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Jonathan Smalter
Aug 25, 2016
On the Importance of Antiquarian Book Fairs
I would like to take a moment to talk about antiquarian book fairs: what they are; who attends them; where they have been and where they...
Colleen Barrett
Aug 24, 2016
Shop Cat – Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts Company
As told by Blake to Colleen Barrett, Cataloguer Blake joined the staff of the Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts Company (PRB&M), an...
IOBA
Feb 28, 2016
Spring 2016 (VOL. XIV, NO. 1)
Table of Contents From the Editor: Tim Doyle From the Incoming IOBA President: Joan White Book Blogging: Don’t Do What I Do: Rachel...
icc568
Feb 27, 2016
From the Editor – Tim Doyle
Welcome to the Spring 2016 issue of The Standard, the journal of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). One month ago,...
Joan White
Feb 26, 2016
From the Incoming IOBA President – Joan White
Hello! My name is Joan White. My husband, DeWayne (De), and I own White Unicorn Books. We have been IOBA members since 2002. We both have...
icc568
Feb 25, 2016
Serendipity in Bookselling – Tim Doyle
The Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines “serendipity” as: “the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not...
Rachel Jagareski
Feb 25, 2016
Book Blogging: Don’t Do What I Do – Rachel Jagareski
Once I got the hang of blogging, I started The Book Trout, where I spent much more time carefully crafting longish essays, book reviews,...
icc568
Feb 23, 2016
Bibliofile
Bibliofile will be an occasional column at The Standard, which will present bits and pieces from around the world related to the love of...