Online Booksellers – Are you using Dropbox yet?

One of the several tools I find most useful when listing books is Dropbox.  Dropbox is a free service that allows you to store photos, docs, and videos anywhere. This means that any file you save to your Dropbox will automatically save to your home computer, work computer, smart phone, iPad and the Dropbox Web site.  And it is free!

I scan a lot of my book covers to enhance my listings.  Storing the scans in Dropbox allows me to add them to my listings when I have time, and from whatever computer I am using at the time.  I don’t need to be hooked to my scanner.  If I’m out looking for new books and scan ISBNs, I can store those scans in Dropbox until I can use them.   If a customer wants additional photos of a book, I can put them into a folder in Dropbox and share the folder.  If I want to work collaboratively or share a file with a coworker, yup, you guessed it.   They back up the files, safe and secure, and allow me to access them from both my Windows and Mac machines.  This is honestly the one little gem I tell my friends about so I thought it long past time to share it with my readers.  Try it!  You won’t be sorry.

Free Shipping on all Videos!

Free Shipping on all videos in my collection. Two weeks only on eBay. I have 100 videos left in my collection and I’m clearing out.  There are some hard to find videos, some that are really worth collecting, and yes, there are some that are pretty easy to find but I sure would like to sell them.

Who doesn’t love Bob Hope?  Or Alfred Hitchcock?  Or great kids movies. I have videos on learning golf, a video about Easter, classics like “On the Beach” and “Anna Karenina.”  And that’s far from all.  There are 100 in all, the prices are low and the shipping is free.

Are Video Tapes Dead?

I used to sell at least a dozen or so video tapes each month.  They were mostly children’s videos, exercise videos or educational/travel videos.  But lately, those sales have all but stopped.  Now, I might sell a single video a month and those are almost collectible, hard to find, videos.  So….is the format finally dead?  Or am I doing something wrong?  Is it time to donate all those videos to Goodwill?

What are other booksellers doing?  I’d be grateful for your opinions.

Billy the Kid Cook Book

Billy the Kid Cook Book – Recipes and Folklore from Billy the Kid Country by Lynn Nusom.  This is probably a must-have book for anybody hooked on the Billy the Kid legend.  This copy is signed by the author, a noted food columnist with a specialty in Southwest cuisine.

Buy this book from me on eBay.

The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate with Frank Sinatra and Angela Lansbury is possibly the most chilling movie I have ever seen.  Also starring Laurence Harvey and Janet Leigh, this film is a political thriller set during the Korean War.  It’s about the son of a prominent American political family who has been brainwashed into being an assassin for the Communist party.

This is one of those films that sticks with you, no matter how long it’s been since you’ve seen it.  Frank Sinatra at his finest.

Buy this video, or any of my other videos, on eBay and get free shipping for a limited time!

Selling Books Online is Crazy

Selling books online is a crazy occupation. The longer I do it, the more I learn and the more nice people I meet. I have a few people who always try to buy from me first. I also have a few on my “never again” list. The great ones far out-number the problems and sometimes the feedback is so nice it makes my day!

I don’t think I’ll ever understand the mysteries of Amazon.com though, no matter how hard I try! Amazon was the first site I used; the only site I used at first when I was only selling my own books. Even when I expanded to other sites, Amazon was the best venue for me. Everything changed last week. There was a few days where the site had some trouble processing orders. The problem has been resolved, whatever it was, but my sales have all but stopped. The other sites are fine. It drives me crazy but I know it will turn around and one of the other sites will die off.

Other booksellers have the same problems. If anybody has figured it out I’d sure love to know about it.

David Brinkley – Everyone is Entitled to My Opinion

Sarah Palin seems to be on TV every time I turn it on.  I think she is even showing up on Animal Planet and the Discovery Channel now.  It’s driving me crazy.  Remember the good old days when the n

ews seemed like honest news and we felt we could trust?  That got me thinking about David Brinkley and this wonderful book.  This copy is signed and would be a great addition to anybody’s library; anybody who remembers the wit of “This Week with David Brinkley.”

Buy this book from me on Alibris

Witchcraft in the Southwest – Marc Simmons

Marc Simmons, in his book “Witchcraft in the Southwest” examines Spanish and Indian supernaturalism on the Rio Grande.  The book covers devil’s sabbats, were-animals, sexual rituals, mysterious illnesses and incredible cures.  It is said these beliefs are alive today.

Buy this book from me on Amazon.

Silent Winds – Ramson Lomatewama

Silent Winds: The Poetry of One Hopi.  This slim volume by Ramson Lomatewama, poet and teacher,  speaks of  people who live “in a place where people live by faith and sweat.”  This copy is a signed first edition. Poems include “Rain Song”, “Seasons”, “Cloud Brothers” and many more.  A must for collectors of Native American poetry.

Buy this book from me at Abe Books.

VHS and DVD Sale!

VHS and DVD Sale in my eBay store: http://stores.ebay.com/TwiceBooked

All my video tapes are 15% off this month and DVDs are 10% off.  Please take a look and help me make some room on your shelves.  Buy several and save on combined shipping charges.