Neil Gaiman, and “All Hallows Read”. Join Biblio.com in celebrating our newest, favorite holiday. It has it’s ancient origins reaching all the way back to October 2010, when author Neil Gaiman proposed a global event to be held around Halloween each year, called “All Hallows … Read more
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Look at our German rare books
Achtung! German rare books Attention! When it rains it pours its the same in our business see the latest acquisitions among which were quite a few German rare books. German rare books on subjects from art, biographies, military uniforms & medals, pottery, old newpapers, socialism, rocket … Read more
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Tagged : art books, German rare books, rare books
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finding new people & used books in Morisset
Everyday I talk to someone that's traveled from abroad to live in our area, whether it be the United Kingdom or the United States, China, Europe, India and Malaysia. Why we even have people moving in from all suburbs of Sydney and dozens of other places around Australia. I guess that means that … Read more
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used books we deliver
We go that extra mile for used books Talk about freaky Friday it was that indeed it sees me sorting used books you know the best used books for the internet and the bookshop the rest go to a charity then the bin, rather like John West and his Sockeye Salmon, informing customers that their used … Read more
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Tagged : book finding, bookshop, Morisset, ozzbooks
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A lifetime collection of books all railway books this time
Great Books As a bookseller one of my main goals is getting the best used books I possibly can. A good way is to get these books is buying whole collections it can either be poetry, art or science fiction Australiana books. Its a delight to find collections, most of the good books I get come from … Read more
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Tagged : rail, Railway, rare books, rare train books, train books, train phamplets, Trains Australia, trains United Kingdom, trains United States, used books
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stupid ideas aren’t uncommon in Newcastle
Hunter Street Newcastle Some decisions made for the betterment of the citizens of Newcastle & surrounding locations amaze me, truly they are astonishing in their stupidity. The absolute best one is the Mall in Hunter St Newcastle. From the first day that it opened it has seen the demise … Read more
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Tagged : Adamstown, Argenton, Belmont, book finding, Bookshop characters, Broadmeadow, Cojones, Fassifern, Lake Macquarie, local histories, New York, Newcastle, Paris, Railway, Toronto, used books, Yarrawonga Park
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Can I Telemarketer where to go #$%^ you bet
I'm not sure about you but there isn't a day goes past when some telemarketing company wants to help me save money. But from today I have developed a new strategy. Its no more trading on the Aussie fair go mate & the manners from yesteryear. I don't care what June Daly Watkins or … Read more
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Tagged : bookshop, Do Not Call Register, Frank Thring, hawkers, Hydraulink, Ita Buttrose, June Daly Watkins, language, Oscar Wilde, Pest Control, Phone Companies, Sir Winston Churchill, Solar Power, telemarketing
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Dinosaur Days
Poems by Frank Hauser Illustrated by Peter MacKarell … Read more
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Tagged : dinosaur, ozzbooks, poetry, rare book, used book
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A shake up in the market
Carrying on from my last post about Angus & Robertson and Borders. Over the past five years, I have been buying books from many the major book dealers around the world for keen collectors. Among the many customers at Lake Macquarie Secondhand Books, one is a keen collector of almost anything … Read more
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Tagged : Book Depository, book finding, bookshop, Dr Seuss, half price, Lake Macquarie Secondhand Books, mega listers, ozzbooks, rare books
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Bookshops the past & new futures
Bad new travels fast in the bookworld On the radio today, the major topic was the news that Angus & Robertson and Borders are in the hands of administrators. You do not need to be a mind reader to know this was going to happen. Australia has forever been at the mercy of the big publishers from … Read more
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Tagged : book finding, book publishing, bookshops, centro, cheap books, harvey norman, kindle, Lake Macquarie Secondhand Books, marketown, ozzbooks, paper empires
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