We it's early in November and the supermarkets are crammed with Christmas stuff. They have us worked out so well.... NOT!
Buying Christmas presents and the Christmas food shop are great fun when you have lots of spare cash but this year the whole world (well perhaps with the exception of Australia) are being very careful with their budgets. Heck it looks like most countries are struggling to manage their budgets in these trying times. :-)
Any how I digress from the book world. Antiquarian books and collectors books are still very popular in 2011/12. Kindle is a threat but not everyone wants to put kindles away in a trunk for the grand children. Prices at auction are still rising and really nice books are appearing much less often these days. Somehow we are managing to keep our heads just above water with a good year of library building. Largest library was 2,100 books for a castle in Scotland and the smallest library was 138 books. Just enough to fill a bookcase. Many people in the UK are just now getting wise to the fact that books are VAT free, a great read and even a long term investment. We all fondly remember books from our childhood and teens and as we get older these books can be quite comforting. What am I saying "I'm dyslexic".
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Best wishes and Merry Christmas
Ivan, Ann and Thomas Golden
Golden Books Group
