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Oct 14, 2003 6:56 AM
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Sisyphus sings: "Rollin', rollin', rollin'...." Here's a few online library catalog sites that you may find useful: The Library of Congress: Link COPAC [includes the British Library] : Link Gateway [many university libraries] : Link Public Libraries Megalinks [includes state libraries] : Link Karlsruhe Virtueller Katalog [German universities and European national libraries] : Link MELVYL The Catalog of the University of California libraries: Link The New York...
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Dec 7, 2003 1:16 AM
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This is the contents of the original bibliography thread that fine.books began but ended up being tossed. I had 63 posts to begin with, but I may have edited out posts that were not specific to this thread. (I do that to most of my 'saved' threads so they will be easier to read.)
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Mar 8, 2003 5:22 AM
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I do not plan to post a hint or tip-a-day, but I hope others will drop in from time to time and leave a few pearls of wisdom. Kick-off Tip: Use keywords. Seldom do I use the title or author’s name in the 45-space title unless it is a collectible or has a famous illustrator. Usually I use a string of keywords. Sometimes the keywords come easily and other times they are not as obvious. I group by theme as much as possible, both to attract the multiple buyers and to ‘expand’ on the...
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Feb 9, 2010 1:45 PM
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CNN article about American Airlines charging $8.00 dollars for a pillow and blanket. You get to keep the blow up pillow and fleece piece. Linky Link I answered the CNN poll as a No because I hadn't read the article that says the buyer gets to keep the items. It doesn't say how the pillow is inflated. Does anyone know? Taking into consideration the pandemic issues, would you really want to be on a plane where people are blowing their lungs out into a pillow that they might empty...
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Feb 8, 2010 8:20 PM
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Link How do you feel about this?
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Feb 9, 2010 9:58 AM
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49.5% of all the statistics posted on the BSB are made up.
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Feb 9, 2010 12:50 AM
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My cat bit me, tonight, while I was being nice and loving to him. Then I took this test, you see. Favorite colors test shows CEOs are different; take the test Link I'm still mad at the cat, and it will be quite some time before I will trust him again. And while the test pretty well pegged me, nowhere did it mention bookseller in my Best Occupational Categories. So, I figure I must be "going against the grain," so to speak, and it appears in my best interest to change my...
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Feb 7, 2010 5:57 PM
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Link I love the tentative sense of wonder.
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Feb 8, 2010 2:26 PM
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Have been dabbling in bookselling for about 1 year now. I do tend to sell more on Amazon and only list on Ebay what I know WILL SELL. I started selling books as a complete novice without much knowledge in the field. I made several mistakes along the way, which made for good learning experiences. I do still consider myself to have about 1% of the knowledge I need to make a living at this!! I have avoided buying a scanner in the hopes of educating myself as much as possible prior to. I do...
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Feb 9, 2010 6:15 AM
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. Which classic work of literature should be turned into a game next? We've had Dante's Inferno, how about Piers Plowman? So, EA's [Electronic Arts] epic literary hack-n-slasher is out today, and already Dante's Inferno producer Jonathan Knight has his heart set on a conversion of Macbeth. Shakespeare's bloody tragedy certainly has plenty of videogame boxes ticked - an imposing Gothic castle, a murderous noble and his insane wife, a battle sequence, some witches... But...
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Feb 8, 2010 2:41 AM
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Same time next year maybe? "Trust me, after taxes, a million dollars is not a lot of money." - Michael Steele
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Feb 5, 2010 1:25 PM
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Sarah Palin, the World's greatest Republican Conservative, has been acting very Republican and Conservative lately:Palin's 2 "hidden" cabinsLink
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Feb 9, 2010 12:24 PM
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The National Labor Relations Board is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1935 to administer the National Labor Relations Act, the primary law governing relations between unions and employers in the private sector. The statute guarantees the right of employees to organize and to bargain collectively with their employers, and to engage in other protected concerted activity with or without a union, or to refrain from all such activity. Despite the fact that Obamanominations...
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Feb 9, 2010 5:39 AM
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So, I have few C16th works that are due for the binder - with some water-staining to edges. They're currently well margined, and all annotation is far from the fore-edge. The decision I'm trying to make is whether to trim, and thus remove most of the staining, or not to trim, and thus preserve the large margins..... Comments?
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Feb 7, 2010 1:43 PM
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Could we please revisit what this code means? I can't remember. Since the examples are from sold listings, I hope that it's okay to post the information because here it is. Thank you, m. This one sold for $185,000.00 Collation: i-xiii24, xiv23 [of 24], xv-xxi24, xxii22, xxiii-xxvii24 + 7 leaves at end Here is another: HIERONYMUS. [ST. JEROME]. Epistolae (in Italian). Ferrara, Laurentius de Rubeis, de Valentia, 1497 Folio. ff. 269 (of 273), numbered: (i) III-CCLXIX (i). [*4],a10,...
