Piece at AuctionbytesComment from the AuctionBytes blog on the news:You haven't lived until you've had the value of a book nosedive from $50.00 to a penny in weeks, even days while two to three repricers duke it out for lowest price and completely destroy the value of a book. This happens REPEATEDLY on Amazon day after day after day. I've had 25% of my inventory reduced to price rubble in this manner several times. It only takes one newbie at a time to set off this chain of price catastrophe and it is utterly RAMPANT!
Bookshelves to Die In
William Warren's Shelves For Life :a self-initiated project by the designer to further explore ideas of built-in sentimentality within our possessions. The aim is to make stronger emotional relationships with our belongings and encourage life-long use.The shelves are CNC cut in oak veneered plywood to the customer's measurements. They are intended to be used throughout life as storage for personal belongings. On death, the shelves are dismantled and rebuilt as a coffin. Shelves for Life was launched at the British Library during the Travelling Apothecary Show and simultaneously at Liberties as part of Design UK, during London Design Week, September...
Altered Bookmark
click to enlargeAltered books are one thing but altered bookmarks open up a whole new can of worms.Back in November of 2007 the Book Design class from Cornish College of the Arts paid a visit to Wessel & Lieberman. One of the students, Mare Odomo, grabbed a bookmark and went to work. I am not sure where the glove part comes from but; nonetheless, what a treat to see.See more of Mare Odomo's work at Flickrand here's an Altered Bookmark project for the kids via suite101.com
A Preview of the ABAA’s New Website
Here is a sneak peek at the new and improved website of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA). The much needed and long overdue overhaul is being lead by Bibliopolis with an assist from the team at Biblio. It is set to launch in June.When completed it will finally provide the ABAA with a solid foundation on which to build their online presence and will provide them the chance to compete with the other online marketplaces. I just hope it's not too late, for they have a lot of catching up to do and with the online landscape still...
DIY : Letterpress
The folks at Boing Boing Gadgets turn their attention to the letterpress and offer instructions on how to build your own letterpress and screw press.In case you haven't noticed while the "death of the book" scream permeates our landscape there has been a flat-out resurgence in letterpress printing; both on the gift shop and fine printing level.The future looks bright for this segment of the book world.Now get printing!