{"id":24158,"date":"2021-05-31T03:00:24","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T10:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=24158"},"modified":"2021-05-28T03:39:28","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T10:39:28","slug":"pro-tips-for-shopping-used-book-fairs-by-kim-lozano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/31\/pro-tips-for-shopping-used-book-fairs-by-kim-lozano\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro Tips For Shopping Used Book Fairs by Kim Lozano"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Pro<\/a>Today we welcome a new guest writer to Writer\u2019s Fun Zone, Kim Lozano who is stopping by to chat with us about \u201cPro Tips For Shopping Used Book Fairs.\u201d \u00a0Enjoy!<\/em><\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

I recently learned that the Japanese have a word<\/strong>\u2014<\/span>\u201c<\/span><\/a>tsundoku\u201d\u2014<\/span>for the habit of buying reading material and letting it pile up. I love that someone named this phenomenon.<\/span><\/p>\n

I adore my baskets of magazines, shelves of books, and nightstand pile. Until now, my word for this has been \u201cdecorating.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Every new book in my hands is a new chance to learn something about writing.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Writers are readers, must be readers, and those of us who wantonly add to our stacks anticipate with joy the big sales.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve got some pro strategies to share so that you too can be fully prepped for book fair season. (When it\u2019s safe to do so.)<\/span><\/p>\n

1.Go on early bird night<\/b><\/h3>\n

Even though you\u2019ll line up in the rain with 200 other people 30 minutes before the doors open, the early bird crowd is usually lighter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Yes, this early access might cost you $10-$15 (leave the kids at home this day). But if I buy 30 books for $.50-$3 apiece at my city\u2019s largest fair, which is realistic, that\u2019s about $450 worth of books. A bargain.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Bring the right container\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n

If you decide to take a wheeled utility cart, keep it as close to the table as possible so people can get around you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Forget the aisle-clogging full-sized shopping carts used by the book dealers. I recommend a flat-bottomed reusable shopping bag that you can scoot between your feet and tuck just under the table.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Bring a second bag folded inside the first, just in case it\u2019s a particularly good fair.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Keep your money in your pocket or on your back\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n

Five minutes into your browsing you\u2019re going to hate the purse that\u2019s slipping down your shoulder.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Wear a small backpack or keep your money and credit cards in your pocket. This might be a small adjustment from your norm, but you\u2019ll be glad you did it.<\/span><\/p>\n

4. Leave your coffee in the car<\/b><\/h3>\n

I know you have visions of yourself browsing and sipping your latte, but this is an impractical fantasy. If you have coffee in one hand and you want to flip to the first page of a book, what do you do?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You have to set the book down on top of other books and flip with one hand. Which leads me to\u2026.<\/span><\/p>\n

5. Do not set a book down on top of other books to flip through it\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n

When you do this, you are obscuring the title of at least six other books that the efficiency-obsessed blonde browsing along beside you, and who must now go around you, will miss.<\/span><\/p>\n

And for all that is good and holy, if you brought a box or crate to haul your books in, leave it on the floor.<\/span><\/p>\n

6. Start with the smaller sections<\/b><\/h3>\n

This tip is important for those of us who end up shopping the big categories like literary fiction. Shopping the big sections will leave you with crossed eyes and a neck ache from tilting your head to the left for an hour.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You\u2019ll be in no mood to head to the cookbooks after that.<\/span><\/p>\n

Plus, some of the most valuable books are in those smaller sections\u2014art books, academic texts, etc. You\u2019ll want to get a jump on snagging some of those gems.<\/span><\/p>\n

There will be plenty of copies of <\/span>The Girl on the Train<\/span><\/i> when you get back to fiction.<\/span><\/p>\n

7. Grab books for gifts, prizes, and giveaways\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n

When I run across copies of books I love but already own, I snatch them up for friends.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Newish copies of kids books are great for donating to teachers. And I buy copies of my favorite writing books to use as giveaways in my classes.<\/span><\/p>\n

8. Know what you already own<\/b><\/h3>\n

I never organized my books by color (God forbid), but I did used to shelve them randomly and chaotically\u2014Sedaris right up against Atwood.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When I finally alphabetized them, I also scanned them into a library app on my phone so that when I was out book shopping, I could take a quick look to make sure I wasn\u2019t buying something I already owned.<\/span><\/p>\n

9. Check for duplicates before you check out\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n

Before you head to the checkout lane, find an out-of-the-way corner to sit down and sort through your bag of goods.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I swear you will have stuck a book in your bag and found the same book 30 minutes later with no memory that you already grabbed it. This is how I ended up with three copies of <\/span>The Corrections<\/span><\/i>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

10. Use the restroom on the way in\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n

Obviously.<\/span><\/p>\n

As Francine Prose says in her book <\/strong>Reading Like a Writer<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u00a0(a book I\u2019ve purchased several times at used book sales), \u201cWhat writers know is that, ultimately, we learn to write by practice, hard work, by repeated trial and error, success and failure, and from the books we admire.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Happy Reading!<\/span><\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE AUTHOR\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

\"Kim<\/a>Kim Lozano is an editor, creative writing teacher, and coach from St. Louis. She works with private clients, leads group workshops, and has taught classes for the St. Louis Writers Workshop and St. Louis Oasis. Her work has been published in <\/span>The Iowa Review<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Alaska Quarterly Review<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>North American Review<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>DIY MFA<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>CRAFT<\/span><\/i>, and many other publications. She blogs about writing at <\/span>kimlozano.com<\/span><\/a> and you can follow her on Facebook and Twitter <\/span>@KimberlyNLozano<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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