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500 lb. gorilla boasts thousands of dissatisfied customers! by [email protected]
Some of those Amazon customer ratings tell an interesting story. What amazes me is the way certain 500 pound gorillas using that distinguished bookselling service treat many customers like dirt and still apparently still get new sales all the time. (I am not faulting Amazon at all. I am...
November 12th 05 06:24 AM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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eBay, Bookfinders, Abe Books, etc... by mdobson
This one goes out to our booksellers...I think we might have one or two running around here. :-) What is your take on the affect eBay (in particular) and the online booksellers (in general) have had/will have on the used book industry? For instance, how has the onslaught of books in eBay auctions...
January 29th 06 05:42 AM
by Mark Healey Go to last post
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How Much Are They Worth? by Nunya Biz
I just found several books in the attic and I would like to know their general worth: 1938 Deluxe Edition "Seven Pillars of Wisdom" 1952 1st edition "Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl" 1940 Whitman Publishing Co "Gulliver's Travels" 1881 by Rose Hawthorne Lathorp "Tanglewood Tales"...
January 24th 06 06:40 PM
by Al Smith Go to last post
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A Good Bet! by Willow Arune
News: Catherine Zeta-Jones To Play A Transsexual In New Film Is she man enough?... By: Lowri Williams on Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jones is reportedly being lined up to play the role of a 1960’s sex change cabaret singer in a new film.
February 2nd 06 04:46 AM
by Willow Arune Go to last post
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Henry M. Stanley's Through the Dark Continent by WDruid24
I recently bought a new 1988 Dover reprint of Volume 1 of Henry M. Stanley's account of his travels through Africa, entitled "Through the Dark Continent." (This is the same Stanley who located Dr. Livingston.) The Dover publication is a reprint of the 1899 London edition published by George...
February 16th 06 04:23 PM
by WDruid24 Go to last post
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Fire At Wahrenbrock's by Some Guy
It's always painful to read about someone intentionally setting fire to a bookstore. http://www.10news.com/news/7167777/detail.html
February 19th 06 05:36 AM
by Some Guy Go to last post
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Books for a Penny by mdobson
How can a bookseller *possibly* make a profit on selling a hardcover book for a penny?! I just cannot get over seeing this on eBay, Amzon, Yahoo!, etc. Your thoughts? Michael
February 20th 06 01:16 AM
by Barbara Bailey Go to last post
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Margaret Atwood's nwe invention by Morpheus
Any comments? http://tinyurl.com/qjpse
March 7th 06 03:04 AM
by Don Phillipson Go to last post
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drying agent for storage by jw 1111
Hi, I wish to store some books that are put in large plastic bags in carboard boxes. What would be an inexpensive drying agent to put in with them, to absorb any moisture that might be in there ? many thanks. I'm posting this also to rec.collecting.books. An old post discusses the...
March 15th 06 02:11 AM
by Andy Dingley Go to last post
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Leon Nielsen Arkham House Books A Collector's Guide: How Useful? by [email protected]
I just noticed the publication of Leon Nielsen's Arkham House Books: A Collector's Guide from Macfarland, even though it evidently came out in 2004: http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?isbn=0-7864-1785-4 Can anyone report on how useful or otherwise this book is? I already have Joshi's Sixty...
January 25th 06 11:39 AM
by Eden R Go to last post
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The World's Biggest Book by Jon Meyers
Just what the subject line says (with a picture): http://www.washington.edu/alumni/uwnewslinks/200506/article_book.html More...
January 21st 06 08:20 PM
by Aaron Carter Go to last post
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I need some inof Please by Mrs.Tommy
Hello I was wondering if anyones heard of a book set called Fairy Tales That- Teach? The set is in a hard plastic case and contains 5 tapes 9 a little golden book's and 1 book titled my favorite songs and 1 learning guide. I have searched the internet and can not find any information on this book...
November 23rd 05 12:42 AM
by Mrs.Tommy Go to last post
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How did you learn the book trade? by BookFriend
I am wondering how people learned the book trade. How you learned the authors and books, what is valuable what isn't. What was the greatest lesson you learned. Any funny stories? I am learning from my experience of all the books I have read and the research I have done so far.
December 8th 05 09:28 PM
by David Wood Go to last post
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Please delete my FA postings and I appologize for posting them here. by [email protected]
Hi, I saw a FA for juvenile books and thought I could list FA on this list but now realize it is not allowed. Please delete my emails and I will not do this again. I am very sorry for not reading the rules first, I just saw the other FA and assumed it was okay. Thanks, Norman
December 12th 05 08:34 PM
by Kerry Thomas Go to last post
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Identifying facsimile Christmas carol by stanmann
I have come into possession of a copy of A Christmas Carol of unknown lineage. I'm attempting to determine its authenticity. What are the Hallmarks of the Japanese reprint from 1977. And as a non-expert, how do I determine if the coloring is by hand or print. Many Thanks StanMann
December 22nd 05 12:23 AM
by John R. Yamamoto-Wilson Go to last post
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Help Requested with Jacket Covers by Evelyn C. Leeper
I'm trying to figure out what Bro-Dart product to buy for the following purpose (for my own books, not a library): I want to put somewhere between a hundred and two hundred book jackets in covers, ranging from from 7.5" to 13", with most between 8" and 9.5". The idea is to preserve the current...
January 3rd 06 09:52 PM
by Msol Go to last post
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original edition 1800's WEBSTERS dictionary-1500 pages-ebay-$25 by 66fourdoor
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6592100677&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
December 31st 05 09:19 AM
by xerlome Go to last post
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Books Bound In Human Skin by Some Guy
Apologies if you've already seen this... http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2006/01/07/some_of_nations_best_libraries_have_books_bound_in_human_skin/
January 11th 06 02:19 PM
by Jack Campin - bogus address Go to last post
4 469
A request for information by William M. Klimon
John A. Stovall wrote: A bibliomane in training friend set me this. "There is a recent release that I read a review on, it's a work of fiction, the premise is that a young man or men leave a very closed, restrictive religious community and go off into the world (maybe to evangelize)...
January 20th 06 05:03 AM
by Jon Meyers Go to last post
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Trying to verify a signature. by Lee Jeffrey
Hi , I have just bought a book from ebay it is I Claudius by Robert Graves , I bought it as a reading copy as it was a rough hardback without dustjacket (£2.99) . After receiving the book today it turns out to be a 1934 Arthur Barker 1st edition , with a strange signature on the front end paper...
March 13th 06 11:02 PM
by William M. Klimon Go to last post
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