We are starting a friends of the library book drive, now through the end of 2016. It will support the Broomfield Library Friends Foundation (BLFF) but will lead into support for all Friends of the Library organizations in Colorado and…
Author: Matthew Johnson
Used textbook buy back in Denver area
I wanted to personally invite you to our book sale and our book buyback today, which is ongoing at Coyote Ridge Books. Sell more than a $100 worth of books, get $10 bonus cash, from Book Driver. We created this textbook buying on…
College Textbook Cost Under the Microscope
You’ve paid the fees to apply to several schools. Yes, you’re in! A college freshman. You’ve lined up financing for tuition, dorms, and board. Then you go to the college bookstore to stock up on supplies and get the sticker shock of your…
Is your professor banned from telling you where to find cheap textbooks?
It appears that Chegg, an online textbook store, is ruffling the feather’s of restrictive clauses that protect college bookstores from competition. The company has been banned from handing out flyers on campus and has had to cover it’s logo on…
Thinking Differently
I welcome 2016 as a year of stabilization and optimization of my business. I look back at this three-year start-up adventure with a mixture of relief and also nostalgia. To me, there is nothing like the euphoria of seeing a system…
Online Store WordPress Plugins
Building an online store in WordPress presents one challenge that platforms like Shopify and Squarespace simplify; using and maintaining plugins. Starting your own online store is tricky enough. Your focus on web programming and design will likely come at the…
Why are so many used bookstores closing?
November 6, 2015 –The past two years have not been good for Denver area used bookstores and rising rents will continue to exert downward pressure on your local bookstore which is why used bookstores everywhere are closing. Since 2014, we’ve counted eight book…
Finding a good home for your books
Summary: Readers value finding a good home for their unwanted books. If you are down-sizing, moving, or spending more time on electronic devices, readers want to make sure their books are in a place where someone values them. Here is a…
Summer and fall 2015 Donation Drive
We are doing a book drive all summer and fall and welcome any books that you feel could help the cause. Spring is a time where we clean out the garage, attic and other pile-able places in our home or apartment.…
Matt weighs in on “book tossing bandit” – May 2015 Update
If you like “News of the Weird” then you might have heard about the mysterious trail of books appearing along Hwy 287 which runs between Denver and Fort Collins, Colo. Liam O’Brien’s post about the Literature Litterbug, also known as…