Chapter 519 2010 San Francisco Antiquarian Book Fair, Part 2, Or ...

In order to sell at a book fair, booksellers take time away from the business (in some cases an open shop), lug a bunch of heavy books and bookcases a long distance, and spend money to travel and stay in a hotel. ... I have done many more book fairs since I wrote that I felt like Rudy. I was now aware of all that could go wrong at a book fair and the myriad ways to lose money at a book fair. But driving to the fair, the old feeling of excitement came back to me, ...