I don't know if you remember, but I've been working on a project to go through each and every shelf of books and update the listings -- taking new photos, updating the descriptions, tossing the books that are no longer good for my stock-- that sort of thing.
Well, I've been working on the project for the last couple of weeks with a passion. And I'm up to..... "CO".
(here's a hint - the books are in alphabetical order by author's last name on the shelves). For me, that's actually good progress. I've cleared out four shelves in the last week and a half - like Speedy Gonzales. I have bags of kids books to give to local schools (I decided that they'd go out in bags instead of my good boxes since I NEED the boxes for book fairs -- I learned this the hard way a few weeks ago when I handed over five bankers boxes of books at a local donation site... then realized I was handing away a really necessary part of my business.)
The other books that are not going back on the shelves are in boxes (of course) or piles in my work room right at the moment. I haven't decided exactly what to do with them yet. I could have a garage sale and overwhelm Modesto with my extras. Or I could put on a cape and a mask and drop them off at the local donation site where the proceeds go to cancer research. or....
At any rate, they're not going back on my shelves.
Some of the books have been sitting in my stock for 15+ years.
It's time for them to go - hopefully this will encourage NEW books (good new books) to arrive and take their place.
In the meantime, here are a few photos of books that I intend to keep around for a while longer.
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| The Blind Pig - Jon Jackson (yeah, it's not a CO book, sue me) |
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| The Blank Page - K. C. Constantine |
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| The Looking Glass War - John Le Carre (David Cornwell) |
I'm uploading them to my website now, so if you find one you'd like to take home with you (and add more space to my shelves) that's fine with me!
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