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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
#48, 25 July 2005
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BookThink Update
1 August 2005>>>
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Bibliography of American Literature
Points to Identify Early Works
It seems that First edition identification is never
easy, no matter what you've got in your hands, but go
back a hundred years or more, and things can get
impossibly complex. Fortunately, there's help. Jacob Blanck's landmark,
massive Bibliography of American Literature (or BAL)
attempts to make at least some sense out of issue
points gone mad - and in many cases it does. As you might suspect, however, using this complex
reference isn't altogether straightforward, and
BookThink's Contributing Editor (and library science
guru) is here today to bring us clarity.
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Gold Edition #19
Big Money in Money Books - Part I
There's big money in money books. Whether the topic is
stocks, real estate or something else, this is one of
the hottest, most profitable bookselling niches going,
and, since many important titles have been recently
published, they are relatively easy to find. If you
aren't capitalizing on this yet, this is your
opportunity to start reaping bookselling dividends. Part II of this BookThink series is available for
purchase now.
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Adventures in Book Scouting
Part I: The Running of the Books
Time was that most FOL sales were quiet, orderly affairs. You could take your time looking, ponder selections in a calm state of mind, and get change back from your twenty. No longer. Long lines, rude behavior, hoarding, etc., are more likely to prevail today - and higher prices too. Still, FOL sales remain a viable source of inventory for many booksellers, BookThink's Catherine Petruccione included. Take a ride with Cathy (and partner Ron) in today's feature article, "Adventures in Book Scouting," and you may be surprised to learn that her success often comes by not going along with the madding crowd.
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BookThink's Bookseller Profile
Profile of Rick Marsh
Another good bookselling friend makes an appearance in our monthly profile today - Rick Marsh. Rick has been selling books online, literally, since the Internet's stone age - i.e., when bulletin boards were the vehicle most of us used for communicating. My advice is to read this profile carefully. Here's a guy who knows what he's doing, and you can take what he says directly to the bank.
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Special Fantasy & Science Fiction Edition
50/50 Issue #4
Now Available
Issue #4 of 50/50, BookThink’s new market report, is now available for purchase; this is the Special Fantasy & Science Fiction Edition issue. 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 Update
18 July 2005>>>
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