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Monday, June 8th, 2009After 13 days, 11 clues and a lot of re-Tweets, search-savvy Twitter user Michael found the correct book in our first great Biblio Book Hunt: a rare copy of W.H. Auden’s About the House.
The rules for the Twitter-exclusive Book Hunt were simple: we picked a rare book and posted a clue about it each [...]
Biblio.com helps town devastated by tornado striving to be the “Greenest Town in America”
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009Some of you may already be familiar with NativeEnergy through our partnership with them in our ecosend program. Now we’re going to help build the new Greensburg (Kansas) Wind Farm by offsetting a percent of the estimated carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from our daily operations and order shipments.
On May 4, 2007 an EF-5 tornado leveled [...]
Emailing credit card numbers; a how-to guide
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009Ever wondered what the safest way to have a customer e-mail credit card data to you is? There isn’t one. In fact, asking a customer to transmit credit card information to you via e-mail can land you in very big trouble with the credit card companies. Like $500,000 big.
I am floored how common the practice [...]
Why do some people want to drag politics into Everything?
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009In our recent customer newsletter, we featured “green” books in celebration of Earth Day. And, of course, we got some feedback from customers. Without further ado, presenting evidence that People are Weird:
Why are you sending out “green” books for Earth Day, but no Atlas
Shrugged (by Ayn Rand) for tax day? If this reflects the official
political [...]
Notes from the NY ABAA fair and a preview of the new ABAA site
Monday, April 6th, 2009This past weekend, Stephen and I endured months of delays and canceled flights with the singlepurposed intent of attending the ABAA’s New York Antiquarian Book Fair and unveiling a preview of the new upcoming ABAA listing site.
Free bookmarks!
Friday, April 3rd, 2009Indispensable for readers, the undeniable hallmark of the bookseller, and right now, boxes taking up space in our offices, Biblio.com would really like to give away some bookmarks!
They really are very cool, with a blank space on the back where you can jot down the names of all the ovitch’s in Anna Karenina or put [...]
Biblio.com to open second used book factory
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009Despite recent economic pressures, leading used & rare book marketplace Biblio.com announced today that it would be opening a second used book factory in North America over the next 6 months. The company did not provide specifics on where the new factory might be built, but recent speculation on the internet seems to indicate Austin, Texas.
Asheville Go Bragh!
Friday, March 27th, 2009Forbes has named Asheville, NC the 6th best metro area for business and careers. Asheville has been the “world headquarters” of Biblio.com since the beginning (2000). In fact, long under-appreciated North Carolina garnered three of the top ten spots, with Raleigh and Durham included in the list.
Definitely one of the most eccentric cities on earth, [...]
Where The Wild Things Are–The Movie
Thursday, March 26th, 2009Yes, it’s true. Maurice Sendak’s beloved children’s classic, Where the Wild Things Are, has been adapted for the silver screen and is directed by Spike Jonze. Jones and Dave Eggers of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius fame, wrote the screenplay together.
The best thing about the film? The “wild things” appear to be live-action, NOT [...]
Free rare book room listings for booksellers
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009The Rare Book Room on Biblio has always been one of my personal favorite features of the site. After years of being surfeited by the piles of “Acceptable” condition books on the internet these days, the Rare Book Room is a place of beauty and tranquility for me.
Formerly, Biblio.com Booksellers were charged a one [...]