2008 Archives of
The BookThinker Newsletter


ISSN 1547-9501

#112, 14 January 2008

  1. From the Editor
  2. EBay Auctions Live on BookThink - An Introduction
  3. First Edition Points - Determining the Fair Market Value of a First Edition Fiction Book
  4. Update Announcements
  5. The Paper Chase for Literary Ephemera - Part III: Bookmarks
  6. Professor Booknoodle's Scrapbook - A Princely Sum: Part I

#113, 28 January 2008

  1. From the Editor
  2. How To Start A Clicks-and-Bricks Used Bookstore - Store Location and Lease Negotiation - Part I: Location, Location, Location
  3. BookThink's Top 10 on eBay - October 2007
  4. Update Announcements
  5. The Kind of Bookseller EBay Now Wants Forces You to Be - Is It Such a Terrible Thing?
  6. The Accidental Antiquarian - Becoming an Antiquarian Bookseller - Part I: Knowledge Adds Value
  7. Gold Edition #46 - How To Establish a Trusted Internet Bookselling Presence

#114, 11 February 2008

  1. From the Editor
  2. Update to Shipping Suggestions
    for Booksellers - Sealing the Multi-D Box with Hot Glue
  3. Professor Booknoodle's Scrapbook - A Princely Sum, Part II: Golden Fragments, or, Dialogue with an Old Herbal
  4. Update Announcements
  5. Collecting Science Fiction - Exceptions to the Rule - The Science Fiction Book Club, Part I
  6. Selling on Amazon - Amazon's Catalog Cleanup Has Created a Mess
  7. On What Planet Is The Alibris Warehouse? Out of This World Regulations for MRS (Merchandise Return Service Labels)

#115, 25 February 2008

  1. From the Editor
  2. Shipping Suggestions for Booksellers - A Fast, Cheap and Secure Method
    for Labeling Your Packages
  3. Why Not Print It Instead of Filling It Out By Hand?
  4. How to Start a Clicks-and-Bricks Used Bookstore Store Locating and Lease Negotiation - Part 2: Lease Negotiation
  5. Update Announcements
  6. Buying and Selling Civil War Ephemera - Part I: Photographic Images
  7. Becoming an Antiquarian Bookseller - Part II: Scouting and Finding Saleable Books
  8. Gold Edition #47 - How To Establish a Trusted Internet Bookselling Presence - Part II: Pricing
  9. BookThink's Quarterly Market Report of Common, Profitable Books
    Issue #3

