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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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Ethics & eBay – No, Really: Perspectives from a Modern Library Collector

Ah, Commerce! The sounds of the hawkers touting the superiority of their goods, the sights of the brightly colored merchandise shining in...

Scot Kamins

Jun 2, 2006

Ephemeral Assays: Pulp Frisson

There are many excellent print and internet resources on pulp magazines, and I wont rehash the essential features here, but just take a...

Shawn Purcell

Jun 1, 2006

House Calls, Estate Sales and Auction tales

Of all the ways to find books, house calls are now better than ever, what with all the competition in other venues. House calls are...

Shawn Purcell

May 31, 2006

Caite Stevens of Vivarte Books

Not long after my apartment was stripped of sellable product, my art dealer parents announced they were moving to Florida. This meant I...

IOBA

May 30, 2006

The Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar

The Colorado Book School, as it is informally known, offers a wonderful opportunity for those seeking to improve their knowledge of the...

IOBA

May 28, 2006

Addendum

International Editions Dear Editor, I thank you for your service, and have found the information on your web site to be most useful. I am...

May 23, 2006

Summer 2005 (Vol. VI, No. 2)

Table of Contents Interview: Peter Thomas of CollectorsBookMarket.com IOBA Q & A Column Do Your Books Smell Their Best? Ephemeral Assays:...

IOBA

Jun 1, 2005

Interview: Peter Thomas of CollectorsBookMarket.com

Q: Peter, how did you get involved in creating book Web sites? A: I owned a new and used bookstore for 23 years and I began selling on...

Shirley Bryant

May 31, 2005

Interview: Peter Thomas of CollectorsBookMarket.com

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