Bruce K. Hollingdrake Here is a terrific article by Nora at Rainy Day Paperback Exchange all about attending book/hobby conventions. If yo have any experience with attending as a dealer please feel free to share with us via the comment button just above. *********************** Lots of dealers have probably considered getting a booth at a book fair or … Read more
Would this make you angry or sad for the guy? He’s obviously made some poor decisions in life. We had a rather odd event happen last week that I’m guessing does not happen too often in smaller towns. A rather suspicious looking guy, who looked about forty five but may have been only thirty, came … Read more
Overheard at ABE.com another insightful comment from OZ’s Guy Weller. ********************* We online booksellers need to empower ourselves. The larger bookselling sites – Amazon, eBay, ABE and even some of the smaller sites – are dictating far too much to us as to how we should fashion our listings, and how we should list on … Read more
Here are a few of the interesting book related posts on some of the finer blogs out there. We’ll start with a new book from the always interesting BibliOdyssey featuring some of the best/strangest of book illustrations, with commentary. Next up. A review of a very interesting looking book on Big Box stores from Bookstore … Read more
** disclosure: Proud to say that I am one of the Directors of the WBM. If you have any questions concerning it you can post it in the comments area or email me (link at bottom left) WORLD BOOK MARKET IN MAJOR EXPANSION OF ITS BOOKSELLER BASE The World Book Market (WBM) bookseller co-operative is … Read more
Another installment from William Smith of Hang Fire Books *********** Independent Book Publishers Association (PMA) moves against Online Galley Sales. The PMA is eliminating a membership benefit that “provides a discount in the initial fees for selling books through AbeBooks” because ABE isn’t taking steps to prevent booksellers from listing and selling promotional, pre-pub, versions … Read more
Joe Orlando runs a great service for owners of Brick and Mortar store. Many of you are already subscribers, for those who own a shop and aren’t you may want to consider signing up. Have a question on return policies, buying out another store or simply pricing a rare tome then Joe’s Old Bookstore list … Read more
How many times while listing older books do you come across authors that keep all your inner bells silent? One thing I’ve begun doing is whenever I came across I name I don’t recognize I zip over to Wikipedia and do a quick search. Tons of info on just about everybody. Chances are that if … Read more
