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Chris Volk
Mar 4, 2013
Building the World’s Best Collection of _________ Using the Internet
1. How I Got Going. Let me begin with a confession that will surprise no one: like many booksellers, I have a strong collecting streak. I...
William Knox
Feb 28, 2013
William Knox, The Penang Bookshelf, Penang, Malaysia
The Penang Bookshelf specialises in buying and selling fiction and non-fiction, both new and old, principally about Malaysia, but also...
IOBA
Aug 16, 2012
Summer 2012 (Vol. XI, No. 1)
Table of Contents How to Buy Books Online So You Want to Be a Bookseller: Ten Questions…Some Answers The Story of IOBA’s New Logo Pistil...
Alice Voith
Aug 16, 2012
Interview With A Collector: Jerry Morris
You’ve been an avid collector for some time. at what point did you realize that you were a collector, and not just an accumulator or...
Alice Voith
Aug 15, 2012
The Story of IOBA’s New Logo
With IOBA well into its second decade, it seemed a good time to take a look at our logo and make sure it truly represented who we were...
Vic Zoschak
Aug 14, 2012
Bibliography Week
IOBA members may not be aware of a bookish ‘event’ held in NYC every January… Bibliography Week. It’s a (loose) gathering of collectors,...
Amy Candiotti
Aug 12, 2012
Pistil Books Online, Seattle WA
I’ve always been an avid reader and bibliophile.  I have been selling books since my first job in a used bookstore right after graduating...
Justin Woolley
Aug 11, 2012
So You Want to Be a Bookseller: Ten Questions…Some Answers
1. Are you sure? We’re living the dream. Three-hour working days surrounded by our beloved books, more money than we can shake a stick at...