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The IOBA Standard is the journal of the Independent Online Booksellers Association and covers the book world, with a special focus on the online used, out-of-print, and collectible bookselling markets.

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Shawn Purcell

Jul 25, 2008

Robert Fisher of Echo Letterpress

First of all Robert, thanks for taking time out from your very busy schedule, and congratulations on the recent addition to your family....

Joe Perlman

Jul 24, 2008

Embracing the Unexpected

One of the best things about being in the used book business is that you never know what to expect. When you get up in the morning, you...

Shawn Purcell

Jul 23, 2008

Books About Bookselling: The Bookseller’s Apprentice

As the publisher’s foreword points out, “Anyone who has gone to Boston to look for rare books in this century will have memories of...

Stephen Parker

Jul 22, 2008

Author Profile: Matthew Eck

Matthew Eck is the 2007 runner-up for the Barnes and Noble Discover Award for his first novel, The Farther Shore (ISBN 1571310576),...

Sharon Heimann

Jul 21, 2008

Adventures with a Binder

I recently journeyed to the Charles Matthews Bindery in Los Angeles to participate in a basic book repair class followed by some tips on...

June and Mark Gaulding

Jul 21, 2008

June Gaulding and Mark Gaulding of JMVintage

JMVintage is owned by mother and son, June and Mark Gaulding, and has been in existence since 2001. We are a specialized bookseller with...

June Gaulding and Mark Gaulding of JMVintage

Alan Deffenderfer

Jul 20, 2008

Alan Deffenderfer of ABD Booksellers

My interests in reading have changed over the years. When I was in middle school, my parents bought a set of encyclopedias. I used to...

Ivan and Ann Golden

Jul 19, 2008

Golden Books Group of Devon, U.K.

An Anglo-American Dyslexic selling books from England 1991 – 2008. Being the great-grandson of Abner Wolf (American pioneer grocer) is a...

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