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By: J. R. McWilliams http://www.abooksearch.com/ Abooksearch.com, an on-line community of old, rare and out-of-print booksellers, announces three free months for new sign-ups. There is no obligation. You do not pay a cent if you do not wish to continue beyond the first three months. When we made this offer of three free months to new members, we gave three free months to those booksellers who were already members. We felt it only fitting and proper, and part of our commitment

It really is an exciting time to be a bookseller. Some may say the golden years are gone, sentimental feelings now setting in for the slow-paced past of primarily brick and mortar (B&M) businesses. But like other points in history, bookselling is simply undergoing its latest transformation. Let us not look at it as a bad thing. For starters, the advent of online bookselling opened opportunities for sellers to actually interact with customers in parts of the world most have on

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The election is over, and we’re heading into a new year with a something old and something new board of directors. (If I could figure out how to fit something borrowed and something blue in there, this would all segue nicely with my current theory on how a book business is like a marriage. But that’s a column for another time.) Some board members are returning in new roles: Maria Bustillos served as membership/public relations chair last year, and is now Vice President; Gre

Some time in mid October, 2002 in a chat room far far away, a number of booksellers got a bit tired of always having to deal with the big massive book listing sites and wondered if it was possible to have things a different way. They started a discussion room of their own which can be found at: http://pub47.ezboard.com/bglobalbooktownindependentbooksellers and decided to try to figure out just exactly what they wanted. The result is a website that to the best of its ability w

Professor Carol Laderman received her Ph.D. in Anthropology, awarded with Distinction, from Columbia University, and has taught at Fordham and is Chair of the Anthropology Department at City College in New York. Professor Laderman’s primary research interests are Southeast Asia, medical anthropology, nutrition, reproduction, and sex roles. Her publications include such volumes as: Wives and Midwives: Childbirth and Nutrition in Rural Malaysia (University of California Press,

Over three years ago my wife, Mary, came up with the idea for a writers mural within our bookshop. The right artist was commissioned (an Oscar nominated animator, no less) and the research and designs began. That the mural would be a wonderful addition to the shop was not in doubt, but my job was to see if it could be justified commercially. The area was large (40′ x 18′), needing special fade-resistant acrylic paints, so cost was going to be considerable – the scaffolding al

The history of casting actors for roles in movies or TV series made from mystery novels includes more misses than hits, but there have been notable exceptions. Basil Rathbone was Sherlock Holmes. And when Hawk showed up on the “Spenser For Hire” TV series my reaction was: “Migawd, that’s him!” It was if my mental image of Spenser’s black sidekick had been transferred intact from my mind to our television screen. Avery Brooks was dead-solid perfect for the part. What started m