handselling

When grass-roots dealers love a book, they go right into what they call their "handselling" mode.

The Booksellers' Art Of Persuasion 2008

Clontarf meeting was selected for the _coup d'essai_ of Government; in its new character for "handselling" the new system of rigour, this Clontarf assembly having fallen out just about six weeks from the Royal speech.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 337, November, 1843 Various

And for the same reason, when you are handselling the Oxenbury board books point out the one that says, "Wave to Daddy, Wave to Mum," just in case.

I can't quite put my finger on it. Roger Sutton 2009

And for the same reason, when you are handselling the Oxenbury board books point out the one that says, "Wave to Daddy, Wave to Mum," just in case.

I can't quite put my finger on it. Roger Sutton 2009

From a handselling point of view, I have the luxury of overriding the cover art and encouraging buyers to get to the people inside, and that's where your voice has to be clear and powerful.

Pick up lines 2008

Regarding books returned because a customer was displeased with it, Teicher said he thought some independent booksellers would be receptive to accepting such a return if they had recommended the book to the customer, though he noted, “I believe there was not a lot of handselling going on Friday night.”

Dawn 2008

This summer, Papernick has gone as old school as your great-aunt Gidl, getting out the cart and doing something booksellers wish all authors could do -- handselling copies of his fabulous new collection of short stories, "There is No Other," one copy at a time at local markets with the slogan, "Bringing Market-Fresh Fiction Directly to the People."

Alex Green: The Right (and Old School) Way to Sell A Book 2010

And in general, the existence of independents, with their handselling and appeal to big readers, allows more kinds of good books to flourish.

Archive 2008-11-01 Roger Sutton 2008

This summer, Papernick has gone as old school as your great-aunt Gidl, getting out the cart and doing something booksellers wish all authors could do -- handselling copies of his fabulous new collection of short stories, "There is No Other," one copy at a time at local markets with the slogan, "Bringing Market-Fresh Fiction Directly to the People."

Alex Green: The Right (and Old School) Way to Sell A Book 2010

This summer, Jonathan Papernick has gone as old school as your great-aunt Gidl, getting out the cart and handselling copies of his fabulous new collection of short stories.

Alex Green: The Right (and Old School) Way to Sell A Book 2010