THE STANDARD

Table of Contents President’s Report Which Listing Service is Right for You? Online Fraud Prevention Descriptions that Sell Auction...

Each day the newspaper, television news anchors, and our own industry email lists are full of events that impact our industry, our...

In the beginning, there was AB Bookman’s Weekly. For years the bookselling and buying community awaited its weekly arrival and flipped...

This compilation of four articles was reprinted from: Sell It!, edited and published by Paul Lang Online Fraud Prevention (Part 1) Just...

Stop Writing Descriptions and Write Ads Here’s a suggestion for all booksellers. Search for some of your own books on your listing site...

Truth is beauty, saith the poet. In order to profit as a bookseller (and indeed, as a human being) it is well to take this precept to heart. For truth inevitably leads us not only to beauty but also, as we will attempt to show in the following paragraphs, to peace and prosperity. In this article we will give a number of ways to improve your book descriptions, most specifically with reference to online auctions of books, in order to whet the appetite (and tempt open the pocket

The Importance of Dust Jackets Dust jackets (or dustwrappers) were used occasionally from the middle of the 19th century. They became more common in the last few decades of that century and books from that period in jackets are collected regardless of the printing/edition or subject matter. Of course, a rare or scarce collectible book in a jacket increases the book’s value by multiples. The point is that as we move into the 21st century the older jackets have become much more

The Membership Committee is seeking those who are interested in developing our member categories, and our screening of new members. This years membership drive will start on May 1, 2001. If you have any ideas to help it become a success please join us. Membership will also be looking for new benefits, services and programs. Please join and share your ideas. Thank you for your consideration, Sally Hollingsworth Vice President Interim Membership Chair Finance Committee Report T