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BookThink is an industry-leading resource provider for
online and open shop book dealers, book collectors,
and serious readers. Resources include the
BookThinker, a free twice monthly newsletter covering a wide
range of book-related topics; BookThink's Gold Edition, a monthly paid-subscription newsletter
supplying profit-generating insider information to
booksellers; BookThink's 50/50, a bimonthly market
report targeting high-profit, in-demand books that are
likely to surface on scouting trips; a moderated book
forum; an extensive library of active and pertinent
book-related links; book reviews; interviews with
authors and other notables; and intensive tutorials on
practical book repair, grading, terminology, buying
for resale, selling books online and off, building a
personal book collection, and more
The BookThinker Newsletter
ISSN 1547-9501
#45, 13 June 2005
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BookThink Update
20 June 2005>>>
Update Announcements
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BookThink's Proverbs of Bookselling
The First 50
Now and again, I think it's a good idea for me to risk making an ass of myself. When risks pan out, good things follow, things that wouldn't have otherwise happened. When they backfire, no big deal. You're an ass for a day, two tops, and there are lots worse things to eat than humble pie. Tomorrow it'll be somebody else's turn. Well, today's newsletter may be something of a risk because I've made the attempt to bring some, ah, wisdom to the table. Not knowledge. Wisdom. The bookselling kind. I've put together a list of 50 Proverbs of Bookselling. Sounds pompous, doesn't it? If it works for you, great; if not, please do consider contributing one or two or your own, and who knows. Someday we may have something.
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BookThink's Author Profiles
Long Live the Poitou Ass
An Interview with Sharon Vanderlip
Speaking of asses, how many of you know what a Poitou Ass is? If, like me, you've suffered through decades of abject ignorance of the species, help has finally arrived. Catherine Petruccione's delightful interview with author/veterinarian Sharon Vanderlip will uncover this mystery and more - and also give you an intriguing glimpse into the mind of a passionate book collector.
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Previous BookThinker Update -
BookThink Update
6 June 2005>>>
Update Announcements
Collecting Science Fiction
Out of Their Heads
The Theme of Transferring Consciousness in Science Fiction
Tim Doyle didn't fall asleep last month. I did. Instead of publishing his Collecting Science Fiction article in its usual time slot, I blanked out and put together a full BookThinker edition instead. No idea why ... unless it had something to do with the topic of today's better-late-than-never article - transferring consciousness. Anyway, Tim explores the phenomenon of mind-hopping in Science Fiction, notes the key authors and titles in this thematic realm, and yes, I'm certain it was worth waiting for.
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Gold Edition #16
How to Buy Inventory Online
Part IV Buying Inventory on Fixed-Price Venues and from Other Online Sources
Having trouble finding good inventory on scouting
trips? Maybe it's time you started shopping at the
world's largest bookstore. Selection is unlimited, you
can do it in the comfort of your home, and if you know
where to look and how to shop, prices are right. Learn
the secrets of buying online with BookThink's new Gold
Edition series - "How to Buy Inventory Online." Part
IV, "Buying Inventory on Fixed-Price Venues and from
Other Online Sources" is available for purchase now.
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50/50 Issue #3
Now Available
Issue #3 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.
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