The BookThinker Newsletter ISSN 1547-9501 #105, 8 October 2007

BookThink Update
15 October 2007>>>

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The Empirical Bookman A Response: To Set a Book in Stone ... Last week I received an email from one of our subscribers who had read the article but didn't know where to start. It was one thing to explain how to find these books - he got that part - another altogether to know specifically what to look for. He'd never seen a $1,000 book, let alone a $500 book. Jaime, of course, was the person to answer his question, so I forwarded the email to him, little expecting that the breadth and depth of his reply would rise to the level of an article. That it did, however, is much to our advantage, and I'm pleased to share it with you today.

Top 10 on eBay July 2007 Also, since we're looking at high dollar books, I thought it appropriate to include Pamela Palmer's latest Top 10 on eBay, where $1,000 and up books are the order of the day. And those pesky NARUs, as Pam explains, are still afoot: "How many NARUs can fit on the fiction and non-fiction top 10 lists? The answer in July was 25% with the non-fiction category leading by one. This month, we'll take a closer look at the related characteristics."

From the Editor Important announcements for BookThinker readers.

First Edition Points Dust Jackets and The Hunt for Red October First up today's issue is Thomas Lee. Tom's topics are: issue points for dust jackets, how first issue dust jackets impact value, and specific dust jacket issue points for Tom Clancy's The Hunt for Red October - one of the more intensely collected hypermoderns out there.

Selling on Amazon New Tricks for Finding Scarce Books Next is BookThink's Amazon guru Steve Weber - today with a trick up his sleeve. If you're like me, this is something that simply never occurred to you before. It could, however, put you on the path to finding valuable books that you previously wouldn't have bothered with.

BookThink's Quarterly Market Report of Common, Profitable Books Issue #2 Issue #2 of BookThink's Quarterly Market Report of Common, Profitable Books is now available for purchase. Purchase or subscribe now.

Gold Edition #42 How To Specialize in Bookselling Part IV: Types of Specialties, Hypermoderns (2), Mystery and Detective Fiction Issue #42 of the Gold Edition - Part IV of the new series, How to Specialize in Bookselling, is now available for purchase. Purchase now.

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BookThink Update
1 October2007>>>

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The Empirical Bookman The Hunt Redux: Ode to a Golden Age ... Point counterpoint today, but it's all gold. First up is our Empirical Bookman, Jaime Frontero, presenting three gold nuggets of bookselling wisdom and an interesting caveat on the "hot book." As always, Jaime should be read carefully - so don't rush through this - and keep it to refer back to.

UK Bookselling Worth Its Weight in Gold G.P. Taylor's Mariah Mundi Second, UK Editor Claire Maine returns with another analysis of - what else? - a "hot book," this time G.P. Taylor's Mariah Mundi, a gripping adventure that includes a magic casket capable of turning anything into gold. And there's some potential gold awaiting booksellers who pay heed to Claire's investment advice.

UK Bookselling An Interview with G.P Taylor Claire also had the distinct privilege of interviewing the author, who is presently on tour, and the result appears today as well.