1. WHERE’S THIS WEEK’S BLOG ENTRY? ANSWER – I’m too busy trying to upload books and images for the next 3 virtual book fairs. 2. HOW COME YOU ONLY HAVE 17 ITEMS IN THIS WEEK’S ABAA VIRTUAL FAIR? ANSWER – I was too busy trying to catalog books for Maritime List 293 to fill my […] More >>
Archives for September 2020
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Sorry, Not This Week…
I had a great entry in mind for this week’s blog. I was going to reveal the Secret of Life, and how I’ve employed this recondite but simple trick to drive my career to the heights of the the international book trade, guaranteeing success, fiscally and in terms of the reverence with which my colleagues […] More >>
Too Much of a Good Thing?
Well, I’ve made three sales after the first three days of the Brooklyn Virtual Antiquarian Book Fair. Results reported by colleagues are as mixed as they’d be in a “live” book fair. The difference might be that having only 15 books per booth allows for greater focus on the part of buyers. After searching by […] More >>
Just in the Nick of Time, Some Timely Thoughts by a Guest Blogger
Whew! I’ve been so swamped in the mess occasioned by my decision to try to arrange my stock in an orderly manner, that I despaired of having time to post my weekly “Bookman’s Log” entry. Fortunately, old friend and colleague Rich West, of Periodyssey, sent in a guest blog. I found it thought-provoking, and so […] More >>