By the Book: Books n Bobs

Rachel Ang, Owner

11-Apr-23 20:00

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Having started selling books on Facebook in 2016, Rachel Ang expanded Books n Bobs to a full-blown website and even a physical store. We talk to her about how it all came to be, and how to sell secondhand books online in a way that readers want and appreciate. And then, on Footnotes, we discuss the closure of a major bookseller, Book Depository, and how it marks the end of an era.

Image Credit: Books N Bobs/Facebook

Produced by: Sharmilla Ganesan, Lee Chwi Lynn

Presented by: Sharmilla Ganesan, Lee Chwi Lynn

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Categories: Women in Business, Literature/Philosophy

Tags: books n bobs, secondhand books, online store, retailer, books,

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