November 23, 2025 We lost a valued friend at Printed Page Bookshop yesterday. Izzy had been our shop dog since the day I adopted her in 2009. She came to us as a rescue from Arkansas. She was two years old and had already had a litter. She also had heartworm. Who knows what's in the background of a rescue? … [Read more...]

  September 20, 2025 Things started out slowly at Printed Page today. I had the first hour or so to myself, which never portends a successful Saturday. Then, when customers finally started drifting in, I failed to satisfy any of the following requests for... ...books about the Kennedy assassination's … [Read more...]

Here are some things we covered in our book-collecting class... -Collect only what you love.  You'll be disappointed if you collect books expecting to sell them at a profit. -Be picky.  Buy the best copy you can find of a book you seek.  Don't settle for a damaged or book club copy. -Develop relationships with … [Read more...]

uly 19, 2025 This was an unusually quiet day at Printed Page Bookshop. People indifferently wandered the store. One would ask for a book with larger type; another would ask for a book in a smaller format. One guy bought a $4 book, gave me a $5 bill, and then asked if he had to sign anything -- kind of the credit … [Read more...]

Some authors are free with their autographs -- indeed, some books by certain authors (see Louis Nizer) are hard to find unsigned.   Then there was Mark Twain. Twain sent a printed copy of this to anyone asking for his autograph: "I hope I shall not offend you.  I shall certainly say nothing with the intention to … [Read more...]