One of the nice things about having contributors to the blog is that I also get a few extra sets of eyeballs surfing for great content. Tom Nealon of Pazzo books and The Bookshop Blog brought this great posting to my attention. It is by Ian J. Kahn of Lux Mentis Lux Orbis. This has … Read more
Many thanks to Dana Richardson of Windy Hill books. She will bring a wealth of knowledge in the area of children’s books to our blog. Here’s a short bio. A bit about me and Windy Hill Books: I have been a certified book fanatic all my life and a bookseller of out of print and … Read more
Many older books, particularly from 1890-1930, include several pages of advertising at the rear. These ads are usually for other titles available from the publisher but sometimes they’re for products and services. A bookseller should always read through these pages because they often contain useful (or at least entertaining) information. You’ll get a sense of … Read more
I’d like to welcome William Smith of Hangfire Books, Brooklyn, NY and Tom Nealon of Pazzo Books, Roslindale, Massachusetts. We very much look forward to reading their pieces. William’s first post will be up a little later today, followed by a bio and opening piece by Tom tomorrow. Comments are always welcome and we are … Read more
Brochure’s are quite easy to make, can hold a lot of information and I believe have more staying power than a flyer. Here are links to my brochure in Open Office format and in MS Word. Feel free to download it and just fill it up with your store’s information. The printing can either be … Read more
If you already have a steady flow of traffic through your doors this post won’t apply. For the rest of us here’s something to consider. Are you more likely to visit a shop after receiving a flyer in the mail or after meeting the owner? Most, if not all, flyers I receive get recycled before … Read more
I get asked this pretty regularly and I wish a had a good answer. Something like, “I was always surrounded by books in the house and my mother was a librarian…”, or maybe “I was sitting under a tree when a Gore Vidal book fell from a well perched reader, when I awoke – six … Read more
Memes (pronounced like beams) are simply ideas. Of course if you or I come up with what we think is a brilliant idea we have no idea how it may be used by others. This is one of a large series of video presentations at TED Talks. If you’ve not yet checked these out you … Read more
