Tag Archives: book sales

Scary book sales: Are you a vulture or a goon?

By Steve Weber | Published: July 28, 2007

Here’s the most amusing account of an FOL book sale I’ve read in a while. Click through to read the whole article in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Inside, the vultures ravaged the tables to stock their online stores or used bookstores. They had roaming goons, too, minions separating the Hemingways from the Harlequins. Eyes and hands [...]

Should hoarding be banned from book sales?

By Steve Weber | Published: June 19, 2007

I received this note from Sandra Adamson at Acquired Books and I think it makes a great editorial: I went to four library sales this weekend, and at every sale there were a couple of teams hoarding all the books. I think it is high time that we as an online bookselling group begin together [...]

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Growth in online book sales slowing, NY Times says

By Steve Weber | Published: June 16, 2007

Growth in online sales of books and other merchandise has slowed dramatically, according to a report in today’s New York Times. Online online book sales will rise an estimated 11 percent this year, compared with nearly 40 percent last year. EBay reported that revenue from Web site sales increased by just 1 percent in the [...]

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Q&A: At library book sales, how can I find the gems?

By Steve Weber | Published: December 18, 2006

QUESTION: I recently went to my first library book sale. I ended up buying nothing, even though I was one of the first people through the door. I couldn’t find anything that looked valuable. I checked about 30 prices with my cellphone and couldn’t find anything worth more than about $2. There were some obvious [...]

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