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Unscrupulous Dealers and Price Gouging in Seattle? by
Stone Mirror (the Great and Terrible)
I own a pristine copy of a volume titled "The Picatrix", published by
Ourobouros Press in 2001 in a limited edition of 1000 copies (mine is
#331). I'm doing an appraisal of the current value of this book, so I
searched Bookfinder to see what was listed there.
There are several copies listed,...
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Selling used book online- A Losing Proposition?! by
MindElec
On 5 Aug 2003 19:29:55 -0700, (Stacy Chung)
declared:
hi,
i did a little reseach on the sellers on half.com and found that on
average it takes an inventory of approximately 1700 books to sell just
one book a day. Considering an average profit of $3 per book,...
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Finally Clearing Up Old Issues - John Pelan's Lie by
Haunted River
It is in no one's interest to have prickly issues grumbling on forever
and a day, so in an attempt to clear up one particularly annoying
dispute, I make this post, in the hope that we can finally resolve the
issue and move onwards to other things.
On the 1st and the 8th February, John Pelan...
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The bookselling racket (was: Collecting Dictionaries) by
xerlome
In "Collecting Dictionaries" thread i wrote:
I have rarely spent much for them until recently since competition from bookdealing racketeers has artificially inflated prices and scarcified many desirable books.
my-wings wrote:
Alice bookdealing...hopefully not a racketeer!
I know and like...
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Advice sought by a rank beginner by
Dave Rude
Hello,
Certainly not a brag, but I have about 500 books adorning my walls, and some
are quite old. Would someone suggest a "beginners" book on book collecting
or a good website to me please? I do fancy Jack Higgins, Robert Ludlum, and
if pressed for the whole truth, Ian Flemming. Ken Follet and...
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N.J. governor signs gay civil unions law by
The Bobino
"We must recognize that many gay and lesbian couples in New Jersey are
in committed relationships and deserve the same benefits and rights as
every other family in this state," Gov. Jon S. Corzine said in signing
the legislation.
Governor Corzine then put his arm around his sheep and announced...
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December 29th 06 01:39 PM
by RWF
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The Amazing World of Books by
diane.walker
"diane.walker" wrote in message
...
Sometimes the book world completely amazes me. I'm selling a rare book at
the moment from 1628, it has no bids on ebay, and there appears to be very
little interest, will probably...
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Groff Conklin disappointment by
Bill Palmer
When I noticed Groff Conklin was being discussed
the other day, I recalled having seen a science
fiction paperback and focusing on artificial
intelligence edited by him.
Going up into the Tower Room and then getting
on a high ladder to hunt the book up, I finally
spied it. The title is...
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flat signed by
foad[_5_]
A Tennessee company is suing Don Imus for $4 million after the radio host
allegedly disparaged the firm last year while reading its commercials on his
show. FlatSigned Press alleges that Imus made snide comments about the
company as he read spots advertising its sale of copies of the Warren...
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Eaton Press, et al by
mdobson
Hi,
New to the hobby. :-)
I see a lot of books on eBay with the preface "Eaton Press" and
"Franklin Library."
Are these the modern day version of the Reader's Digest books?
Cheers,
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February 1st 06 05:45 AM
by mdobson
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A Littel Boasting by
Willow Arune
Well, with three sales now under by belt, as it were, I have topped $10,000.
The last - 22 books for $3000.
It seems I have discovered a market, one that needs little tending. The
total advertising for the three sales was six e-mails outbound.
I think I'll keep this going for time. My...
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Making books your own by
Bill Palmer
It occurs to me that some of the disagreement which
arises in this newsgroup crops up because a number of
posters write from the standpoint of the dealer and/or
investor, rather than from the collector with a love of
books. While in many cases the resulting viewpoints
do not need to conflict at...
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How Many Men Have Become Books? by
William M. Klimon
Or, more specifically, how many authors have become eponyms for their
books--or perhaps a genre of books?
These come immediately to my mind:
Bartlett's (Quotations)
Webster's (Dictionary)
Fowler's (Modern English Usage)
Gray's (Anatomy)
Black's (Law Dictionary)
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Anyone with get scammed by Ebay book sellers? by
[email protected]
I am writing a magazine article regarding the increasing amount of
fraudulent booksellers on ebay. I would love to hear stories of anyone who
either has information or has themselves been scammed when trying to buy
books on ebay (or even if YOU were the scammer!). I've noticed a lot of
booksellers...
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Book of Mormon desecration by
Al Smith
Is anybody else outraged at this?
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Arizona woman selling Mormon scripture, page by page
By BETH DEFALCO
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
PHOENIX -- Retired bookstore owner Helen Schlie can see a higher
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September 2nd 05 04:46 PM
by Dave
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Building a library... by
[email protected]
Well, it's a done deal - I've closed on my first house, tiny though it
may be, complete with a nice wood-paneled study with built-in barrister
bookshelves. My law books will of course occupy some of these, but all
work and no play -- you know the rest.
I was raised in a(n upper?) middle-class...
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Michael Adams Officially Declared "Troll" by
Scot Kamins
Collective Members of the RCB Body:
Speaking in my Totally Unofficial Capacity as Regeant by Right of
Historical Imperitive as the Original Proponent of RCB, and doning as I
do from time to time the Royal Mitre of Past Glory Claim to Fame, I do
now and forever without possibility of revocation...
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Salisbury's Library Book Sale by
Francis A. Miniter[_2_]
Not all book sales are created equal. I have mentioned in
the past the annual Westport sale which often features books
from the libraries of celebrities or New York City book
publishers. This weekend, the Town of Salisbury in
Connecticut is having a library book sale, and, as many
towns do,...
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