Industry Trade Shows
Be sure you're up to date on the latest trade shows of interest to the Bargain Book Industry! Email any additions to: valmay@tds.net
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REMAINDER HOUSE
LISTINGS!
Click here & then click on
"Vendor Information"
on the Spring Book Show site.
Did You Know?
Mispeaking . . .
Last week we introduced you to Yogi’s malapropisms – this week we will explore other's “misspeakings”.
Medieval cathedrals were supported by flying buttocks.
Beware of sexy women like those lymphomaniacs.
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Industry Interview
Jeff Adams, Jeff’s Touring Discount Books
by Maryellen Kennedy Duckett
Thomas Edison once wrote, “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” Except for the overalls, Jeff Adams of Jeff’s Touring Discount Books in Rochester, New York matches Edison’s description perfectly. In a recent conversation with Bargain Book News, Adams explained how working hard, asking questions and playing squash all helped him build a successful remainder book wholesale business. Read On!
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Minding The Store
Why Good Employees Would Want to Work for You
by Mark Zobrosky
As a retailer, most of us are not paying the highest wages in the marketplace. So what factors can you provide for well qualified associates that will make them want to sign on and stay with your store(s)? Read On!
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In the News . . .
by Jake Mabe
In The News covers novelist convicted in wife's death, Verisign and internet problems, Borders and book pricing, another aquistion for Thomas Nelson, Barnes and Noble news, Amazon and internet taxes and much more! Read On!
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Trade Show Tips
compiled by Julia O'Connor
“Most people think you can just walk onto a trade show floor and do the same thing you do in the office. Not true. Trade shows require any person involved in sales to do a 180 in terms of attitude. READ ON!
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Advertise in BBN!
Bargain Book News is now reserving space for sponsors of the industry’s only newsletter. The exposure is outstanding. Each issue of the ezine is sent to over 7500 individuals who are interested in the bargain book industry. There is no other vehicle that delivers pertinent information about our industry as quickly as Bargain Book News. Read on for more information!
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Great site for Remainders & Overstocks
Freight Tip
www.fmsamerica.com
by Barbara Smith
International Shipping
Successful international shipping begins with accurate paperwork Read On!
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Just for fun!
On Aging
Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we’re kids?
If you’re less than 10 year’s old, you’re so excited about aging that you think in fractions.
“How old are you?” “I’m four and a half!” You’re never thirty-six and a half. You’re four and a half going on five!
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