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Barnes & Noble re-launching its Used & Out of Print page

By Steve Weber | Published: March 8, 2010
As an online bookseller (selling general stock, not many collectibles), I get nervous about having 90 percent of my business depend on Amazon. It’s dangerous to have all your eggs in one basket. So, I was pleasantly surprised to discover that Barnes & Noble is re-launching its Used & Out of Print Books homepage. Plus, [...]
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Barnes & Noble red dot sale: 50 percent off & more

By Steve Weber | Published: June 26, 2009
Barnes & Noble offers “thousands” of titles at 50 percent off and more. Sales is on now in the brick-and-mortar stores (look for books with the red dot) and online at bn.com. Just got the e-mail from B&N; advertising this. Looks like B&N; needs to raise more cash by the end of the month. Have [...]
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Amazon lists top-selling textbooks

By Steve Weber | Published: May 19, 2009
Amazon published a list of the top 50 bestselling textbooks. Why now? Well, the August back-to-school rush will be here before you know it, so it’s time to stock up on textbooks: To help you decide which used and new textbooks to include for sale on Amazon Marketplace, we are providing the following list of [...]
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Q&A: How much should I pay for used books?

By Steve Weber | Published: May 7, 2009
How much should you pay for your inventory of used books? If I’m buying a book purely for the resale value, I try to pay no more than $1 apiece for books. I’ll buy a box of books for $5 or $10 without looking up the prices. It’s hard to get into serious trouble when [...]
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Bookselling roundup for Wednesday

By Steve Weber | Published: April 8, 2009
George Orwell on bookselling. How to beat the bushes for used books. Amazon book sorters in Toledo up in arms, forming union Bookstore customers increasingly buy used.Penny books: sell them or burn them? Free books in New York. Vietnam’s bookwork road. A flute of champagne with that used book?
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