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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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Advance Look at 2004’s Big Bookselling Story: Amend Section 215 of the Patriot Act

IOBA Standard readers are getting a good look at what should be the big bookselling story of 2004, with a chance to play an important...

Phillip Bevis

Mar 26, 2004

Buying And Selling Autographed Books – Past, Present & Future

[Note: IOBA in no way endorses the contents of this article. It was printed here as an alternative viewpoint, and is left here in the...

Tim Miller

Mar 25, 2004

Safe shopping on eBay?

Buying books on eBay can be a frustrating experience. I hope to give a few basic pointers to make the experience safer and more rewarding...

David Holloway

Mar 24, 2004

Ain’t No Gold In Them There Hills – Book Buying in Appalachia

Rome wasn’t built in a day, and neither were the seemingly endless miles of perfectly straight stone walls which line the fields and...

Peter Tafuri

Mar 23, 2004

New Age Book Sellers

There are many types of book dealers. When one uses the words “book dealer” to someone who is not in the business, what is often pictured...

Chuck Pierce

Mar 22, 2004

Things You Don’t Know Can Cramp Your Style

So, the other day I was chewing the fat with this guy, this book collector guy, you know, and in the middle of emailing the conversation...

Joyce Godsey

Mar 21, 2004

Searching for Ulysses in Greek Or, How I Spent My Summer Vacation

This past August, my wife and I made a long awaited trip to Greece. For the first time in many years, this vacation would represent an...

Joe Perlman

Mar 20, 2004

Current Stats for Used Book Market

Publishing statistics on the used book market can be a dangerous job as the numbers keep changing and it’s not always clear what is being...

Susan Siegel

Mar 19, 2004

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