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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 [...]
Shop local used bookstores – online
Monday, May 11th, 2009Find an independent used bookstore near you! (and shop their books online – or off) Enter your 5-digit zip code: We’ve long meant to provide a way that customers can search the combined inventory of their local independent used bookstores online. We’re pretty pleased to have that pet project off the ground over at Biblio.com [...]
How to clean and repair ex-library books
Monday, April 27th, 2009One very common question we receive from customers is, “how can I take all the library markings off of an ex-library book? Its very tempting, as book collectors, to want to malign libraries for the damage they do to books. But as Stephen (whose parents were librarians) has often defended to me: “How many books [...]
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 [...]
Free bookmarks!
Friday, April 3rd, 2009UPDATE (10/2009): We are temporarily out of bookmarks until early 2010. Thanks for your overwhelming response and support! We’ll keep you posted when we have more in stock. Indispensable 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 [...]
Where can I donate books?
Friday, March 20th, 2009One of the most common questions we get from customers and booksellers alike is “where can I donate my used books?” So, I thought I’d take a moment to offer some suggestions for the bibliophile looking to lighten his or her shelves. Donating your books can be a wonderful way to make a difference to [...]
Books & Booze–profitable business, or pending hangover?
Friday, March 13th, 2009Asheville’s latest addition to the bookstore scene is Battery Park Book Exchange, and offers a wide range of books in a great downtown setting. They operate two floors of books, shelved around rooms decorated with couches, Oriental rugs, quality lamps–and a champagne bar? I almost couldn’t believe it. I’ve never seen a bookstore that offers [...]
Indie bookstores have “one up” on commercial chains
Friday, March 13th, 2009In an article yesterday by AZ (Arizona) Night Buzz, independent bookstores in Arizona are continuing to fight the good fight against commercial chains such as Barnes and Noble and Borders by taking a new approach: specializing their stock. For instance, one of the surviving bookstores in Tuscon, Clues Unlimited, primarily offers new and used mystery [...]
What does Biblio.com do with all the money it makes?
Thursday, February 26th, 2009Couldn’t resist the eye-grabbing headline. At risk of disappointing the reader, I have to confess that we’re really not talking that much money. While we’re profitable (even despite the economy) I’m afraid our bottom line would look like a rounding error to many big companies. (At least its a black rounding error, though) Its surprising [...]
2009 Award-winning children’s books
Monday, January 26th, 2009The ALA (American Library Association) announced the winners this morning for three prestigious awards to childrens’ authors. John Newbery Medal The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman – “Neil Gaiman’s eagerly awaited middle-grade take on Rudyard Kipling’s THE JUNGLE BOOK features Nobody, a boy raised by graveyard inhabitants instead of animals. Having escaped his family’s murderer [...]
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