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Monday, September 22, 2014
Grist for the List
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I am a sales rep for Book Country Clearing House, a bargain book wholesaler. My primary sales tool is the list, mostly in Excel. I create th...
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
The Mass Effect of Books
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There has been a lot written about why paper books are better for the brain and better at being, well, books. Something about reading from a...
Thursday, August 7, 2014
The One Thing
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For many things in life, there is a strategy that says: If you're going to do this thing, then the one thing you must do is this other t...
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Sections, Departments, Palaces
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One of the more common questions I'm asked by booksellers who are thinking of starting to buy bargain is where to put it. They are often...
Monday, June 9, 2014
Categorically Crazy
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If you are one of my subscribers, you will have noticed that the lists I send you are sorted by category, then author, then title. Those sub...
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Monday, April 28, 2014
Sourcing Your Sources
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I wish I could be your only source for bargain books. I send you lists of tens of thousands of titles, indicating which titles you have orde...
Friday, April 18, 2014
Value Beyond Bargain
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I recently visited a bookstore that, while not a bargain bookstore, buys bargain very widely and does an amazing job of merchandising it. I ...
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