Look inside the upper inside cover of books one through four, if you see a printed sale price, then you probably have a valuable collector’s item.
Why? Because the first printing of the first edition …

You could make a drinking game out of headlines proclaiming the death of books.  But the book itself was just a change from previous writing and record keeping systems… and in many cases never fully …

There has been a dramatic shift in the publishing industry in the past couple of months. This is one that might not be seen as important by many of the readers of this blog, …

Someone will walk into your bookshop today. The first thing they’re going to go for is the whatever you push to the foreground – namely, your new titles and bestsellers.
That’s great of course – but …

I’ve been part of a discussion about the ethics of online selling recently. We’ve been following the antics of one seller on an online auction site and have been quite horrified by the outright …

I have problems with inventory management. I need to improve my inventory management skills. If I keep saying it maybe a miracle will happen. I keep on saying I must throw out those old …

LIFE WITH BOOKS
BY
Brian W. Wesbster
I have been lucky with books all of my life. Once they saved my life.
During World War 2 I was living in London, but on the outskirts. We …

My first professional experience with books was learning the hard slog of making them. I was what they called a “Printer’s Devil”, a job that meant a lot of tasks way below the normal …

Time recently published an article on incentive programs to help raise test scores in the US.  The entire idea was the controversial.  PAY kids for learning?  SACRILEDGE. Various programs were tested.  Did paying for grades …

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 …