http://www.edifyingspectacle.org/usedbookdealer/ My days in the used book trade. I own a used bookshop in Durham, North Carolina. en Copyright 2006 Sat, 03 Jun 2006 06:46:48 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Nielsen service tallies retail sales from chains like Barnes & Noble and Borders, from Amazon.com, and from stores like Costco. http://www.edifyingspectacle.org/usedbookdealer/archives/richard_evans_lee/bookscanned.php http://www.edifyingspectacle.org/usedbookdealer/archives/richard_evans_lee/bookscanned.php Richard Evans Lee Sat, 03 Jun 2006 06:46:48 -0500 Ever wonder why some ABE bookdealers' inventory shows up as Unknown/Unknown? http://www.edifyingspectacle.org/usedbookdealer/archives/used_bookdealer/homebase_and_atypical_des.php http://www.edifyingspectacle.org/usedbookdealer/archives/used_bookdealer/homebase_and_atypical_des.php Used Bookdealer Wed, 24 May 2006 09:19:37 -0500 Do agressive spam filters send communications from Amazon.com into oblivion? http://www.edifyingspectacle.org/usedbookdealer/archives/online_bookselling/missing_emails_from_amazo.php http://www.edifyingspectacle.org/usedbookdealer/archives/online_bookselling/missing_emails_from_amazo.php Online bookselling Wed, 24 May 2006 08:54:33 -0500 Corrupt Access database would've meant loss of important data. 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