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2000 year old technological marvel still in use today
Saturday, 31 Jul, 2010 – 15:23 | 8 Comments
2000 year old technological marvel still in use today

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 …

Your basic hobby-gets-out-of-hand-tale.
Tuesday, 13 Jul, 2010 – 7:05 | 2 Comments
Your basic hobby-gets-out-of-hand-tale.

This is Part 5 of Caro and Susan’s foray into the land of bookselling. Here are the earlier segments:

Part 1, We Got Handed a Dream In the Discount Card Aisle
Part 2, The Auction
Part 3, A Name, …

Listing a Book’s Title and Author – Variations
Thursday, 8 Jul, 2010 – 6:20 | No Comment
Listing a Book’s Title and Author – Variations

I recently went through Bookfinder.com seeking what prices other booksellers are asking for a book I have on hand. I typed in the last name only of the author and the title. Quite a few …

Some like it damp: creepy crawly critters
Wednesday, 30 Jun, 2010 – 16:13 | 2 Comments
Some like it damp: creepy crawly critters

There four creepy crawly critters like to live where its damp. If you can positively ID these four critters, you’ll have good odds of identifying books that have been improperly stored somewhere damp.

We are Looking for Book People that enjoy writing..
Sunday, 27 Jun, 2010 – 15:00 | 12 Comments
We are Looking for Book People that enjoy writing..

The Bookshop Blog is looking for bookshop owners, book hobbyists, collectors or those going through the initial stages of creating a bookselling business to join our writing team.

Consider strand woven bamboo flooring for your bookstore
Sunday, 20 Jun, 2010 – 21:28 | 2 Comments
Consider strand woven bamboo flooring for your bookstore

I have to tell you how we decided which space to rent when we were in the planning stages of our bookshop (for those who don’t know we owned and operated Zeeba Books for four …

An Antique Bookcase is a Beautiful Addition to Any Library or Office
Tuesday, 15 Jun, 2010 – 10:28 | One Comment
An Antique Bookcase is a Beautiful Addition to Any Library or Office

Whether you are looking for something to store your reference materials in an office with mostly classic furniture or want to store your collection of texts and reading materials in a traditional library at home, …

How to package a book for shipping
Thursday, 10 Jun, 2010 – 15:47 | No Comment
How to package a book for shipping

Books are shipped to many places across the globe. Have you ever wondered how they are packed to keep them tamper-proof until they reach the destinations, what are the costs involved etc? There are several …

Time Wasters and Tyre Kickers
Friday, 4 Jun, 2010 – 10:10 | 6 Comments
Time Wasters and Tyre Kickers

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 …

Signed books: is this real?
Tuesday, 25 May, 2010 – 13:38 | 4 Comments
Signed books: is this real?

Wow, this book has been signed by the author!  It must be worth a lot!
Not so fast, is that a real signature?  A real signature can vastly increase the price on a book while a …