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Chop. Copy. Shred.
Thoughts on Bookselling in the Age of AI
Aug 5
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Scott Brown
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July 2026
New Arrivals from Downtown Brown Books
List 147, including books from the James Strand Collection: Ian Fleming, Joan Didion, Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, William Hope Hodgson.
Jul 20
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Scott Brown
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June 2026
eBay *Really* Doesn't Care About Fraud
Three case studies in inaction
Jun 30
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Scott Brown
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Shiny Object Syndrome Revisited
When too much collecting is actually too much
Jun 22
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James Strand Comics for Sale. Right Now!
And Shiny Object Syndrome Revisited
Jun 15
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Scott Brown
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A Tale of Two Comic Book Stores
How the James Strand comics started at Mile High Comics and ended up at MyComicShop.com
Jun 9
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Scott Brown
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May 2026
Of course there's a German word for it
Spinnenpapier and what it has to do with books
May 29
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Scott Brown
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Newest Arrivals at Downtown Brown Books
List 146: Modern First Editions and Graphic Novels
May 26
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Scott Brown
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Pinocchios, Frankensigned Monsters, and 11 Other Kinds of Signed Books
A hierarchy of autographs, from worst to best
May 18
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Scott Brown
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The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of
Or How I met the creators of Bizarro Jerry and House of the Dragon
May 6
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Scott Brown
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The James Strand Collection of Comics and Pulps
On June 15, the James Strand collection of comics and pulps will go on sale at MyComicShop.com. Stolen. Recovered by the FBI. Destined for your…
May 5
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Scott Brown
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Shiny Object Syndrome
Keeping books vs. bookkeeping
May 4
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Scott Brown
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