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Book Brothers

  • The Best Laid Plans....

    19 DEC 2023 · Michael and Tom discuss a HUGE book collection in Virginia as well as a book aquiring trip up to Muskegon. Both trips share in common a few unforeseen obstacles. The brothers also discuss how they market books to various clients and other aspects of the used book world in the 21st century
    20m 15s
  • Art + books = Love / Treachery on the East Coast / Digital Book Piracy...

    25 NOV 2022 · Tom recounts a 14 course meal with book artist Amanda Love, Michael almost loses a load on the East Coast, the brothers discuss the scourge of digital book piracy, and more!
    39m 48s
  • 25m 36s
  • Our BIGGEST Book Purchase (to date!)

    18 AUG 2021 · In our 10th episode Michael and Tom discuss the biggest book purchase of their lifetimes, what makes a book rare or valuable, and the challenges of entering the used book business in the 21st century.
    37m 42s
  • Book tripping into disaster

    25 APR 2021 · In episode 9, Michael recounts his near-death experience in a wintery maelstrom with a van full of books and Tom provides a breakdown of his recent book trips to St. Louis and Los Angeles.
    26m 24s
  • Michael Zinman discusses his legendary NY Public Library story

    22 FEB 2021 · Michael and Tom Zubal (The Book Brothers) veer from their usual path and bring on special guest renowned book collector Michael Zinman to set the record straight regarding an important 1990s rescue of tens of thousands of printed artifacts from the New York Public Library. Aside from sharing rare insight and first person experiences with The Brothers, Zinman appears in the recent film "The Booksellers"
    30m 32s
  • The art of the book deal in the 21st century - Rock n' Roll, leather, and movies

    29 NOV 2020 · Michael and Tom Zubal discuss 2 local deals that involve rock n' roll lifestyles and several trips hauling the goods as well as a major purchase of several thousand pristine Easton Press books on the East Coast. They also share their thoughts on the movie "The Booksellers"
    39m 10s
  • 50,000 Books on an Island

    14 APR 2020 · Michael and Tom Zubal discuss a purchase of 50,000 books on a remote island and chat about scholarly, rare and collectible books
    35m 16s
  • Book Brothers Episode 5

    10 JAN 2020 · Michael and Tom Zubal discuss their recent adventures buying and selling scholarly and rare books. Among other topics, Michael recounts a horrific episode in San Francisco, and Tom discusses the Easton Press market as well as Amazon's refusal to remove the millions of fake, duplicate book pages which deceive customers into spending more than they should
    36m 37s
  • Episode 4 - ABEBOOKS' Fake listings & California chaos

    7 APR 2018 · Michael and Tom Zubal discuss the millions of fake book listings on Abebooks.com and then recant their tales of a huge book haul in Northern and Southern California.
    41m 12s

Michael and Tom Zubal have been in the used book business their entire lives and love to share their experiences of buying books around the country as well as discuss...

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Michael and Tom Zubal have been in the used book business their entire lives and love to share their experiences of buying books around the country as well as discuss the pitfalls of selling books online at sites like Abebooks.com and Amazon.com
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