Booksellers and Public Transportation
I changed trains for the express to London and ordered a coffee and took out whatever I had for the day.
Perhaps it was a Novel or perhaps another type of volume…
I changed trains for the express to London and ordered a coffee and took out whatever I had for the day.
Perhaps it was a Novel or perhaps another type of volume…
Database ALL of it?? Not a day goes by that I don’t hear the question, “do you have any way to look up what books you have in stock?” And as I look out over 3000 sq ft, nearly 50,000 books, I’m always delighted to be able to say, “why yes of course, we have … Read more
Leather Bound Classics If you have ever been to a book-lover’s home you knew it immediately. Between the sweet musty smell of old paper to the obvious care and concern that each book on the shelves was alphabetized in its own logical category you knew this was a love affair. Maybe you are a book … Read more
I was having a look through some old Bookshop Blogs and found this one bookstore-shelving and it got me to thinking about the storage system I use at home. I don’t have a B&M store. My shop is web-based so I don’t need to display my books. I also don’t need to worry too much … Read more
I wrote about buying books in bulk sometime ago and had a comment on it. I’m not used to getting comments on articles so I don’t come back and check in order to answer questions. Louis G (who is an author on this blog) eventually emailed me his question and this article is to try … Read more
Leather Bound For many generations now a personal library has been a sure mark of intellect, a curious mind and that of a person of character. The generation we now live in is so fast paced that many do not have the time to piece together a fine library. As a book dealer you may want … Read more
I ran a bookstore for four years and received hundreds of books in the mail. The majority of them arrived in bubble mailers, this seems to be the preferred method of packaging for online book dealers. I’ll tell you right now that I’m not a big fan of bubble mailers. I’ve written about book mailers … Read more
The topic of finding stock is a never ending one. You’ll find many articles about this topic on this blog and on other blogs worldwide. Each country/region has it’s different challenges and Australia is no different. I find my books in so many different ways: op shops; garage sales; online auction sites; deceased estates; and … Read more