By Bruce McKinney
A Needed Way Out
A generation of book owners is looking past weak offers from dealers and limited opportunities selling
via traditional auctions, marketing their books, manuscripts and ephemera lot by lot on eBay. The
results are inconsistent but encouraging both for sellers and buyers. For sellers it's the chance to
control their own destiny, converting market observations into listings, transactions and private
client lists. In short order sellers on eBay achieve a working competence to match their commitment to
the endeavor. The selling is...
By Bruce McKinney
From the first book listings posted on line ten years ago dealers have been anxious that they were,
like Alice in Wonderland, going into a hole with an unknown destination...
By Michazel Stillman
As Abebooks promised at its recent Bookseller's Summit, they will begin a substantial international advertising campaign this month. The theme is "If you can't find it here,...
By Renée Magriel Roberts
Seeking a first edition is an ongoing preoccupation of any bookseller. We all know that the difference between a first edition and a second printing just after the firs...
by Michael Stillman
Mormon books are among the most collectible religious texts in the world. If you don't believe it, this point was reinforced by the ultimate of tests recently -- thieves bre...
By Michael Stillman
Biblio.com has announced it will be working with British online bookseller Biblion to redevelop the latter's current selling strategy. Biblio is the third largest used book ...
By Bruce McKinney
When you think of UCLA you will think of many things but its unlikely rare books is one of them. Well, prepare to adjust your thinking. On the campus of UCLA in Westwood the...
By Michael Stillman
It is a cultural icon and almost certainly the most notable literary work ever published. In fact, it may well be the second most collectible book in the world, second only t...
Saturday September 9th, 2006 - Thursday September 14th, 2006
The 38th Congress of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers will hold their bi-annual meeting in Philadelphia September 9t...
By Bruce McKinney
Part I of the Rare and Historic Book Collection of the Springfield Museums of Springfield,
Massachusetts is up for auction on May 27th at Knotty Pine Auction Service in Ne...
By Michael Stillman
This month we review 17 new booksellers' catalogues. They come from all over the world - Shapero in the UK, Ewens in Canada, Thomas-Scheler in France, Libreria de Antano in A...
