tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159946864890651879.post5276787604511227714..comments2024-03-28T07:23:06.432+00:00Comments on Open a Bookshop, what could possibly go wrong?: Stickers and Monsters (S and M)Simon Keyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10026040394346670345noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159946864890651879.post-56953190668194717772009-02-03T17:57:00.000+00:002009-02-03T17:57:00.000+00:00Mmm. Yes, I guess I was thinking from a bookshop s...Mmm. Yes, I guess I was thinking from a bookshop service perspective. Ordering the book, checking for obnoxious fumes, going out and buying the kitty litter (Ihave no cat), etc.<BR/><BR/>If you have a cat and it's your own book. No problem!Mark Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17099767231368474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159946864890651879.post-56342635532873818692009-02-01T22:17:00.000+00:002009-02-01T22:17:00.000+00:00>>Presumably the remover would have removed ...>>Presumably the remover would have removed that as well?<BR/><BR/>Probably, but still: why make it harder? :oP<BR/><BR/>>>Presumably the sealed box / kitty litter approach is only worth it if the second hand book is a limited edition signed copy that you are hoping to sell on for many tens of pounds profit, rather than a mass-market paperback which cost you 1p + postage...<BR/><BR/>If it's a mass-market paperback which cost me 1p + postage and I gag every time I open it, I'll gladly use the kitty litter approach so I can actually read it without choking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159946864890651879.post-60675479026907064222009-02-01T21:10:00.000+00:002009-02-01T21:10:00.000+00:00Thanks San - I was about to make a hideous mistake...Thanks San - I was about to make a hideous mistake, particularly with the cheap nail varnish I rushed out and bought from Claire's Accessories (figuring *that* would have the acetone in it). Presumably the remover would have removed that as well?<BR/><BR/>Presumably the sealed box / kitty litter approach is only worth it if the second hand book is a limited edition signed copy that you are hoping to sell on for many tens of pounds profit, rather than a mass-market paperback which cost you 1p + postage...Mark Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17099767231368474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159946864890651879.post-24185532220925046062009-01-31T06:48:00.000+00:002009-01-31T06:48:00.000+00:00No, no! Not nail varnish! Nail varnish REMOVER! Wi...No, no! Not nail varnish! Nail varnish REMOVER! With acetone!<BR/><BR/>Here's a tip for second hand books that smell musty (or of cigarette smoke :oX ): put the book on top of some kitty litter in an airtight box. Leave it for at least 48 hours and the kitty litter will absorb the smell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159946864890651879.post-29734519221715701842009-01-30T18:36:00.000+00:002009-01-30T18:36:00.000+00:00Ooh. Nail varnish and eucalyptus oil. I shall writ...Ooh. Nail varnish and eucalyptus oil. I shall write that down in my 'big book of bookselling secrets' that I am writing here at MB...thanks very muchMark Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17099767231368474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159946864890651879.post-89326945730586512902009-01-29T20:56:00.000+00:002009-01-29T20:56:00.000+00:00The R and J stickers are the most annoying thiing ...The R and J stickers are the most annoying thiing about book buying!! <BR/><BR/>They are obviously stuck on with some strange new superglue.<BR/>Why they do this when most retailers have discovered the relatively easy peal variety.<BR/><BR/>I have nothing against R and J booklist and tend to think people who do demonstrate some of that dreaded book snobbery that you sometimes come across.<BR/><BR/>however they mave made me determined never to buy another bar of galaxy as long as i live!! (so maybe some good has come of it)<BR/><BR/>AS for printing it on - it is just wrong on so many levels <BR/><BR/>friend of rachel worthAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159946864890651879.post-82487659987727858512009-01-29T16:16:00.000+00:002009-01-29T16:16:00.000+00:00We use pure spit and elbow grease at C & P...We use pure spit and elbow grease at C & P...CPMatthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16103255778752221712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159946864890651879.post-58824395175242387192009-01-29T03:33:00.000+00:002009-01-29T03:33:00.000+00:00Haven't tried it yet, but eucalyptus oil apparentl...Haven't tried it yet, but eucalyptus oil apparently helps, too. And it clears your sinuses, all in one go!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159946864890651879.post-33602538124223312272009-01-28T15:40:00.000+00:002009-01-28T15:40:00.000+00:00Thanks, Mark: that's exactly my experience (walker...Thanks, Mark: that's exactly my experience (walker bogof books).<BR/>Sods.<BR/>I got some as remainders from last years' promo and they wouldn't come off either.<BR/><BR/>**big tip from the bookbinding business though** get some nail varnish remover (the stuff with acteone in it - not the new fangled "no-acetone" rubbish) and some cotton wool and gently wipe. It does take a while, but it works!<BR/>(don't do it too hard or you'll rub the ink off)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159946864890651879.post-90168430297177701582009-01-27T23:13:00.000+00:002009-01-27T23:13:00.000+00:00"This Book Will Save Your Life" by Amy H..."This Book Will Save Your Life" by Amy Homes had the sticker 'printed into' the book. That's how important the accolade is to the publisher. Whack it on - shift the units. Depressing.<BR/><BR/>You used to a) receive the books, and b) receive the stickers - and could choose to stick them on. Now it's an 'opt-out' exercise and, frankly, life is too short to peel off scores of stickers and risk damaging covers.<BR/><BR/>The *worst* aspect of the current British Book Award stickers is that the British Book Award 'bit' is in tiny letters at the bottom, after the large R&J + Galaxy logos. Most people coming into the shop at the moment go, 'oh, it's a Richard & Judy pick' and put it back. I don't know how much they paid for that sponsorship, but - for them - it was money well spent.<BR/><BR/>Worst offender though: Walker Books BOGOF stickers. Impossible to get off. Im-poss-ible. Consider using them for knitting skull fractures together by all means, but book offers - madness. Serves us right I suppose for getting a dumpbin in...Mark Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17099767231368474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159946864890651879.post-84484063679113957702009-01-27T17:28:00.000+00:002009-01-27T17:28:00.000+00:00You're right - stickers must come off. I hate it w...You're right - stickers must come off. I hate it when I see somebody reading a book with the sticker still on... People who leave the stickers on their CDs and DVDs are just as bad. It's just plain wrong!Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159946864890651879.post-4573037433506182792009-01-27T02:41:00.000+00:002009-01-27T02:41:00.000+00:00I've heard this sticker-printing (horrible, if...I've heard this sticker-printing (horrible, if you ask me (and you did)) is normal practice in the States... And R&J have been doing it for a while now (see: http://craftypeople.wordpress.com/2008/02/03/stickers-are-bad-enough/)<BR/><BR/>Blegh!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com