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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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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...

Amy Candiotti

Aug 12, 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...

Justin Woolley

Aug 11, 2012

So You Want to Be a Bookseller: Ten Questions…Some Answers

How to Buy Books Online

The aim of this article is to offer you, the buyer, some insights from a bookdealer on how to avoid these unpleasant experiences and to...

icc568

Aug 10, 2012

Bookstores: Three Continents, Eight Countries, A Travel Journal – Part II

Central/Eastern Europe Last Spring, my wife and I spent two weeks in Central/Eastern Europe. We started in Krakow, which we used as our...

Joe Perlman

Aug 9, 2012

Bookstores: Three Continents, Eight Countries, A Travel Journal – Part II

My First Book Fair: A San Francisco Fairy Tale

I thought I knew what to expect from my ‘first’ fair. From a visitor’s perspective, I had a visual and sensory expectation set, which...

Kara McLaughlin

Aug 8, 2012

My First Book Fair: A San Francisco Fairy Tale

Ray Bradbury: A Eulogy and Interview

icc568

Jun 18, 2012

Ray Bradbury: A Eulogy and Interview

Jun 18, 2012

Books for the Reading

by Lynn Wienck, The Chisholm Trail Bookstore After several very warm days, I thought summer had arrived, but no, lower temperatures have...

May 17, 2012

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