Search
The IOBA Standard 2.0
Welcome to the first all-new issue of The Standard in nearly three years. As I mentioned in our previous issue, The Standard, for a...
Brian Cassidy
Sep 30, 2011
Trade Discounts: Good for One and All
Hey, booksellers….c’mere. Yeah, you….and you….and especially you. Sit down here for a minute. I want to have a word with you all, about...
Howard Prouty
Sep 28, 2011
Rostenberg & Stern: An Appreciation
Rostenberg & Stern Rare Books, specialized in finding previously undiscovered treasures. In 1942, following a great deal of literary...
Christine Lowenstein
Sep 27, 2011
Three Continents, Eight Countries: A Travel Journal
Part one: Guatemala, the U.K. (London) and Kenya Bookstores and travel are two of the great passions of my life. There are several...
Joe Perlman
Sep 20, 2011
Turnover: An Introduction for Booksellers
When I began my bookselling career, I worked not in used bookshops but in new (ie. independent bookstores selling new books only). And in...
Brian Cassidy
Sep 17, 2011
ABAA Holds First Official Webinar for Antiquarian Booksellers
The ABAA’s first official webinar took place on Tuesday, May 17, 2011. My calendar, iPhone alarm, etc. were marked for the date and time,...
Alan Deffenderfer
Sep 14, 2011
Pazzo Books of West Roxbury, MA
My brother and I started fooling around with the idea of starting a shop in early 2002. He was finishing up at Rutgers and my days of...
Tom Nealon
Sep 13, 2011
John Howell for Books, Los Angeles, CA
What is the name of your business and when was it started? John Howell for Books started on January 1, 2005. Where are you located? Los...
John Howell
Sep 11, 2011