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Feb 5, 2010 8:09 PM
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Barry the Teleprompter Jockey rode it into the wall at the National Prayer Breakfast. Twice. On the same word: "corpsman". Those silent "p's" will get you every time. We've come so far in just a year. If Bush had made the same gaffe, all the lefties and the talking heads would be whipping the "Bush is stupid" meme. With Barry down twenty points in the polls, at least we don't have to hear why "corpse-man" is somehow proof that he's a freakin' genius. Google and Wikipedia are not...
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Feb 8, 2010 12:50 PM
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... is a dirty word. Don't get caught ..... going cerebral ....
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Feb 9, 2010 9:32 AM
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This lady released a youtube video about her "desperate" search for a husband --- appearance not important. The only qualifier is .... he must have good health insurance. Link The youtube link is in the article.
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Feb 6, 2010 12:26 AM
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Saturday, February 6. Announcement of Greatest Importance. My husband is Six - Zero today. He was born on his parents' first anniversary, may they rest in peace. He's getting up in years but still has gumption. Boston next week--dinner with Lucy & Fred! (no, not the spouses of Ricky and Ethel, but relatives of a sort by long story). I must admit to a bit of envy. Then 3 weeks in the Philippines. Good thing I have lots to entertain myself with here. Esther (nurse) & Arnie...
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Feb 8, 2010 7:20 PM
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His email said, The title says "The Iron Horse At War," and out of 350 pictures, only 5 showed any military. I put a lot of pictures in the listing including a list of illustrations and list of chapters. If I deny the refund will he be able to neg me?
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Feb 8, 2010 12:09 PM
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I have tried google and other sites trying to determine if my copy is a first edition. It does not have anything on the copyright page to indicate. Does not say first edition, first printing, or any number string. Just "copyright, 1965 by Truman Capote" All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in New York by Random House, Inc. and simultaneously in Toronto, Canada, by Random House of Canada Limited" The contents of this book appeared originally...
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Feb 8, 2010 8:42 PM
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I have a 1934 pop-up book that is in pretty good condition, except for one pop-up scene. One of the elements is detached. There are no tears, and it could be easily re-attached, but I'm wondering what kind of glue or paste would be appropriate to use. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
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Feb 8, 2010 8:33 PM
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I've been getting the usual run around from eBay customer support. They insist that only live chat can answer my question, but, nowhere on ebay can I find a link for live chat. The one that used to be at the bottom of the manage my store page is gone and the send an email link is perfect circle -- answer all their questions and you are back at the beginning. So, can anyone give me the current link for Live Chat?
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Feb 6, 2010 3:35 PM
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do something like this. What about America and the values we hold dearly? What about free enterprise? HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- A federal U.S. judge ordered jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney to halt its plans to move 1,000 jobs out of Connecticut and to Japan, Singapore and the state of Georgia. U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in Bridgeport issued a permanent injunction, stopping the company's plans to shift the jobs. The judge strongly criticized the subsidiary of United Technologies...
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Feb 5, 2010 4:39 PM
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Santa Fe economist Samuel Bowles says you better get used to it. Link
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Feb 9, 2010 3:52 AM
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Are book sellers still going to have a special rate if they use the ISBN # for the book details or will media (books included) be lumped in with all other categories. Since I have not seen this specifically addressed, I am assuming we will be all lumped together. I hope I am wrong.
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Feb 9, 2010 4:28 AM
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. A hauntingly magical story By Mehr Tarar The God of Small Things By Arundhati Roy Penguin Books The secret of great stories is that they have no secrets. Great stories are the ones you have heard and want to hear again. The ones you can enter anywhere and inhabit comfortably. They don’t deceive you with thrills and trick endings. They don’t surprise you with the unforeseen. They are as familiar as the house you live in. You know how they end, yet you listen as...
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Feb 8, 2010 10:02 AM
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Link Just saw this gal on Austin City Limits and my jaw dropped. She is a red hot smoking musician and singer. I had never heard of Esperanza Spalding before Saturday. Now I can't get her out of my head. Link __________________________ MONKEY! W.H. Beard engraving "The Aesthetic Monkey"
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Feb 8, 2010 11:56 AM
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So what did you think about the "anti-abortion" add with Tim Tebow and Mom ?
