Please, no more cheap Book Mailers. What are your odds of being content with the book packaging that shows up in the mail from books you’ve ordered online? Imagine trying to compare textbooks with a finely bound classic first edition. That’s the range of packaging I’ve had arrive at my door. My odds of being … Read more
A conversation with author Philip Pullman (courtesy charlierose.com)
Thanks for the tips I’ve received so far, but I still need more eyes. Please send your tips/links here (change “(at)” to @). Match the format below if possible. I’ll give credit and/or a link for any tips I use (please include your desired credit info with the tip). Radio: NPR – WNYC “Talk of … Read more
Fans of Dan Brown have been waiting a long time for his next book. It was due to be released about a year ago. Time flies. We are pretty sure the book is about Free Masons and the history of the United States but other than that not much news has come out. I read … Read more
A Fantastic post on the US economy and how it relates to Bookshops by Tom over at Pazzo Books. If you’re in the Boston area (Roslindale to be more specific) you should check out his shop. ********************* How ‘Bout that Economy? I was reading some talk recently – I think on the ABE forum – … Read more
– How to not show your Google Ads to people searching for naked cheerleaders Part 2 in Nora’s series on using Google Adwords. Coming to you from Rainy Day Paperback Exchange Read Part 1 here… The other option to cut costs is to improve the quality. Quality is basically based on relevance. Ads that aren’t … Read more
Had to share this. We just had a customer phone up to order a book, a pleasant older lady. While getting her credit card info I asked for the expiry date. With the date being a few years down the road, her reply was “Oh my, looks like it’s about the same as mine…”
In the ‘I wish I had thought of this one department’ comes a great tip from our friends at The Bytown Bookshop Blog. While using online classified sites like Kijiji to get some free advertising why not search for some buyers. Most folk are just looking for schoolbooks or freebies, but lo and behold there … Read more
