For the third year in a row Cliff and I had a stall at the Book Fair. It was run over Saturday the 14th and Sunday 15th July. I don't know if it has been the case in past years but this year it was part of the Baw Baw Shire Literary Program.
Instead of just the main hall the back hall was stacked with books too. However, this year there was a lack of up to date paperbacks. I found three over the two days and I was keeping a close watch on the man putting out the books. I grab these for my own reading.
Of course all the dealers including Cliff are hoping to find a treasure among the old hard back books which seemed to dominant the tables.
At the dinner we all attended on Saturday night at the Yarragon pub the other dealers said that the day had been slow for them. One bloke said if it had not been for the preorders he would have already gone home.
Another dealer who only sells on the internet was having a 'fire sale' of the books he had not been able to move in the last year, $10 each or 6 for $50. By noon on Sunday he had made that $8 each or 10 for $50.
We have never broken even at the event but we have gone home with some great buys. This year was our worse yet and we found very little to take with us.
Best to just think of it as our 'dirty weekend holiday.'
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