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Feb 7, 2010 10:18 PM
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I'm going through a box full of old treasure hunting books, putting most aside for a lot, but found a couple which have fairly extravagant pricing on the search engines... staple-bound first editions from the 1960's and such. Anyone ever sold such stuff? How much interest was there? "Trust me, after taxes, a million dollars is not a lot of money." - Michael Steele
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Feb 8, 2010 7:42 PM
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Hi y'all. I sell books on another ID and have not sold one this old before. It is a Winnie-The-Pooh book dated 1901. So....109 years old, which to me is antique but want to make sure before I list...... You sell things at a sale. You win an auction, not a bid. There is no "e" in scary
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Feb 8, 2010 9:29 PM
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Involuntary manslaughter."Trust me, after taxes, a million dollars is not a lot of money." - Michael Steele
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Feb 7, 2010 2:28 PM
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My second cousin nearly missed getting scammed yesterday. He got a chat message from a dear friend saying that he was in London and had been mugged, lost everything - wallet, cellphone etc. Could my cousin please send cash via Western Union? Western Union is a scam tip off for nearly everyone these days. So my cousin questioned him closely, even switched to Arikaans half-way through. All the answers were right. The scammers had hacked the supposedly-mugged friend's FB. They had gone...
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Feb 5, 2010 11:20 PM
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A major snowsnow is blowing through a good hunk of the eastern part of the country. Be sensible, be safe and take care.
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Feb 8, 2010 6:06 PM
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. Or do you want to play Political Gotcha for the rest of the month The Winter Olympics ... February 12 - 28 Saint Valentines Day ... February 14 Mardi Gras Parades ... February 16 Ash Wednesday ... February 17 Yadayadayada .
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Feb 6, 2010 8:55 AM
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President Obama has been on a listening tour beginning with the State of the Union, telling anyone that will listen that politicians need to quit the name calling. His Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, was caught on tape calling members of his own party f#@*+^g ret^#ds. This is change. I do not believe in it.
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Feb 8, 2010 3:51 PM
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John Patrick Murtha Jr. was born June 17, 1932, in New Martinsville, W.Va., and raised in Westmoreland County, Pa. He long credited the resilient women in his family, including his mother, as key to his success in life. His father, an alcoholic, died early. Murtha said he didn't drink for that reason, and despite the many political fundraisers where the congressman is either honored guest or host, Murtha was known for making an early appearance and an early departure. He entered the Marine...
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Feb 8, 2010 11:03 AM
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Or, maybe it wasn't so scarce. Well, there's 9 minutes, so anticipate it won't sell. The book was Shannon by Elizabeth Morrow. I saw the same book listed either on Abe or ebay, can't remember for sure which place, but it was $100.00. It was first printing with dj. I thought by listing it at about 1/4 I would have some interest. Is it just not an interesting book for collectors? Or, should I have listed it lower? Any help would be appreciated. I normally don't relist books. Thanks
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Jan 29, 2010 5:58 PM
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I would people who do this kind of thing to understand that to disagree with a lifestyle does not give license to not respect those with whom disagreement is held, nor is it a reason for very bad behavior. This story was on our Minneapolis news last night. Link
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Feb 4, 2010 10:19 PM
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this one speaks for itself: Link Google and Wikipedia are not substitutes for education or intelligence. — cornercube, 2009
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Nov 1, 2007 8:45 AM
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1.) Work your a__ off. `
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Feb 3, 2010 2:40 PM
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I am interested in listing books on my site, but will people buy them? should I list them auction style? or buy it now. I have a ton of book i mean boxes of boxes lying around my home how do I go about listing them?? I have no idea where to start. is there a special part of ebay like ebay motors? msybe e bay books? i don't know, all i know is I have a lot of them and don't know how to start the book business! any input would be great!!! thank you
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Dec 13, 2007 4:07 PM
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Fraud. We're hearing a lot of it this week. Here's a Nobel Laureate's view on some of it: Link A new standard of civility. Google and Wikipedia are not substitutes for education or intelligence. — cornercube, 2009
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Feb 6, 2010 3:46 PM
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Birdbath Snow Meter Just reads FULL.
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Feb 8, 2010 12:05 PM
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I have tried google and other sites trying to determine if my copy is a first edition. It does not have anything on the copyright page to indicate. Does not say first edition, first printing, or any number string. Just "copyright, 1965 by Truman Capote" All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in New York by Random House, Inc. and simultaneously in Toronto, Canada, by Random House of Canada Limited" The contents of this book appeared originally...
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Feb 8, 2010 2:42 AM
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Unnecessary? One leader who answers to no laws. Excuse or not? "I didn't know taking children out of a country without permission was breaking the law." (paraphrase) One group who follows blindly Group says their duped, but how? Can 9 people not individually or as a group think outside the box? Taking children with "intent" of building orphanage? passing notes lawyer fired They say they are afraid for their lives, but why? Because of language barriers? Reality has set in that...
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Feb 8, 2010 4:38 AM
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. The towering George Orwell, 60 years after his death By John Rossi This year marks the 60th anniversary of the death of perhaps the most influential English writer of the 20th century, Eric Arthur Blair, better known as George Orwell. Orwell died at the peak of his career with the sales of his most famous novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four (he always spelled out the title), published in June 1949, breaking records. That book and Animal Farm, published four years earlier,...
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Feb 8, 2010 5:32 AM
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Nice sale poetwhalebooks! btw you've said a number of times over the last several months about the change of IDs. Guess some people missed it.
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