Comments on: Book Sale Survival Guide

By: Joi

Joi — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:44:59 +0000

I love the advice about taking a box or carry all. I remember a great book sale in Gulf Breeze Florida once where all three of my daughters and I were ALL loaded down with F.D. Van Amburgh’s, Greenville Kleiser’s, etc.

We still had to make two trips to the car!

I guess it goes without saying that I also agree with the “grab now, sort later” philosophy. You never want to let one get away.

Great advice!

Off topic: I’m very, very sorry about the loss of your gorgeous dog. You were both lucky to have had one another. Losing a pet rips your heart out, but the joy they bring makes it, somehow, worthwhile.

By: Georjina

Georjina — Fri, 08 May 2009 21:06:07 +0000

Great tip Tony.
Will this also work for ‘out of print’ books, music, etc?

I purchased a book some years ago in one of my niches and it’s no longer in print by the publisher and the author doesn’t want the headache of self publishing it.

By: Hillbilly

Hillbilly — Wed, 06 May 2009 20:51:59 +0000

Cool post Tony,
The public domain, I admit, is somewhat intimidating. But I can sure see the power in it.
I watch a video showing how to do niche research. I would say this would be worth doing prior to going too. This can be done by going to Amazon and checking out the top sellers. Figure out what people are after, at this time, and use that as your niche to research. The video I saw was related to developing a product by modeling existing ‘top sellers’. So essentially taking the table of contents as a guide and developing a simular product, being cautious of copywrite infringement. With a book that is within the public domain, you don’t even seem to need to worry about rewriting, just turn it into digital and good to go.

Thanks Tony,

Jeromy (AKA Hillbilly)

By: Elmer Hurlstone

Elmer Hurlstone — Sun, 03 May 2009 16:59:46 +0000

Great points, Tony.

Another giveaway is the appearance and apparel of the dealers. Many, although not all, will be late-middle-age guys wearing khakis and plaid, often long sleeve, shirts.

Some of these book scouts and dealers are beginning to learn the value of public domain.

They are often very good at what they do.

Maybe you should bold or italicize this excerpt:

“Lots of people in a room with lots of books can challenge the best book junkies, so go with a plan. Consider even writing a list of specific authors or titles so you don’t forget to check for them in the flurry of excitement.”

Thanks for the great post…