Terry On Books Blog

Over the past few weeks, there has been a decided
increase in the number of visitors to my blog.
I wish to thank everyone who has visited and I
hope you found something useful, or at least
interesting. Again, I’ve only posted a small percentage
of the comments. After deleting the spam mail and
omitting many of the very short complimentary
statements, I’ve tried to post comments that are
slightly different and original.

This whole blog business can be very time-consuming
and because I’ve had many other demands on my
time in the last few months, I apologize for not being
able to devote more time to posting here. I think
there’s a saying something like: “No matter what you
try to do, sometimes Life just gets in the way”.

I hope to get the 5th chapter of my book typed and
onto my website with a link to this blog soon and
get some more book-relevant material on soon as well.
Thank you for your patience.

By the way, I’ve been reading a new ( to me) British
crime novelist, Stuart Pawson. His main character is
DI Charlie Priest, a laid-back, low-key policeman
who kind of grows on you. The mysteries take place
in and around Heckley in Yorkshire. So far, I’ve read
“The Mushroom Man” (1995), “Some by Fire” (1999)
and “Shooting Elvis” (2006) and have enjoyed them.
Check one out if you get a chance.

Please visit my website for over 3000 quality books:
www.stillmanbooks.com

Remember, the only book purchase you’ll ever regret
will be the one you didn’t make.

I’ve been very remiss in adding new posts to my blog.
2009 was a difficult year, but 2010 certainly looks
rosier and I’ll be making an effort to post more
regularly.

I’ve been pleasantly surprised to see that my old
postings have still been getting a fair amount of
looks, and I thank all those people who have
been tuning in.

I give a special thanks to people who have
offered comments…especially the complimentary
ones! You may wonder why your comments
haven’t been published on my blog. The simple
reason is that I have the power of veto. I must
approve the comment and add it to my blog.
About 50% of comments I receive are from
people who wish to promote their own business
or agenda; some subtly, some flagrantly, and
some, I suspect, have nefarious motives to
entice other readers to their sites. I feel that I
have an obligation to protect my legitimate readers
from these people. (If you are one of these people,
don’t bother submitting your comment because it’s
a waste of your time.)

Of the other 50%, there are a vast amount of
similar opinions–sometimes in practically identical
words. These are mostly complimentary comments
to the effect that the person is happy to have found
the blog, likes the content, and encourages me to
keep writing. I choose to publish only a few of these
comments just to show that I do have some visitors
and they like what they see. Rarely, there are specific
comments on one of the posts…these I do like to
publish.

Coming soon (I know, I’ve promised before) will be
the third chapter of my serialized book from the 1990’s
on starting and running a used bookstore.
Also, I will be writing some of my thoughts on where
booksellers stand now and what the
future of the book business may be.

Please take some time to visit my website for about
3000 quality books for sale:
www.stillmanbooks.com

Many of the pages need an update and that task is
also on the agenda. However, if you find a book
that you would like and it’s on an outdated page,
please inquire about it. More than 80% of the books
listed are still available. And a few dozen new
items have been added recently.

Remember, the only book purchase you’ll ever
regret will be the one you didn’t make.

Talk soon.