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Deanna Ramsay deanna@ramsaybooks.com Editor’s Note: I’ve asked Deanna to provide us with a list of the services she provides since some of us are techno dummies and Deanna is, of course, a bookseller as well as a computer guru and understands our needs extremely well. Web site design: Shopping cart setup searchable MySQL database secure ordering customizable, and can be integrated into your current site design creates separate static html pages for each item in database aucti

Feb. 19-22 in Monterey, CA Early registrants for Left Coast Crime 2004 not only save (cost is $150 vs. $175 after October 20) but also get first consideration for panel slots. The LCC convention for mystery authors and aficionados includes a variety of special events: Opening Reception at the Monterey Aquarium; Noir Film Night with Eddie Muller; Award and Guest of Honor special luncheon; Continental Breakfast daily; Bookbag and free books; the Dealers Book Room (where you can

Five years ago, Sam Yeager’s family was brutally murdered. His nights since then have been a haze of whiskey, nightmares, and solitude. From the front window of his house, he watches for the return of the monster that killed his family. Heather Jones has been plagued by visions of a dark presence lurking under her bed. As her visions intensify into reality, she must find a way to unlock the hidden strength inside of her in order to make it safely through the night. Seth Joine

By: David Kent Pocket Star Books Mass Market Original Publication date: July 1, 2003 Price: $6.99 ISBN: 0-7434-6998-4 Meet Ryan Elder, a typical college student looking forward to spending Thanksgiving at home with his mother and father in suburban Oklahoma City. Less than an hour after he gets home however, his parents die in a spectacular double suicide. Seven years and many relocations later Ryan receives a letter that should have reached him long ago-a letter his mother

Booksellers now have the option of: – choosing to have ChooseBooks.com process credit card or institutional IPO orders. – setting their shipping matrix so that relevant taxes [state or VAT] are automatically calculated and added during the checkout process. – issuing discount coupons for special customers or creating special sales for all customers. These discounts will be calculated automatically during check out. -using the mutual dealer discount program. Those participatin

In mid-July, BiblioDirect unveiled a new look that improves upon the basic site design it has had since its inception a little over a year ago. Here’s what is new or improved at http://www.BiblioDirect.com — Softer, easier-on-the-eyes colors. — The basic search is now located in a more traditional spot on the page. — Easier to find search tips that are written for the more casual book buyer. — “Today in History” is back with interesting tidbits about the day along with lit

A thread on a bookselling list this evening prompted this last minute article from me. I can’t even say I thought it through well before writing it; it is based on observations over a period of time and on just plain common business sense and gut feeling. More important, I think, than rehashing what is in this issue. I’m seeing a feeling of helplessness and despair in some fellow booksellers. Partly caused by the influx of so many people selling books online, partly caused by

Table of Contents From the editor ISBN Lookup – the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Different Times, Different Climes, Different Crimes! BookWriter Web for HomeBase Interview with Tom Sawyer Anti-War Book Collecting The myth of the book On Collecting (and selling) Books on Bullfighting Booksellers, the First Amendment and Customer Privacy Closing one store, opening another Early Dressage Literature to 1800 Patriot Act George Alfred Henty, 1832 – 1902, History Teacher? Neglected Am