So did your year go well? I sure hope so. It can always be better, though, no? I have an old article on how to change your thinking to make your goals become reality. Successful Mind Strategies is the name of

Care, Handling and Storage of Books

Damage to a book is cumulative. The repeated incorrect handling and storage of a book can quickly transform a new book into a worn or even an unusable one. Proper handling and storage in a stable, cool, clean, non-humid environment, can prolong its life.

Writing descriptions for these books is not as cumbersome as one might think. The key is to list on eBay and take excellent pictures of the illustrations. You want to place at least four or five in the listings. This illustrator has been reprinted numerous times in

Wikipedia —> With the demise of the traditional Ladybird publishing format has come an increased interest in collecting, often by adults who were children when Ladybird was in its heyday in the 1960s and early 1970s. A great many second-hand Ladybird books are available and it can be an inexpensive

Catholic version of the Dick and Jane books are the Faith and Freedom series. Dick and Jane readers continue to be great sellers. However, the

How do you decide on a pricing strategy for children’s books when there are no books on Amazon in which to guide you?

Are you kind or do you have a reputation for not putting up with any flack? One of your best selling strategies is being sweet and pleasant to people. Great customer service can be felt even through email. Your tone can be read in both in your email and terms of service write ups. If someone has a disagreement with us we can either try and win an argument or we can act with kindness striving to be above reproach in all matters. I choose to live the latter philosophy. All the way around it’s a better way to live. Sure, it may feel good when someone has intentionally wronged you to get even, but it feels better to do good even when the person least deserves it. More often than not your kindness will soften the disgruntled customer.

Yes, I do live in the real world and know that there are the insatiable customers out there. Pray you don’t get one anytime soon. But chances are you will get that one customer who just seems to live to make  your life miserable so it’s better to prepare ahead of time. The good news is this buyer represents less than a fraction of one percent of the buying clientele. That said, it may be encumbered upon you to be nice when it is not deserved but only a couple of times over a year’s period of time.

Staying professional will always pay off in the long run. Be courteous, stick with a well  written terms of sale policy and keep your temper at all costs. If  the customer oversteps the line and writes a scathing email