#116, 25 February 2008

  1. From the Editor
  2. Storage Solutions for Booksellers - Part II: The Joint
  3. BookThink Top 10 on eBay - November 2007
  4. Update Announcements
  5. Increasing Your Bookselling IQ With Libraries Unlimited - An Introduction
  6. How to Start a Clicks-and-Bricks Bookstore - Store Layout: The Basics
#117, 24 March 2008
  1. From the Editor
  2. Removing Odors From Books
    With An Ozone Generator - A Bookseller's Guide
  3. BookThink Top 10 on eBay - December 2007
  4. Update Announcements
  5. What You Can Learn
    From Book Auction Catalogs - Part I: How to Describe Faults
  6. The Accidental Antiquarian - Becoming an Antiquarian Bookseller - Part III: Condition Matters
  7. BookThink's Quarterly Market Report of Common, Profitable Books:Issue #4
#118, 7 April 2008
  1. From the Editor
  2. Buying and Selling Ephemera - Part II: African-Americana
  3. Protecting Your Inventory - A Few Suggestions for New Booksellers
  4. Update Announcements
  5. Collecting Science Fiction - Exceptions to the Rule - The Science Fiction Book Club, Part II
  6. How to Start a Clicks-and-Bricks Used Bookstore - Store Layout - Part II: Fixtures
  7. Gold Edition #48 - A Bookseller's Guide to Betty Crocker
#119, 21 April 2008
  1. From the Editor
  2. Making "Non-Books" Work for You - How to Turn Color Slides and Negatives into, Uh, Money
  3. QMR Book of the Week - The Sweet Flypaper of Life
  4. Gold Edition #49 - A Primer on Buying and Selling
    English Language Dictionaries
  5. Additional #119 links to be added soon.
#120, 5 May 2008
  1. Opportunities for Booksellers in a Faltering Economy - Also Some Related Advice on How to Save Money
  2. Buying and Selling Ephemera - The Top 10 Reasons to Profit from Ephemera (In a Tough Economy)
  3. Additional #120 links to be added soon.
#121, 19 May 2008
  1. Additional #121 links to be added soon.
  2. Update Announcements
  3. Bookselling Research Step-By-Step - A Brief Guide to the Guides
  4. An Interview with Caitlin Rother
  5. Scanning Solutions for Booksellers - The 3/4" Edge Scanner Ain't So Bad
  6. Professor Booknoodle's Scrapbook - Vacuum Head
#122, 2 June 2008
  1. Additional #122 links to be added soon.
  2. Update Announcements
  3. Building Value Into Your Inventory - Simple Techniques for Quickly Adding Content to Your Descriptions
  4. Selling on Amazon - Part I: Survival on the River, the Basics
  5. Gold Edition #50 - How to Use Publisher's Back Lists for Arbitrage
#123, 16 June 2008
  1. From The Editor
  2. Selling on eBay - How to Accumulate Positive Feedback - Fast
  3. Update Announcements
  4. Selling on Amazon - Grading Your Books
  5. Selling on Amazon - How To Grade Book Bindings - Distinguishing New Books From Like New Books
  6. Top 10 on Amazon - January 2008
#124, 30 June 2008
  1. From The Editor
  2. Selling on Alternate Venues - Introduction
  3. Update Announcements
  4. Selling on Alternate Venues - Selling on eCrater
  5. Update Announcements
#125, 14 July 2008
  1. From The Editor
  2. The Accidental Antiquarian
  3. Update Announcements
  4. The Blind Men and the Elephant - An Interview with Nebraska Book Company
  5. Selling on Amazon - Who's Afraid of Nebraska Book Company
#126, 14 July 2008
  1. From The Editor
  2. Update Announcements
  3. Top 10 on eBay - June 2008
#127, 25 August 2008
  1. From The Editor
  2. The Grab and the Gloat: Giving Purpose to One's Gloat - Professor Booknoodle's Scrapbook
  3. Buying and Selling Vintage (and Not So Vintage) Magazines - Part I: Collectible Covers
  4. The Impact of Buy.com on eBay Bookselling - Selling on eBay
  5. A Bookseller's Guide to Textbooks - Part I: Edition, Condition, Grading, Listing and Pricing
  6. Bookseller Catalogues: Part II - The Accidental Antiquarian
  7. Update Announcements
  8. Selling on eCrater - Selling on Alternate Venues
  9. The Price is Right - Selling on Amazon
  10. Top 10 on eBay - June 2008
  11. Gold Edition #53 - 133 Book Club Editions That Are Actually Worth Something! - Part I: List
#128, 29 September 2008
  1. From The Editor
  2. An Interview with Nevada Barr - Author Profile
  3. Changes for Fixed Price Items and the 1,000 Book Challenge -Selling on eBay
  4. Buying and Selling Vintage (and not So Vintage Magazines - Part II: 19th Century Magazines - Buying and Selling Ephemera
  5. Booksellers and Book Fairs - The Accidental Antiquarian
  6. Grammar for Booksellers - When Words Are All You Have to Make an Impression
  7. Success on Barnes & Noble and Additional Options for Sellers - Selling on Alternate Venues
  8. Bookfinder's Most Sought After Books And How They're Priced on Amazon
  9. Update Announcements
  10. BookThink's Top 10 on eBay - August 2008
#129, 3 November 2008
  1. From The Editor
  2. The Accidental Antiquarian - Battening Down the Hatches - How to Cut Costs and Improve Business in Tough Times
  3. Your New Scouting Book - The Amazon Kindle
  4. Professor Booknoodle's Scrapbook - The Dinosaur We All Ride
  5. UK Bookselling - A book made entirely from Diamonds?
  6. Selling on Alternate Venues - Observations on Biblio and Barnes & Noble
  7. BookThink Special Report - What Oprah Means to You As a Bookseller
  8. Scanning Solutions for Booksellers - Converting an Ordinary Scanner to a Book Scanner
  9. Update Announcements
  10. BookThink's Top 10 on eBay - October 2008
  11. Five Roses: A Guide to Good Cooking - QMR Book of the Month
  12. A Bookseller's Guide to Book Club Editions - Part III, Book-of-the-Month Club Issue Points, #55 - Gold Edition Quote of the Month
  13. Gold Edition #55 - A Bookseller's Guide to Book Club Editions - Part III: The Book-of-the-Month Club High Spots (and Potential High Spots)
  14. Quarterly Market Report of Common, Profitable Books, Issue #5
#130, 6 December 2008
  1. From The Editor
  2. What We Need Right Now is a Billiken! - (Cheerful Optimism in a Tough Economy)
  3. Book Smart! Two Ideas for Sellers of CD-Based Products
  4. Tales From the Book Trail
  5. The Accidental Antiquarian - Ten Recommendations for New Antiquarian Booksellers
  6. Update Announcements
  7. BookThink's Top 10 on eBay - November 2008
  8. The Art of Terry Redlin - Master of Memories - QMR Book of the Month
  9. Bible Mania - Issue 11 - Gold Edition Quote of the Month



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