Another great post by contributing writer Dana Richardson of Windy Hill Books. We are still looking for two more contributors, if interested please contact me (editor@bookshopblog.com). ************************ Most dealers (myself included) love to talk about the rare, scarce and truly wonderful titles that we found on scouting trips; attributing the find to luck, fate, karma, … Read more
Two quick links about blogging. Many booksellers have included a blog in their arsenal and if you haven’t yet you might want to consider it. It’s a great way to keep your patrons involved in your business and yourself. A big part of what we do is about relationships and online there’s no better way … Read more
Our staff member John Goodman brings us this nugget. SYDNEY (AFP) – Best-selling author Stephen King was mistaken for a vandal as he horrified an Australian outback bookstore, local media reported Thursday. A customer at the store in remote Alice Springs raised the alarm after noticing a man walk in off the street and begin … Read more
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 … Read more
Scratch a bookseller and find: an escaped civil servant, an armchair environmentalist, and a 50 year old entering her third childhood. Dana Richardson – Windy Hill Books a retired vehicular placement specialist, a high handicapper, an eternal optimist. Bruce Hollingdrake – Zeeba Books a jaded media peon, a dumpster diver, A dragon greedily guarding his … Read more
Today, we had a little girl in our shop (about 8 or 9 years old) who said she had some books she wanted to sell and would I be interested. I looked at them and they were, quite frankly, not worth anything – even someone like me who specialises in new books and is still … Read more
Tom Nealon of Pazzo Books brings us his first post on specialization and how you might want to get your feet wet after first opening a shop. Some good thoughts for veteran sellers as well. ************* After the initial madness of setting up a bookstore (be it online or an open shop), and assuming you’re … Read more
Here’s a short bio of Mr. Tom Nealon. ****************** My brother and I opened Pazzo (we tell people it’s because Yossarian’s Roman prostitute in Catch-22 would chase him around the brothel calling him Pazzo – crazy in Italian – but mostly we just liked the name)Books in the slightly more wooded area of Boston in … Read more
