Last month Paul, Wei Jing and I went to Brisbane for the ANZAAB Conference.
The conference is designed as a platform for discussion for booksellers. We learnt all sorts of stuff about books as each specialist got up and shared a few secrets. We even gave a talk about the world of book selling through ebay.
It was really lovely to meet with our friends and chat about books as well as eating some yummy food. The relaxed, yet organized feel is attributed to Jorn Harbeck of Harbeck Rare Books. Thanks!
I asked Wei Jing - one of the newest members of the team what she thought about the conference.
It was nice to meet and communicate with some of the most experienced booksellers in Australia.
I got a brief idea of how ANZAAB is run and organised.
It was great to share ideas with booksellers. I learnt some new ideas and skills that we can use in our business.
It was exciting to visit the State Library of Queensland. We had a short lecture about the history of their collection and saw some rare and valuable things. It was also interesting to see the library's collection and how they protect their books.
I particularly enjoyed the talk by Ronald Cardwell. I learnt some important information for running a book business from an auditors point of view. His discussion included some ways to protect the business, as well as a specific method to record the inventory for accounting purposes.
Both Wei Jing and I agreed that while it was very nice to be away from the bookshop for a few days, it is always nice to get home.
I took these pictures the very night we got back.
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