From the monthly archives: October 2007
I got books from early 1900′s at an estate sale for pennies and decided to list a few on Amazon. Some are listed there for over $20!!! They are neat, a few have that clear tissue paper over the gilt-edged illustrations. You can check them out here. You don’t hardly see books like this anymore. [...]
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I’m going to check out a promising lead on a storefront today, wish me luck! You can also order some used books I have in stock online at Amazon. I just started listing books and I’m adding 10 books a day or so. I have around 3 copies of each book so I figure I’ll [...]
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The owner of the storefront I’m renting just gave me some story about deciding to sell the building all of a sudden, what in the underworld? He totally refunded my deposit including money for stuff I bought for repairs, but I am devastated. I was planning to open next month part-time and then have a [...]
Did you know it’s Banned Books Week? I didn’t, till I went to the library. Check it out: Banned Books WeekSeptember 29–October 6, 2007The week of September 29 through October 6, 2007, marks the 26th anniversary of Banned Books Week, ALA’s annual celebration of the freedom to read. We invite you to explore what the [...]
I thought this was interesting: American supporters of independent bookstores, such as the American Booksellers Association are often critical of corporate booksellers like Barnes & Noble and Borders Books and Music (the #1 and #2 book retailers in the U.S. as of 2005). They criticize these chain stores for dominating the bookselling industry with their [...]
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