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When eyes are not enough- scouting with multiple senses
Tuesday, 27 Apr, 2010 – 17:59 | One Comment

Everybody looks at books when scouting, but the smell, feel, sound and even the taste of a book may tell you much more about a book than reading the title ever would.

How To Take Advantage of Used Book Sales
Wednesday, 7 Oct, 2009 – 22:46 | 4 Comments
How To Take Advantage of Used Book Sales

If you own a brick and mortar store or sell books online and want to run a successful business you have to continually acquire new inventory.  Hopefully, you’ll have to do this frequently because your …

A review of The Art of Books inventory management system
Thursday, 16 Aug, 2007 – 17:00 | 4 Comments
A review of The Art of Books inventory management system

Disclaimer: I have no affiliation with The Art of Books, I am a paying customer of theirs.

The Art of Books (AOB) is an online bookseller’s inventory management system.
Different sellers with differing needs will find their …

Would you like to add some more time to your day?
Tuesday, 17 Jul, 2007 – 16:31 | No Comment

As anyone who has described his first few hundred books knows the chore of creating a nice listing comes down to a few book specific notes followed by a handful of stock phrases used over …