From the Editor by Craig Stark #22, 5 July 2004

Changes are afoot at BookThink! Beginning Monday, August 2, the BookThinker newsletter will be published in two distinct editions - a weekly free edition and a monthly Gold Edition available by paid subscription only. The free newsletter will be essentially unchanged from the present BookThinker newsletter with one exception - our monthly Premium Content feature will no longer appear.

Those of you who wish to continue receiving upgraded content may do so by subscribing to the Gold Edition. Please note that the Gold Edition will differ in two important respects from what was previously published as Premium Content. First, there will be significantly more content, and second, since this information will no longer be freely accessible to anybody who happens by, we'll be focusing more on inside dope - the hard, specific information that can help you take your business to the next level. Believe me, if you're paying for this information, we're going to bust our butts to give you your money's worth.

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Today's BookThinker takes on a red hot mega niche - Art's & Crafts in America. Not selling in this area? My advice is, start. Profit potential is big and may remain so for years to come. Our feature article presents the essential knowledge you'll need to get started, and Premium Content (available only by email subscription) will show you exactly what to look for.