I've had much better luck selling through half.com than trying to sell directly to used bookstores. If a book doesn't sell after a few months, I usually leave it at my laundromat and put a note on Bookcrossing.
Most people is pretty quiet right about now. Me, I see a stiff -- one I didn't have to kill myself -- I just get, the urge to, you know, do stuff. Like work out, run around, maybe get some trim if there's a willin' woman about... not that I get flush from corpses or anything. I ain't crazy.
Jayne ,'The Message'
We're Literary 2: To Read Makes Our Speaking English Good
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Jessica - Mar 22, 2004 10:58:30 am PST #1747 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Steph L. - Mar 22, 2004 11:03:12 am PST #1748 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Heretically for a buffista, I almost never buy books I haven't read already. I don't need to own books unless I plan to reread them.
Flea is me. I pretty much re-read damn near everything I own at some point or another.
Atropa - Mar 22, 2004 11:17:50 am PST #1749 of 10002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I know I *should* go to the library (because I'm almost out of space to keep books), but being able to go to a used book store and buy whatever books I wanted was a dream of mine when I was a starving college student/retail worker; now that I have a kinda/sorta steady job, I'm going to buy books, darn it!
Micole - Mar 22, 2004 11:24:48 am PST #1750 of 10002
I've been working on a song about the difference between analogy and metaphor.
JZ's analysis pretty much applies to New York as well. I've done much better selling on Half.com than I have in physical bookstores.
I'm trying out Ebay; the whole auctioning thing scares me, but there's one book without an ISBN that I can't sell at Half.com but should be able to auction off for at least a few hundred dollars. But I'm assuming I'll need an ebay history before anyone's willing to bid high.
JZ - Mar 22, 2004 11:31:31 am PST #1751 of 10002
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Micole - you're in NY? Not that I want to go volunteering people for tasks behind their backs, but there are at least two NYCistas with decent Ebay histories; possibly one of them could sell it for you.
Micole - Mar 22, 2004 11:38:59 am PST #1752 of 10002
I've been working on a song about the difference between analogy and metaphor.
I am in NYC. If anyone wants to volunteer, profile addy is good; but I'm fine with building up a history. They seem to have transferred over half.com feedback, which is good, except that the last time I was selling I was severely flaky about sending stuff out on time. So I need to build up whuffie again.
Micole - Mar 22, 2004 11:39:06 am PST #1753 of 10002
I've been working on a song about the difference between analogy and metaphor.
Micole - Mar 22, 2004 11:39:15 am PST #1754 of 10002
I've been working on a song about the difference between analogy and metaphor.
Micole - Mar 22, 2004 11:39:25 am PST #1755 of 10002
I've been working on a song about the difference between analogy and metaphor.
I am in NYC. If anyone wants to volunteer, profile addy is good; but I'm fine with building up a history. They seem to have transferred over half.com feedback, which is good, except that the last time I was selling I was severely flaky about sending stuff out on time. So I need to build up whuffie again.
Micole - Mar 22, 2004 11:39:36 am PST #1756 of 10002
I've been working on a song about the difference between analogy and metaphor.