookshop Blogs and found this one bookstore-shelving and it got me to thinking about the storage system I use at home.
I don’t have a B&M store. My …

In Perth this week we have had the worst summer storm in nearly 40 years. Over 150,000 houses lost their power (and 5 days later, there are still many homes without power) and …

While I am having my new website redesigned I thought now might be time to have a clear out. Get rid of the books that have been sitting there for, well some of them may have been there for a few years – don’t judge me, I just got busy!

This is not a strength of mine. I am not a haggler. I walk into a store and ALWAYS pay the price that is being asked. I am trying to change this particular trait – it is not beneficial to my business to pay full price for something I’m trying to on- sell. That’s the nature of our chosen job isn’t it? We want the best quality for the lowest price, and then want a discount on top of that because our margins are so tight.

Having recently returned from our annual Christmas camping trip, I decided the time has come to make my plans for this year.
To start treating this hobby as a profitable business.
To stop procrastinating and start doing.
I …

As you may have seen in my previous post, I live in Perth Western Australia. A very far away place to be.
The internet has provided a more even playing field in the world of internet …

This is the first post by our newest contributor Amanda Dixon of A Novel Book

I live in Perth, Western Australia. It is known as one of the most isolated cities in the world which can …