On the bright side heard from an old customer from another town in Florida.. She was wondering what happened to my online store.. Well it was doing nothing so I took it down. I now have a store at the Flea Market in Lake City.  I am inside the building please tell your friends and if you are looking for something let me know. I will keep an eye out for it… if you are looking for an on line store I know of several  www.acread.ecrater.com  and someone I have ordered from many time… is beckisprout on www.eBay.com  she is in Anchorage,Alaska now your books don’t come as fast as they would in lower US. But the books look great the price is right and the service is excellent.

I will be at the Flea Market this weekend please come out and say hello..would love to meet you…

Remember I sell Local author Joe Bullards book “Waiting for Agnes” on line at www.ebay.com www.readerwave.ecrater.com www.amazon.com  check it out… I only have 5 left at this time.. so get yours now… They are telling me that a new book will be coming out in August.. I do not know the details as yet ..

Well have a good day and stay well summer is coming fast…

For those of you waiting for shot glasses and dolls to be put in my store I am sorry I have not been able to get started.. I have a road block in my mind.. I will get going soon.. bare with me please…

Remember we have a book on line Waiting for Agnes by local author Joe Bullard. Find in at www.readerwave.com www.readerwave.ecrater.com www.ebay.com www.amazon.com

Authors, I never realized till I started collecting books for my online store that there are so many. I have seen all the books in stores but never stopped to think about who or why they were written.. I have over 300 authors in my store… And add more all the time… I have slowed down in the past few months… I need to get going again.. I have taken allot of my collection and put it in my flee market store… I can see I need to make a list of authors on that store.. I think I will do that next week… bring my laptop right out to the garage.. and go from box to box.. Not worry about category just get the authors names in ABC order… The reason being I get asked all the time if I have an author and I have to say I don’t know as lots of times I might only have one and don’t remember.. Then I find it after the person has left. That happens to me every week.. Also I have to see the name written down so I can picture the book in my minds eye.. I don’t spell well so I sometimes can’t get a grip on what the person is asking me for.. This does not make for a great book seller.. But if I had a store I would need sales help and you hire them to off set what you don’t know and they do…

I was in retail for over 18 yrs. I was a good sales person and a great manager of other people.. I did not treat them as if they were under me.. I taught them everything I knew and took what they knew and used it also.. People work for you better in the long run if you do not bully them and treat them as equals… Even tho you are their boss.. They mostly don’t forget that and work harder for you… I have worked with so many different people over the years.. And I have stuffed a lot of knowledge under my hat.. I love to read and love books I just don’t know a lot about all kinds of books… I am a creature of habit so I read the same kinds and don’t venture a way much.. I have been told by book sellers I need to read more of the different kinds.. Well I have my family who reads so many different ones that I don’t need to.. I ask questions and they tell me.. I have a daughter who like biographies, another likes historical, I have a daughter in law who likes romantic suspense, and suspense, granddaughters like the witches and vampires, sister in law who likes Christian, her husband likes westerns(they are hard to come by) and I bring up the rear with the romance and suspense.. I like early America like late 1800 on up I like small town America.. Books can take you so many places.. Pick one up and take the ride.. Right now I am reading about a young woman who has taken over the family ranch, got some young steer to raise and bring to market.. she got them a low price.. Not knowing what kind they were and they grew into huge steer that she could not get down out of her mountains to bring to market and has got the help of some great cowboys and that is where I am at now.. have another 100 pages to go… Just a little Harlequin romance… On my table in the living room next to my chair I have four Christmas Harlequin I picked up… I read about the holidays all year long.. makes me feel great when I have a bad week or miss someone…Don’t get the idea I only read Harlequin small romance books.. I read all kinds.. and lots of different authors..  Next to my bed there was a cloth bag that I keep books in.. Now they are on top of the night stand as the bag is being used to go to the flee market so I am on the lookout for another one… I love bags that tell about where I have been… I have given a couple to my Mother so I don’t have as many as I use to have… I suppose I could use a holiday bag. But not as much fun…But pretty…

