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Printed Page Bookshop

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Selling your books in the pandemic world

July 23, 2020 By Dan Danbom

These tips will help you when you offer your books to us for sale.

  1.  Take photos.  The more the better.  You don’t need to photograph copyright pages, or other internal features — just the books on a shelf is a good starting point.  Send the photos to:  theshop@printedpagebookshop.com.
  2. We’ll look at the photos and be able to quickly determine if we’re interested in looking at your books in person.  At that point, you can either bring the books in, or, depending on how many books you have and where you live, we can arrange for a visit to your home.
  3. Please don’t send us photos of books you want to keep.  (You’d be surprised how often that happens.)
  4. Try to have an idea what you want for the books.  Be wary of pricing your books according to what you’ve seen on the Internet.  Books are complicated.  Various editions, printings, states, issues….all can come into play.  And keep in mind that anything you see for sale on the Internet has not sold for the price listed.

We have never seen so many people offering so many books for sale. Whether it was all the time people had to clean out their houses, or the need for money, or maybe even deaths in the family — or maybe all of those — we are getting multiple calls every day from people wanting to sell books.  Still, we’re always looking for good books and always buying. Some things never change.

As an aside, we were talking with a fellow bookseller in Connecticut.  Connecticut was hit hard early with coronavirus.  He’s been isolated for months. He said his girlfriend won’t hold his hand, won’t allow him in her house, and won’t come into his.  It reminded me of my high school years.

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1416 S Broadway
Denver, Colorado 80210

As of July 1, 2020, our hours are:
Tuesday-Sunday, 11 am to 5 pm
and by appointment
We will be wearing facemasks and ask that all visitors do the same.
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303-777-7653
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4.8 out of 5 stars

Ramon Zarate
Ramon Zarate

5 out of 5 stars

posted 2 days ago

What a wonderful gem of a bookstore! I found some serious treasures and could have spent all day there. I didn't catch the curator's name but she was fabulous and friendly. I also hadn't been to a book co-op before; each seller's collection here was well organized and worth exploring. I have to extend thanks and praise to the gentleman with the H.P. Lovecraft paperbacks: I will definitely be reaching out for future shipments.

Mj Younkers
Mj Younkers

5 out of 5 stars

posted 1 month ago

Every time I walk into this lovely hidden gem of a shop I am greeted warmly. The selection of fine editions and other hardbacks is extensive to say the very least. Without question, The Printed Page is the best place to buy books in Denver! They also have rare first editions and signed editions in the glass cases and there’s always something new and noteworthy. Plan an afternoon and go browse the shelves! You won’t regret it.

Cory Thrall
Cory Thrall

5 out of 5 stars

posted 3 weeks ago

Some of the best service I have ever received! Knowledgeable about book collecting and willing to share that knowledge with me. Very helpful in locating volumes I am looking for. They alert me when they receive books I my be interested in, something I appreciate very much. Simply put, a joy to work with.

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