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My status is that I'm holding my own...I'm working out, helping out at the charity's warehouse and store every day as my son's boss is on vacation--they run a lean ship in the charity biz--he's it for mgmt. right now. So at least my trying to get the book dept. in shape is one less worry for him. I'd had a counterpart that worked the books but she's elderly-ish and has a sick spouse and hasn't volunteered in weeks--so they look to me and I'm like...hey, I just volunteer, 'ya know... but as I said staff is sparse and it behooves both of us for me to try to get in there more often.
I've had some very neat titles come my way in the past few days --Tin tin for one--and a book of beautiful Disney cells and other drawings released on their 50th annniversay. On a lesser scale financially, gently used boxed sets of Encyclopodia Brown and C.S. Lewis's Chronicles Of Narnia series showed up yesterday. They are fun to sell because someone is usually buying them for sentimental reasons.

Just tonight, a book I've had for a while, on two guys that are considered pioneers in movie monster-making (like Godzilla) sold for $50. Just a yellowing oversize paperback with cool pics. I'm very glad that there are people out there with disposable income. (I never clean the store out of "good" books (as a volunteer, I get 1st picks for my very small resale book biz)--I want people to find "treasures," just as I did as a customer. Keeps 'em happy and keeps 'em comin' back, and once in the store...other stuff is almost always bought.)
Some beauties come in--brand new books--they go right out on the shelves because a. people like them and b. authors like Clancy and Steele churn out so many books so they have no real resale value. Though tons of non-fiction come through too, it's the books you see on the top ten fiction or self help lists that people snatch up (I cannot tell you how many "Who Moved My Cheese" books I've sold--thank Ja that book is out of fashion).

I'd like to go back tomorrow as I'm trying to put together an art book section--they tend to be almost unshelvable due to their oversize. The kid's section needs a lot of work, too. And it goes on.
But, it's a drive up near the Wisconsin border for me tomorrow as I must get my locks lightened by my friend, M.

As always, 

--Cyn