Printed Page Bookshop

Named one of the top three best bookstores in Denver

She who hesitates

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A sad occurrence yesterday at Printed Page Bookshop provides a cautionary tale for all of us. A young woman came in and showed me a photo of a vintage poetry book she'd seen in the store a few days earlier. "Do you still have this?" she asked me. Sadly, we had sold the book over the weekend. People, when you are in a … [Read more...]

Just what I wanted no thanks

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The first call this morning was from a guy looking for a hard-to-find mystery. He was excited that we had it. He'd been calling all around without success. "I'd be happy to hold this for you," I told him. "No, I'm reading something already," he answered. The first visitor was a young woman looking for a copy of … [Read more...]

Ever heard of a bookscout?

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Bookscouts are essential to the antiquarian book trade. They haunt thrift stores, estate sales, library sales, auctions and other places to find books they can buy cheaply enough to sell to dealers and make a profit. Successful bookscouts combine a knowledge of books and the book market with hustle and luck. Luck, you … [Read more...]

The ones that got away

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We gave away about 2,000 books this year.  The kids books we gave away went to the East Denver FISH foodbank, which delivered them (along with food) to households with children.  We set up a library at the St. Francis Apartments at Cathedral Square.  It's an apartment house for people fresh off the street.  It's been … [Read more...]