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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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Bookplates: Thomas Bird Mosher

The bookplate Mosher used in books from his personal library was designed in 1897 by Frank R. Rathbun of Auburn, New York, with the...

Philip R. Bishop

Dec 29, 2008

Philip R. Bishop of Mosher Books

Thanks for granting this interview Philip, on top of the considerable time you spent on the Mosher fine bindings article that also...

Shawn Purcell

Dec 28, 2008

Summer 2008 (Vol. IX, No. 2)

Table of Contents Foreword What Should Amazon Do with AbeBooks? Problems with Amazon as an Antiquarian Seller Site What Is Wrong With...

IOBA

Aug 8, 2008

The Bookshelf of Willie Sutton

Dated 2/19/1952, probably International News Photo.

Shawn Purcell

Aug 8, 2008

Foreword

In the online bookselling Dreamtime about a decade ago, there was Interloc (the larval stage of Alibris), Bibliofind (very clean of...

Shawn Purcell

Jul 31, 2008

Problems with Amazon as an Antiquarian Seller Site

What is wrong with Amazon? This is a question that is not possible to answer with any degree of objectivity for either buyer or seller...

Alan Deffenderfer

Jul 30, 2008

What Should Amazon Do with AbeBooks?

Most importantly, Amazon should take its time and look at AbeBooks carefully, recognize its unique strengths (and its many easily-cured...

David Wilson

Jul 29, 2008

What Is Wrong With Today’s Amazon?

What will happen now that Amazon owns ABE? Generally speaking, AbeBooks sellers who list on Amazon are hoping there will be no automated...

April Hearn

Jul 28, 2008

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