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An analysis and overview of the used book market in the United States from 1993-2002 Book Hunter Press, publishers of The Used Book Lover’s Guides, is pleased to share with you this report on the expansion of the used book market. Copyright 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 Book Hunter Press Portions of this report may be reproduced with proper attribution to Book Hunter Press. For more information contact: Susan Siegel Book Hunter Press PO Box 193. Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 (914) 245

The new literary prize, officially titled the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing, will be sponsored by the Stanford University Libraries in partnership with the William Saroyan Foundation. Aimed at encouraging new or emerging writers rather than established authors, it will recognize a newly published work of fiction or memoir with a purse of $12,300. The Saroyan Writing Prize (the monicker which I suspect it will be most commonly used) will be awarded every othe

Anyone who has read the autobiography of Richard Booth, founder and ‘King’ of Hay on Wye, the original and foremost Book Town in Britain (indeed, the world), will have their views on booksellers confirmed – they are a shady lot who will take you for a ride if you give them half a chance. Richard is a very colourful character (the book is an entertaining read) and the success of Hay is indisputable – an annual footfall of over 2m people and enough business to support around fo

There are several different categories of auctions. Most booksellers are familiar with the rare-book auction houses, with their elaborate cataloging. These specialists inhabit a universe all their own, and I doubt I will ever understand them. One such individual, in the Washington area, would always try to sell me his auction business when I phoned to inquire about the next sale. Another told me point-blank, in the presence of other booksellers, that I did not spend enough mo

January 24, 2003 marked the end of an era in Columbia, MO with the closing of Nowell’s. The Nowell brothers came home from the Civil War, wanting something different than farming, so in 1876 they opened Nowell’s Grocery Store, just up the street from where my bookstore is now located. Over the years this little store changed and grew, as did the generations of the Nowell family owning the operation. In the early 1960’s the store (in a much larger location) burned to the groun

I just received my first-semester class evaluations from my students. After reviewing them I came to the conclusion that my class would be much more enjoyable for my students if we did not spend so much time reading or writing. They would prefer to interact in more group activities or spend their time working on artistic projects. Unfortunately, I do not teach physical education or art. Although I can appreciate that group activities and artistic projects have a place in my c

The world of the used bookseller has gone through radical and sometimes painful changes over the last few years. Many people have commented on the changes brought about by the Internet and online book purchasing. No one can doubt the profound effect the evolution of online book databases such as Interloc/Alibris and the Advance Book Exchange have had on booksellers. And let’s not forget that pesky little dot.com startup company — I think it’s called Amazon.com? That these cha