If you have read my blogs before you know I ramble.. I write as I talk… I don’t pretend to know how to do this I just say it the way I feel it at the moment.. Thanks for reading and listening to what I have to say. If you have something to ad feel free to do so…

Looking for a great new or used, signed or autographed, soft or hard cover check out www.readerwave.ecrater.com

Next week I have several books to enter…

Brenda Novak   Trust Me  used

Barbara Delinsky  The Secret Between Us  New

Kate Wilhelm  Cold Case  New

Luanne Rice Last Kiss  (One reader,Me)

Linda Lael Miller Bridegroom(One Reader,Me)

Emilie Richards happiness key (One Reader,Me)

Nancy Haddock  Last Vampire Standing   New signed

I found out that I have been advertising my books wrong… Nothing new I always find something to change… I have been writting autographed on all the books where some are signed…..Like

Waiting for Agnes is signed…. Autographed is when its personally to someone.. I have many of those… some I have put away and some I sell… I like to see an author and get two books if I want to keep one so then I have one to sell also…

Oh this last paragraph just gave me a Christmas idea for one of my daughters… sense they don’t read me often I don’t have to worry about my idea getting out…. the last time I took a great idea from here it worked …. I have to do a lot more holiday thinking… Husbands birthday is coming up… Then there is Christmas for 4 children and spouses, and 7 grandchildren and Mother, then comes the extend family and friends members… I have one idea for one child and that is it… I was always done by now when I was working out.. Well some of that was because I worked retail for 18 yrs..  Then the sit down job came along… 7 plus yrs… Now I am not working just puttering around the house and with my books.  Sometimes it get boring and others its great.. Sales are down but times are looking up… Something new happens every day… Like this tick in my cheek… Have had it for a week now… comes and goes… Husband says its a muscle that is pinched somewhere and I need to move my arms around and it might stop.. Sometimes it comes at the weirdest moments.. That is like when my leg starts moving when I am sitting down with it up in my recliner… just starts moving on its own… and its not because there is music playing….

This is how I use to write letter could never write books I get off the subject and just travel…. I started out talking about books, went to holidays and then to health… you poor readers I am leaving it…

My dream is to have my own bookstore someday… I have seen what I want to do from several others I know of. It can be done.. I just need capital and a good head start… So its my dream… and a good one.

Any ways I am on eCRATER.  The price and location is just right for me and my book store. I also have a shot glass store…. www.readerwave.ecrater.com      www.shotglassheaven.ecrater.com

Books I need to find are christian books and westerns… both are hard to find. I have people all the time asking me for them.. I have some christian but need something different for the same customers I always have…

The next thing I am looking into is making another idea to put more boxes in the same spaces … I think I have come up with an idea take and put one box on table and another slanted  upright behind it.. I want to try one first before I go through this whole process. I am not sure the table are wide enough to support that style…  Then if this works I will hire one of the kids out there to help me set up and take down. And pray I make some money at it… I have not done so bad so far…

I charge $1.00 a book or $.50 and a trade in…. I need to make a better sign for this also…. I am using poster board and its getting beat up with the weather…. (early morning damp)….

Also if I can do ok at this my husband says I can get a car or truck for myself… I can leave my boxes in this and not have to take them in and out of the garage that takes away two strains on my back.. I would love to get one of those mail trucks…Its not to far back like my van and it is heavy enough to hold the weight.  Could use it to go yard sailing (I know wrong word but you get the idea) in also…  Keep your eyes open for me….

If you are reading this and go to the flee market in Lake City,Florida and you have an author you want to see or a certain book.(not new) let me know…  Please leave me suggestions and comments …. would love to hear your take on what I have written.

