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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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Never Mind The Book, How’s The Cover?

Books As Literature “It is a salutary discipline to consider the vast number of books that are written, the fair hopes with which their...

Oliver Corlett

Mar 7, 2003

Ephemeral Assays – the Paper Trail

If I had five seconds to ask two questions about life, they would be “From whence?” and “Where to?” Same with paper ephemera. Where on...

Shawn Purcell

Mar 6, 2003

Miami Book Fair International

My husband Bob and I have just returned from the Miami Book Fair International. This is an achievement returning, that is. Because we...

Madlyn Blom

Mar 5, 2003

The 2002 Oregon Antiquarian Book Fair

On November 23 and 24, 2002, the Oregon Antiquarian Book Fair was held at the Convention Center in Portland, Oregon. This was the...

Pat Sheldon

Mar 4, 2003

OP MAGAZINE: A New Book Magazine

By: Dee Stewart, Editor – P. Scott Brown, Publisher While the buying and selling of books is undergoing tremendous change, it is ironic...

IOBA

Mar 3, 2003

Here’s A Clue For Mystery Fans: Left Coast Crime 2003 Opens Feb. 27

Pasadena, CA won’t be wrapped in yellow police tape on Thursday, Feb.27 but it will be a major crime scene from then until Sunday, Mar....

Joyce Godsey

Mar 2, 2003

Here’s A Clue For Mystery Fans: Left Coast Crime 2003 Opens Feb. 27

L.A. Festival of Books Set for April 25-27

IOBA’s Toothsome Twosome Will Be There The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books again promises to be the book event of the year on the...

Ken Fermoyle

Mar 1, 2003

L.A. Festival of Books Set for April 25-27

Bookseller Monthly

Most online booksellers may not know of me. I founded BookGraveyard.com (later renamed Bookquarters.com) in 1999 and later purchased...

Joyce Godsey

Feb 28, 2003

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