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On Bookselling: Mary Lacey of Nana’s Treasured Books
For those readers who may not be entirely certain how the AbeBooks platform works: we are a marketplace. When you search for a book on AbeBooks, you are searching the inventories of thousands of...
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Reuse, Recycle, Repurpose – Books Will Find a Way
Barter Books in Alnwick, Northumberland, NBL, United Kingdom is located in a superb Victorian former railway station.There is a little lunch spot here in Victoria, BC called Red Fish Blue Fish. It is...
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Pictures from the Vancouver Antiquarian Book Fair
Myself and my colleagues Eric and Lindsay from AbeBooks visited the Vancouver Antiquarian Book Fair earlier today. Located in UBC Robson in downtown Vancouver, the fair was busy and will attract more...
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Henry the Cat and His Bookshelf of Untold Riches
This lucky cat contemplating his next great read is Henry. Henry is one of two fur-acious readers from David Mason Books in Toronto, Ontario. David Mason Books has been in business for 40 years and is...
View ArticleHelp literary charities by listing local literary events on LibraryThing
Our good friends over at LibraryThing.com have announced a new initiative to help local bookstores and libraries promote their literary events and help raise money for literary charities. How are they...
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Explore Neusser Antiquariat Bookstore in Neuss, Germany
Christi, a member of our North American team recently travelled to our German office and visited this wonderful bookshop in Nuess, near Dusseldorf. The bookshop is called Neusser Antiquariat. They’ve...
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A Booklover’s Paradise: Portland, Oregon
Discover the books from the diverse sellers located in one of America’s most bookish cities. More than 40 booksellers from Portland, Oregon, sell on AbeBooks and you can browse through their combined...
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Free Book Appraisal Day at Second Story Books in Maryland
Second Story Books in Rockville, Maryland is offering an excellent gift to those who wish it – Saturday, January 26th is Free Appraisal Day. From 11:00 am until 4:00 pm, senior member of the American...
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Bookstores of New York
Last week I was in New York. The purpose of the visit was to attend two antiquarian book fairs, but I always try to make time to visit booksellers in their stores. Nothing can replace the touch and...
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Visiting New York Book Fairs
Earlier this month I visited the ABAA New York Antiquarian Book Fair and the Manhattan Vintage Book & Ephemera Show. Each year AbeBooks attends a variety of book fairs in North America and Europe....
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Texas bookseller vows to continue after storm destroys 50,000 books
A Texas bookseller is attempting to rebuild his bookselling business after a devastating storm ripped through Lubbock, Texas last month. The storm and its high winds, which struck around midnight on...
View ArticleVideo spotlight shines on bookseller/poet Harry Nudel
This interesting video features AbeBooks bookseller Harry Nudel, but Harry is much more than just a book dealer as you will find out. This New York-based seller lists close to 10,000 books, including...
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Eugene O’Neill’s underpants for sale
When it comes to collectible literary underwear, Johnnycake Books, up in Salisbury, Connecticut, is hard to beat. A pair of Eugene O’Neill’s boxer shorts are being offered for sale by this particular...
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Hunt treasure at the 2013 Vancouver Book Fair: Sept 28-29
The 2013 Vancouver Book Fair is just around the corner. This year’s event happens Saturday, September 28th and Sunday, September 29th at UBC Robson Square. AbeBooks is once again a proud sponsor....
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Booksellers predict Bay Psalm auction will be landmark moment for rare books
Two of America’s leading rare book experts predict that the forthcoming auction of a Bay Psalm Book will break new ground in the world of collectible books. Allan Stypeck, owner of Second Story Books...
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Browse Rare Books at the 2013 Toronto International Antiquarian Book Fair
AbeBooks is again proud to sponsor the 2013 Toronto International Antiquarian Book Fair, which begins on Friday, November 8th. Some examples of the kinds of treasures you might see are pictured below....
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London bookseller scoops ILAB prize with Ian Fleming bibliography
Congratulations to Jon Gilbert, a bookseller with Adrian Harrington Rare Books in London, who has won the ILAB Breslauer Prize for Bibliography with his book on Ian Fleming’s works. Gilbert’s Ian...
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Seattle’s Twice Sold Tales, Used Books and a Cat on Your Head
Last week, we were in Seattle and stopped by Twice Sold Tales, a used bookstore and AbeBooks bookseller. Twice Sold Tales is located just a short walk from the Elliott Bay Bookstore, which still gets...
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Life in the Old Goat yet – a bookseller profile
A newspaper in Waterloo, Ontario, has profiled Michael Loubert, one of our booksellers and the owner of the wonderfully named Old Goat Books. Michael opened Old Goat Books in March 2001 and has sold...
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20 Booksellers Who Blog
Many AbeBooks booksellers are also dedicated bloggers. Each seller’s blog is one of a kind, created with a deep love of books – from sharing images of vintage cover art, to cataloging recent...
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