[editor’s note] Paul Young has been a friend to The bookshop Blog from just about our start. We appreciate his constant input and would love if you went for a little visit to his online shop. Here is a little profile… ****************** I’d been selling books (Amongst other items) on eBay for quite a few … Read more
I have a question for you seasoned sellers, those that have a thriving shop (or maybe two). Have any of you made one single change, after having been open a few years, that threw your business up a level – kicked it into gear. I find that as our own business nears the three year … 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
Our review of the eBay search tool we promised will be coming this weekend, sorry for the delay. A fantastic story about following a dream came to us via the Old Bookstore group on Yahoo. It comes from Lera of The Novel Shoppe. – Thanks Lera. **************************************** May I take a moment and share my … Read more
Scratch a bookseller and find: an escaped civil servant, an armchair environmentalist, and a 50 year old entering her third childhood. Dana Richardson – Windy Hill Books a retired vehicular placement specialist, a high handicapper, an eternal optimist. Bruce Hollingdrake – Zeeba Books a jaded media peon, a dumpster diver, A dragon greedily guarding his … Read more
Today, we had a little girl in our shop (about 8 or 9 years old) who said she had some books she wanted to sell and would I be interested. I looked at them and they were, quite frankly, not worth anything – even someone like me who specialises in new books and is still … Read more
Not a long post, just wanted to show anyone who may be thinking of starting an online bookshop what a great site looks like. You have probably seen Chrisland book sites, not that it isn’t a good way to start for many but they do all kind of look the same. Many shops start with … Read more
