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BookThink is an industry-leading resource provider for
online and open shop book dealers, book collectors,
and serious readers. Resources include the
BookThinker, a free twice monthly newsletter covering a wide
range of book-related topics; BookThink's Gold Edition, a monthly paid-subscription newsletter
supplying profit-generating insider information to
booksellers; BookThink's 50/50, a bimonthly market
report targeting high-profit, in-demand books that are
likely to surface on scouting trips; a moderated book
forum; an extensive library of active and pertinent
book-related links; book reviews; interviews with
authors and other notables; and intensive tutorials on
practical book repair, grading, terminology, buying
for resale, selling books online and off, building a
personal book collection, and more
The BookThinker Newsletter
ISSN 1547-9501
#37, 21 February 2005
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BookThink Update
28 February 2005>>>
Update Announcements
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New Strategies for Selling Books on eBay
Part III: Book Lots
Our eBay bookselling series, "New Strategies for
Selling Books on eBay," continues today with a
detailed discussion of book lots - exactly what sells,
how best to market them, and a few miscellaneous tips,
some of which include targeting books for alternate
use. If you've been having trouble getting your final
values up to $20, $30 and more, grouping less
desirable books may help you get it done more often.
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Selling Mathematics Books
Winning the Numbers Game
Michael Brook of 101% Guaranteed Books shares his best
secrets for profiting in the mathematics genre along
with some valuable insight into why some mathematics
titles remain profitable 5, 10 or more years out when
those in other scientific genres have long since
descended to bookselling hell. If you haven't been
playing the numbers game, this is the tutorial to get
you started.
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Bible Mania
Issue #12 of the Gold Edition was delivered Monday evening, February 7.
This time the topic is Bibles - how you can profit from this all-time bestseller.
If you've never sold a Bible, you might be surprised at what they can do for your bottom
line, not to mention how very, very often the higher-dollar examples surface at sales.
Click here to purchase this issue.
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Previous BookThinker Update -
BookThink Update
14 February 2005>>>
Update Announcements
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ScoutPal
A Guide for New Users
Like any other tool, ScoutPal is only as good as its user. If you know what you're doing, it can be a powerful tool for buying inventory; if not, much less so, but BookThink's New User's Guide to ScoutPal will bring you up to speed in no time. Articles in this guide include: How Not to Use ScoutPal, Practice Makes Perfect, Formatting Recommendations, Interpreting Results, Speed Tips, Miscellaneous Tips, Keeping a Low Profile, and more.
Click here to begin.
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50/50 Issue #1
Now Available
Issue #1 of 50/50, BookThink’s new market report, is now available for purchase. Published every other month, 50/50 lists and annotates in detail 50 books that typically sell for $50 and up online and - here's the best part - includes only those books that surface with some regularity at sales and other viable venues for purchasing inventory. In other words, this is information you can actually use and profit from often. Subscriptions are also available at the annual rate of $20. Payments may be made instantly or by
mail. For details, click here.
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BookThink's Gold Edition
Common Magazines, Uncommon Profits
Part II: Flashpoints
Flashpoints, flashpoints, flashpoints. Part II of
BookThink’s series on profiting from common magazines
is packed with them. These are the specifics you’ll
need to cash in on this often neglected but
consistently rewarding market. Lists of collectible
topics, authors, illustrators, photographers,
celebrities, sports figures, historical events,
advertisers and more appear in this issue.
Purchase this issue
today or subscribe to BookThink's Gold Edition for
monthly insider information for booksellers. Click
here for details.
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