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The BookThinker Newsletter ISSN 1547-9501 #35, 17 January 2005

BookThink Update
31 January 2005>>>

Bible Bonanza Issue #12 of the Gold Edition will be delivered Monday evening, February 7. This time the topic is Bibles - how you can profit from this all-time bestseller. If you've never sold a Bible, you might be surprised at what they can do for your bottom line, not to mention how very, very often the higher-dollar examples surface at sales. Click to subscribe.

Update Announcements

Thoughts on the Past, Plans for the Future Collecting Science Fiction New things, it seems, are always in process at BookThink, and the coming year should bring many more. BookThink's Science Fiction editor Timothy Doyle details a few of these in his column today, most notably the soon-to-be-introduced Science Fiction page. This will be a valuable resource for SF/Fantasy/Horror booksellers and collectors alike, and it's our intention to grow it into something very special. Click here for more.

From the Editor Important announcements for BookThinker readers.

New Strategies for Selling Books on eBay Part I: Getting Your Price, Keeping Your Fees Down There's been much talk in recent months regarding what some booksellers perceive to be eBay's decline as a viable venue for bookselling. True, there's considerably less talk now, but what talk there is is more often than not - still - negative. However, as Mark Twain might have put it, rumors of eBay's demise have been greatly exaggerated. The game is different now, players must play it differently to win, but make no mistake - it still can be won. Part I of BookThink's new series will examine up-to-date strategies for getting the prices you want and not spending a fortune on fees.

The Most Evil Man in the World Part II: Drawing Lines in the Bookselling Sand - or Not Part II of "The Most Evil Man in the World" appears in today's BookThinker - "Drawing Lines in the Bookselling Sand - or Not" - and though it bears my byline, this is not my article. It's yours. I've mined many of the thoughts expressed in a recent BookThink forum discussion and come up with bookselling gold.

BookThink's Gold Edition Common Magazines, Uncommon Profits Part II: Flashpoints Flashpoints, flashpoints, flashpoints. Part II of BookThink’s series on profiting from common magazines is packed with them. These are the specifics you’ll need to cash in on this often neglected but consistently rewarding market. Lists of collectible topics, authors, illustrators, photographers, celebrities, sports figures, historical events, advertisers and more appear in this issue. Purchase this issue today or subscribe to BookThink's Gold Edition for monthly insider information for booksellers. Click here for details.

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BookThink Update
24 January 2005>>>

Update Announcements

New Strategies for Selling Books on eBay Part II: A Field Guide to the Ebayable Book Our series on eBay bookselling resumes today with a guide to the eBayable book. What it is. Why it sells for more than it seems to have any business doing. And a few related matters as well - for example, why eBay should still be the go-to venue for some of our best books.

50/50 Issue #1
Now Available
Issue #1 of 50/50, BookThink’s new market report, is now available for purchase. Published every other month, 50/50 lists and annotates in detail 50 books that typically sell for $50 and up online and - here's the best part - includes only those books that surface with some regularity at sales and other viable venues for purchasing inventory. In other words, this is information you can actually use and profit from often. Subscriptions are also available at the annual rate of $20. Payments may be made instantly or by mail. For details, click here.

BookThink's Gold Edition Common Magazines, Uncommon Profits Part II: Flashpoints Flashpoints, flashpoints, flashpoints. Part II of BookThink’s series on profiting from common magazines is packed with them. These are the specifics you’ll need to cash in on this often neglected but consistently rewarding market. Lists of collectible topics, authors, illustrators, photographers, celebrities, sports figures, historical events, advertisers and more appear in this issue. Purchase this issue today or subscribe to BookThink's Gold Edition for monthly insider information for booksellers. Click here for details.

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