Month: February 2024
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selling points of used books in today’s economy
☆Happy Thursday☆ As a bookseller, what is the value that I see in these books? At this time in the country, people can’t afford as much as they were able to a few years ago. They need to save money, they’re looking to save anywhere that they can. Used books at a lower cost not…
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sunday musings with a shelfie
I was messing around with my Stephen King books for a minute. I think I may copy a friend’s [on bookstagram] idea of how to tackle War and Peace by taking breaks between each book. And I haven’t read any King since August, so I think a King break in a couple hundred pages of…
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patriotism
Are you patriotic? What does being patriotic mean to you? Yes. It means putting my country first and not allowing socialism to take root. It means voting but also taking a firm stand in what I believe in and speaking up when things are not going the way this country was founded upon. It means…
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finding old treasures and current reads
You find the most interesting things when buying old books. Especially when you’re buying whole lots. There’s so much to learn out there in the world, so many books out of print. Yet, if there are only corporations that invest in only the shiny and pretty new releases, how are we to ever learn from…
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small bookstore woes
Starting a bookstore is hard. Starting any kind of business is hard. The business plan and reality never align perfectly. I cry a lot. Sometimes I wonder why I chose to do this. Sometimes I want to sell this wholesale lot and stick to a hobby farm and homeschool. A lot of times I think…
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