THE STANDARD

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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Rare Book School Scholarships - Deadline May 2, 2022

The IOBA is offering up to six (6) scholarships for continuing education opportunities in 2022! Specifically, IOBA is offering: 3...

From Rags to Riches to Rags Again, to Riches… Maybe

March 21, 2022 By Greg Gibson Back in the old days, whether you were a catalog dealer or a brick & mortar seller, you probably worked...

IOBA Celebrates Women's History Month

Discover 9 rare bookselling businesses owned by women. [NB: These women are not members of IOBA, but we celebrate them anyway!] These...

David Ruggles Prize for Collectors of Color

Encouraging young collectors of color IOBA is proud to have fully funded the Second Place Prize. Apply at https://rugglesprize.org/ The...

Comparing an American First Edition to the Taiwan "Pirate" Edition

These are books created without the authorization of the original author and/or publisher.

Summer 2016 (Vol. XIV, No. 2)

Table of Contents Competitive Altruism in Book Selling (CABS) IOBA Scholarship Contest Description 2016 CABS Report: Paul Shelley,...

Competitive Altruism in Book Selling (CABS)

The Summer 2016 issue of The Standard features several pieces on the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (CABS), including an essay on the...

IOBA Scholarship Contest Description

Why does IOBA offer scholarships to seminars and classes for our members? Because IOBA wants all its member booksellers to be the best...