Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar with Keynote Speaker, Otto Penzler, publisher, author, and owner of the Mysterious Bookshop (New York City), Lorne Bair of Lorne Bair Rare Books (Winchester, VA), specialist in social history, 19th and 20th century American radical movements, and, Terry Belanger, 2005 MacArthur Fellow, and founder of the Rare Book School, University of Virginia.
This year's program includes:
Rob Rulon-Miller - Opening Remarks and Introductions
Kevin Johnson - Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Dan De Simone & Rob Rulon-Miller - How to Handle Books
Rob Rulon-Miller & Kevin Johnson - Bookselling 401
Dan De Simone & Steven Smith - Reference Tools for the Book Trade
Steven Smith - Bibliographic Description
Rob Rulon-Miller - Bookbinding Materials and Styles
Terry Belanger - Conservation for Booksellers
Dan De Simone - Types of Illustration
Tom Congalton & Rob Rulon-Miller - How to Catalogue a Book
Dan Gregory - Databases and Technology
Dan Gregory - Rare Book Photography
Dan DeSimone - Selling Books to Libraries
Ed Glaser and friends - Evaluating and Pricing Books
Kevin Johnson - Buying and Selling Books Using the Internet
Lorne Bair - Guest lecture
Mike Ginsberg & Kevin Johnson - Auctions
Dan Gregory - Marketing your book Business
Dan DeSimone and Rob Rulon-Miller - Assessing Archives and Collections
Alan Green/Bibliopolis & Mika Babcock/Foreseeing Solutions - Internet Independence: Website and Database Solutions for Managing Your Own Online Bookstore