http://www.collectingsf.com/bookworm/2006/09/12/getting-out-to-the-book-fair/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:24:10 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.collectingsf.com/bookworm/2006/09/12/getting-out-to-the-book-fair/comment-page-1/#comment-2767 Alex Mon, 23 Apr 2007 07:50:58 +0000 http://www.collectingsf.com/bookworm/2006/09/12/getting-out-to-the-book-fair/#comment-2767 Thank You Thank You

]]> http://www.collectingsf.com/bookworm/2006/09/12/getting-out-to-the-book-fair/comment-page-1/#comment-153 Curtis Faville Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:56:29 +0000 http://www.collectingsf.com/bookworm/2006/09/12/getting-out-to-the-book-fair/#comment-153 Dear Alan: Mike and I also did the Seattle Book Fair in October, and attendance was quite brisk. We both sold a lot, and the place was hopping with browsers. I agree with you about the social aspect of antiquarian/collectible book trading. I got into the antiquarian business partly to meet and deal with people who liked to talk about these things, and many of my sales occur as a result of pleasant exchanges between seller and buyer. Knowledge of, and appreciation for, the material one handles is very important--though the internet has broken that down somewhat. Some customers (as some dealers) just want the basic order (slam bam thank you m'am), but certainly a large percentage of them want to know that you know what you're doing, and even that you share their interest. People who sell collectible books as widgits are kind of inert--"I don't know nothin' about the book, if you want it the price is $200, take it or leave it" etc. I don't specialize in genre books, as Mike does to a large degree, but I always try to give as much useful feedback to my customers as I can, and if I'm completely out to sea, I'll refer them to someone or some place where they can connect. --Best, Curtis Faville (Compass Rose Books) Dear Alan: Mike and I also did the Seattle Book Fair in October, and attendance was quite brisk. We both sold a lot, and the place was hopping with browsers. I agree with you about the social aspect of antiquarian/collectible book trading. I got into the antiquarian business partly to meet and deal with people who liked to talk about these things, and many of my sales occur as a result of pleasant exchanges between seller and buyer. Knowledge of, and appreciation for, the material one handles is very important–though the internet has broken that down somewhat. Some customers (as some dealers) just want the basic order (slam bam thank you m’am), but certainly a large percentage of them want to know that you know what you’re doing, and even that you share their interest. People who sell collectible books as widgits are kind of inert–”I don’t know nothin’ about the book, if you want it the price is $200, take it or leave it” etc. I don’t specialize in genre books, as Mike does to a large degree, but I always try to give as much useful feedback to my customers as I can, and if I’m completely out to sea, I’ll refer them to someone or some place where they can connect. –Best, Curtis Faville (Compass Rose Books)

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