Earlier this month, Collector’s Book Market, a new listings service for rare, collectible and out-of-print books opened for business. The site will remain Beta for six months, providing a great opportunity for booksellers to help influence its development. The format seeks to improve upon traditional listing services with special additional features that are worthy of review.
This weekend was the Spring Book Show in Atlanta, GA. While, I was not fortunate enough to make it, I assume someone out there was. If you get a second drop me a line and let me know how it went. The remainder/overstock/bargain end of this industry is booming. While I imagine brick and mortar stores have more to gain from this type of show, online booksellers certainly could find a niche at the show.
As Spring approaches, the amount of library book sales, garage sales, auctions, etc begin to increase. One of the best resources for locating Book Sales in your area is still Booksalefinder. In order to make more efficient use of your time sign up for their Sale Mail. This is an automated service that automatically keeps you up to date (and reminds you) of upcoming sales. Happy hunting!
