The BookThinker Newsletter ISSN 1547-9501 #112, 14 January 2008

BookThink Update
21 January 2008>>>

Update Announcements

The Paper Chase for Literary Ephemera Part III: Bookmarks Ephemera Editor Michele Behan returns today with Part III of her series on literary ephemera. The topic today is bookmarks, and if you don't yet know that many of them are collectible, this is as good a time as any to learn - and learn why. Knowledge is power, and power produces profits.

Professor Booknoodle's Scrapbook A Princely Sum: Part I Also, resident curmudgeon, Professor Booknoodle, returns as well - or, rather, returns us to another century to share in a tale of an intriguing book. Look for plenty of twists, turns and harrumphs along the way!

From the Editor Important announcements for BookThinker readers.

EBay Auctions Live on BookThink An Introduction Something new and different for you this week: You'll now see links to live eBay auctions on BookThink. These will be updated daily and feature items that we think might be especially interesting to you as a bookseller or book collector. Since this is a brand new project for us, I don't expect that we'll hit home runs with all or even many of these auctions immediately. However, I believe that, over time, we'll get much better at selecting what works for you and what doesn't and develop this into a useful, time-saving (and perhaps profitable) resource. To this end, your feedback will be invaluable. More details appear in our first article today.

First Edition Points Determining the Fair Market Value of a First Edition Fiction Book Also here today is Thomas Lee, this time to discuss pricing books - and explain why some booksellers think some of the prices quoted in his 20th Century First Edition Fiction: A Price and Identification Guide are high.

Gold Edition #45 Buying and Selling Hypermodern Signed First Editions One of the most profitable niches for the hypermodern specialist is signed first editions. Of course, not all hypermodern SFEs have significant value - in fact, it's safe to say that most don't, either because the author signed so many copies that supply outpaces demand or the author book isn't especially collectible. But is it practical for a bookseller to specialize in SFEs? Gold Edition #45 answers this questions - and much more. Purchase now.

BookThink's Quarterly Market Report of Common, Profitable Books Issue #3 Issue #3 of BookThink's Quarterly Market Report of Common, Profitable Books is now available for purchase. Purchase or subscribe now.

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BookThink Update
7 January 2008>>>

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Selling on Amazon Another Big Year at Amazon, but Small Sellers Spin Their Wheels Steve Weber looks back at Amazon, 2007 today. It seems that Amazon broke some sales records last year - bully for them. It also seems that many of its Marketplace associates did not. Why? In some ways, intentionally or not, Amazon has made it more difficult for its sellers, small ones in particular. See the troubling specifics in his article.

Bookselling 2008 What Can You Do to Make It A Good Year? By contrast, I'm looking forward to 2008. Predictions? Sure, I have one, an easy one: If you think bookselling was overpopulated with incompetent and/or fraudulent booksellers in 2007, just wait. It gets worse this year. Solutions? Sure, I have one of those too, at least a suggestion for what you could do to lift your business above the masses - and rest assured it has nothing to do with your shop cat.

Laura J. Miller Reluctant Capitalists: Bookselling and the Culture of Consumption Store Item		Online Bookselling (CD) and Bookkeeping for Booksellers Store Item		Dale L. Gilbert Complete Guide to Starting a Used Bookstore Store Item
Steve Santi Little Golden Books: A Collector's Identication & Price Guide 01/28/08 07:26:04		Book Stand Foldable and Portable Adjustable in seven different angles 01/28/08 11:30:11		Book Stand Bible dictionary scrap text lectern 01/28/08 11:45:33
Full Page Magnifier Magnifying Glass 01/28/08 14:03:40		Oxford English Dictionary Compact Edition 01/28/08 14:09:33		Black Medium Bookchair Reading Stand 01/28/08 14:34:59
Conquest of California 1848 and Historical Material Relating to the Discovery, Old Settlements, Advantures, and Narratives of Events Up to 1928 ...Railroad Literature, 1828-1928... 01/28/08 15:24:40		30 Brodart Archival Sampler Pak Book Adjustable Covers 01/28/08 15:39:19		Standard Price Guide to U.S. Scouting Collectibles 01/28/08 16:09:11
Mark Allen Baker Standard Price Guide to Collecting Autographs 01/28/08 16:12:08		An Index to the Poems of Ogden Nash 01/28/08 18:00:00		Allen and Patricia Ahearn Book Collecting 2000: A Comprehensive Guide 01/28/08 18:03:17
Richard Rudisill Photographers: A Sourcebook for Historical Research 01/28/08 18:15:46		Wolfgang Kempkes International Bibliography of Comics Literature 01/28/08 18:40:24		LightWedge Reading Light 01/28/08 23:34:07
Gluing Syringe with Curved Tip for Book Repair or Bookbinding Store Item		Nylon Spatula or Sticker Lifter for Book Repair or Cleaning Store Item		Kenneth Lavender, Scott Stockton Book Repair: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians (How-to-Do-It Manuals for School and Public Librarians, No. 4) Store Item
Dilys Winn Murder Ink and Murderess Ink 2 Vols. Store Item		John Axe The Secret of Collecting Girls' Series Books: Value Guide Store Item		George Mann The Mammoth Encyclopedia Of Science Fiction Store Item
John Grant, Ron Tiner The Encyclopedia of Fantasy and Science Fiction Art Techniques Store Item		John Clute Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia Store Item		Virginia Bracketts Classic Love and Romance Literature Store Item
Henry Danielson The First Editions of The Writings of Thomas Hardy and Their Values Store Item		Henry Danielson Napoleon Hill's First Editions Store Item		A Catalogue of Books in First Editions Selected to Illustrate the History of English Prose Fiction from 1485 to 1870 Store Item
Online Bookstore Business Plan Bundle Store Item		Edwin T. Bowden James Thurber: A Bibliography 01/29/08 10:08:38		Richard Russell Antique Trader Book Collectors Price Guide 01/29/08 12:54:35
Paper Cutter/Dispenser for 24" Kraft or Butcher Paper 01/29/08 14:12:08		The Arabian Horse Bibliography; A project of the Arabian Horse Trust 01/29/08 16:54:44		Marie Proeller Hueston House Beautiful: Decorating With Books 01/29/08 18:10:41

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