This quick post has nothing to do with books, unless you count creating a blog (not unlike this one) to help promote your shop. I have a few different online projects going on and read a Lot of blogs in an attempt to get them off the ground. Many were useful, some written by guys … Read more
Some interesting items I’ve come across this week. This post was actually written back in January by Brian Cassidy. The 18 things he’s learned in 2007. Here’s my favorite one: 6) Books ain’t money. Books don’t even make me money. I make me money. My overhead, time, and expertise create value. Please keep that in … Read more
Here are some interesting tidbits found around the web. Hope you like.. Looks like Harlequin is getting into the eBook game with an new imprint called Nocturne Bites. Shorter, fast-paced vampire stuff. Should be a nice fit for that format. Check out Vanessa Giunta’s blog for more info… Have you heard of BookWise yet? It’s … Read more
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
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…”
Tom from Pazzo Books always has some interesting things up on his blog. Todays post is about food – Blanc Manger to be more specific. I guess book sellers need to eat too. Slate brings us A Tough Choice. Here is your chance to weigh in on one of the most troubling dilemmas in contemporary … Read more
Every once and a while we come across art work that is just astounding. We had an incredible origami display a few weeks ago. Today’s link is all about what you can turn a book into using your imagination and a serious amount of artistic talent. Here they are, Some of the Most Unusual Books … Read more
In the ‘I don’t know why I didn’t think of this myself’ department comes a tip from the Bytown Bookshop Blog in Ottawa. Why not visit your local Thrift Shop the day after a 50% off sale. They tend to sell a pile of books during these sales, most likely some of them to you. … Read more