They are “Cold Case” by Kate Wilhelm  www.katewilhelm.com  “The Secrets Between Us” by Barbara Delinsky www.barbaradelinsky.com “Last Vampire Standing” autographed by Nancy Haddock  www.nancyhaddock.com ” happiness key” by Emile Richards

gently used one owner  “Bridegroom” by Linda Lael Miller  www.lindalaelmiller.com “Last Kiss”by Luanne Rice www.luannerice.com

I have given you the authors web address so you can contact them if you are interested in seeing it or finding out about them.

First book is “Hard Cany” by Mary Lynn Baxter, www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/marylynnbaxter   He’s a cop. She’s his prime suspect. “Fear” by Jeff Abbott, www.jeffabbott.com  Some nightmares are unforgettable.  “Dead Easy” By Olga Bicos, www.fantasticfitiion.com.uk/b/olga_bicos The Hardest part is staying alive. “The Third Secret”, by Steve Berryan excellent tightly plotted thriller, www.steveberry.com  “Extreme Justice” by William Bern Hernhardt, A Novel of Suspense www.williambernhardt.com  “Cash Out by Paul Boray, One Bookie: robbed, One Showgirl: missing, One ex-cop: screwed, Welcome to Chinatown www.fantasticfiction.com.uk/k/JerryKennedy/ ”A Crossworder’s Delight” by Nero Blanc, A treat for Crossword and Chocolate Lovers Alike with puzzles and recipes included www.crosswordmysteryseries.com/  “The Righteous Men” by Sam Bourne, A sweat-palm roller-coaster ride through the dark side. www.fantasticfiction.com.uk/b/sambounce  “Darkness On The Edge Of Town” by J.Carson Black, Nail Biting Super thriller, www.jcarsonblack.com  “The Burglar Who Studied Spinoza” by Lawrence Block, A witty series Bernie is the ideal sleuth www.lawrenceblock.com“Thyme of Death”by Susan Wittig Albert, China Bayles Mystery Series(first book) www.fantasticfiction.com.uk/a/susanwittigalbert   “Pirate” by Ted Bell, Alex Hawke returns www.tedbell.com“The Christmas Train,The Camel Club and The Collectors by David Baldacci www.davidbaldacci.com “Crowfoot Ridge” by Ann Brandt, www.annbrandit.com  “Dangerous to Know” by Barbara Taylor Bradford www.barbarataylorbradford.com“Serpent’s Dance, by Larrry Brooks, sex, power, death, This is not a game, www.oregonwriterscolony.org/Brookpage.htm“The Cat Who Robbed a Bank” by Lilian Jackson Braun www.fantasticfiction.com.uk/b/lilianjacksonbraun/  “Flags of Our Fathers”by James Bradley with Ron Powers www.jamesbrodey.com  “Fatal Fortune by Marian Babson, www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/marionbabson/  “Afraid of the Dark” by Donna Anders Incredibly scary www.donnaanders.com “Dark End of the Street” by Ace Atkins www.aceatkins.com “A Gathering of Spies” by John Altman, www.mysterwriters.org

I took these books off my shelves in order but  put them in no special order to list. I  did not realize till I started looking up their web pages how many are English authors from United Kingdom. Enjoy these books they will be put in my store this week at www.readerwave.ecrater.com  Every one of these are listed in Categories under authors name.

People get on Twitter to pass the time, information, gossip,religion, hook you up with there business..

Why do you go on Twitter?

I go to talk to my family weather person.. To talk to some of the Authors I find on there..To fellow bookseller who sell on www.ecrater.com   You will find I have two stores on ecrater… www.readerwave.ecrater.com  and www.shotglassheaven.com  

One thing I will be looking for is someone who can advise me on photographs of shot glasses.. They are hard to take especially the clear ones with a little writing.  Some of mine at www.shotglassheaven.com  are really bad…

Now books I can do pretty good… And I have been selling more and more lately.. Thanks to everyone what ever way you find me… Let me know what you are looking for…I list more by author than I do my say romance, mystery, which is a better way if you were buying? 

would love to get some comments… thanks for reading my blogs….