Bruce K. Hollingdrake Just came across this while surfing. We’ll try and keep you up to date. This is from PhiloBiblos, a great book blog. Rolland Lee Comstock, 70, a Missouri bibliophile known to travel far and wide in order to get his books signed and for his ability to spot emerging authors and gamble on their eventual … Read more
Do you have a mailing list? Do you use it effectively? Some sellers use only their email application to send out a short announcement here and there while others use a full blown web based service but pay too much for it. iContact falls in between. It is a paid service but works quite well … Read more
Here are three links for your enjoyment. The first one I just came across this morning and thought the content was fabulous. It is simply a rare book guide from a dealer’s perspective. About a new book every few days from the folks at Any Amount of Books/ London. The site is www.BookRide.com. Next we … Read more
Keeping identical browser bookmarks at home and at work. One way to help keep organized is by having the exact same bookmarks at work and at home. With the Firefox browser this is easy. If you’re not using Firefox you can download it easily with Google Pack (just click the box marked Google Pack on … Read more
Another feature we will try to bring regularly is some of the more interesting book related videos. I came across this one after a quick visit to The Bytown Bookshop (Ottawa) blog. It is a short documentary on a Letterpress printshop.
I often browse books on eBay just to see what’s selling. Unfortunately for the sellers there’s often lots that doesn’t sell. In order to get a nice view of the popular stuff, once browsing one of the book categories go down to the search options on the left hand side, click the little ‘customize’ link … Read more
Do you add a few remaindered books to your inventory? Remaindered books are simply publisher’s overstock or book returns. They are often purchased by third party wholesalers who then turn around and sell them to stores like mine (and maybe yours). If you have a general trade store selling a few remaindered books can help … Read more
It’s cool how blogs enable good content to spread viraly. I don’t often read the L.A.Times and probably wouldn’t have seen this article if it weren’t for a superb blog called QuillBlog from Quill and Quire magazine. Here it’s necessary to distinguish between the newspaper critics and the cyber crooks, who may have posted sections … Read more
