Every time something is going to go terribly wrong, there are foreshadowing missteps that not only make you cringe when you look back, but also provide ample time to anticipate your undoing.

This is Part 3 of Nora’s series on Book Inventory. Nora can be found at Rainy Day Paper Back Exchange Please give her a visit.
Part 1 | Part 2
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Admit it, nobody wants this book
Eventually there comes a time when you must admit nobody wants this book. You could offer it as a […]

I’ve looked on Abe, AddAll, Bookfinder, Amazon and I find no price reference anywhere. Google will tell me that the book sits in a few collections but this information does not help me set a price. What do I do?
If you are selling books online this scenario will present itself fairly regularly. If it […]

Part 2 of our 3 Part series on Inventory Management by Nora of Rainy Day Paperback Exchange.
What to do with an under-performing section
Just plain moving it or remodeling it didn’t work, so now you need to bite the bullet and get rid of some books. But how do you actually get rid of them?
Trim […]

Here is Part 1 of a 3 Part series on Inventory Management. A great piece from Nora at Rainy Day Paper Back Exchange. It will get you thinking about optimizing your shop. It never hurts to do little a tweak here and there. We have sold many books right after moving them from one spot […]

Another terrific article from one of our regular contributers. Take a moment to say Hi to Nora at Rainy Day Paperbacks. If you’d like to contribute a posting just send me an email (editor@bookshopblog.com)
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When you have a limited amount of space, you must make the best use of what you have. This means you […]

Are you a buyer or a seller on eBay? I’m guessing that since your visiting a blog on book selling you may be a seller. I’ve been selling for a while on eBay and have seen prices sink lower and lower while fees continue to climb, so much so that I’ve made the decision to […]

A new post by contributor William Smith of Hang Fire Books
The Unkindest Cut
In preparation for an upcoming move, I’ve spent the last couple of weeks (with more to follow) going over every item in my inventory and pruning the dead weight. This has been a painful but instructive process.
First I ran a […]

Part I by Bruce Hollingdrake, your host at Bookshop Blog
Have you scrapped a complete section recently? I fear that I’ve been a bit stuck in my ways. I assumed that any self-respecting bookshop should always have a nice supply of the ’standard’ categories. Of course each shop will have variances based on locality and […]

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 own way of using the system. Here’s how I use it.
For the time being I use Abe’s free database, Homebase, […]