News Archive
08/29/2014
The Wife and Me
In his memoir, The Adventures of a Treasure Hunter my idol, Charlie Everitt, refers to his wife as “Mrs. Everitt.” I like the old fashioned formality of that address. Same with Ernest Wessen, the great Midwestern Americanist and author of the legendary series of catalogs called Midland Notes: “Mrs. Wessen and I were returning from a visit to the folks in Maine...” etc.
08/26/2014
THE SAVVY BOOKSELLER: Social Media for the Antiquarian Book Trade, Post #3
This week’s post will offer some thoughts about how to develop your Facebook business page and cultivate followers.
08/15/2014
American Antiquarian Society Receives National Humanities Medal
The American Antiquarian Society was recently awarded the National Humanities Medal. We caught up with the Society’s director, Ellen S. Dunlap, to hear all about it.
08/06/2014
THE SAVVY BOOKSELLER: Social Media for the Antiquarian Book Trade, Post #2
This post will focus on the top five most popular social networking sites (all of which are FREE and open to anyone) and discuss some of their pros and cons as they relate to the rare book trade.
08/04/2014
A Little History
I'm writing from the magnificent pile of stone and anguish known as Chapter 11 Books, situated between a Jiffy Lube and a drive-thru mortuary, and patronized primarily by people who'll have to come back when they've got more time. At the moment I'm wondering how one retires from a trade that most people take up after they retire. No answers are forthcoming. It's beginning to look as if I'll die with my books on.
07/30/2014
What My Friends Think I Do: Part III In A Series
As the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar goes into its 38th edition, Lorne Bair celebrates its history and answers some basic misconceptions about its mission.
