Promoting Scoop's Books For Christmas

I've always been a reader, and when the snow is deep and heavy and the paper isn't delivered on time this winter, I'll read the cereal box while munching on my favorite breakfast flakes.

I got stuck once in Galena, Alaska before a moose hunt when my flight couldn't cross the mountains. I'd meant to pick up a novel or two in Anchorage, and was barely able to make my connection. No time to shop for books, and the three days spent in a boarding house at the tune of $250 a day without something to read, nearly drove me nuts.

More people are reading now than in many years. They've given up on the idiotic drivel that passes for television programming, and have gone back to reading which entertains you in your mind through the use of the written word. Don't believe me: check seats on both sides of the aisles on commercial airline flights. Most passengers are reading.

Why read? Because it makes more sense than the pablum being served on television.

Which brings me to my shameless self-promotion of Scoop's Books, my website for used and out-of-print fishing and hunting books. There will be over 400 fishing and hunting titles listed before next weekend, and there are low-priced, mid-range and high-priced books for sale.

I've resisted charging readers to read my daily website, and haven't taken any advertising for the six years my blog and website has been up, but it takes money to pay the freight. I do this by selling books about fishing and hunting to folks like you who want to learn more about fishing and hunting, and learning is indeed possible.

There are numerous books about muskie fishing and turkey hunting, two of my specialties, and there are some wonderful buys. Many of these books are scarce and expensive, but all are fairly priced.

This listing of 400+ books and 30-something old outdoor magazines comes just in time for Christmas shopping for the angler/hunter in your life. Checking out what is available is only a few keystrokes away.

When you open my website <www.daverichey.com> you'll come to my Home Page. At the right side of my blog is a link to Scoop's Books. Click on that, and then click on the fishing and hunting book link.

Ordering and paying for books.

Scroll down through the books or magazines, and the books are listed in alphabetical order according to the author's last name. Each book is accurately described with all necessary information including the book condition and price. People who order books from me must pay with a bank money order (preferable) or PayPal. I do not accept credit cards nor do I accept business or personal checks.

I advise customers to insure their payment to me and obtain a delivery confirmation that allows them to track their money, and when books are shipped, I also insure the books for their value, obtain delivery confirmation, and both parties are protected. Postage fees are $7 for the first book and $3 for each additional title.

This may seem high until you consider the books are insured for full value and there is the delivery confirmation. Handling sales in this manner is proof that I ship what is ordered and paid for.

This is very important: I advise potential book buyers to query me first at <dave@daverichey.com> to determine if a book is still in stock. Often, two or more people order the same book at about the same time, and if it is a one-of-a-kind title, one buyer is satisfied and one is not. A quick email eliminates that problem, and I'll hold a book for seven days awaiting payment. If you don't see what you want, write and ask me if it is available but not listed. I have several thousand fishing and hunting books available.

Do I handle good books? The answer is yes, but I remind readers that I also offer a free search service for specific titles if they are not in my inventory. Search services are free providing the buyer isn't having other booksellers try to find the same book. Such duplication of effort makes one bookseller happy while ticking off the other sellers.

I try to offer books in the best possible condition, and those conditions (in decreasing order from best to worse) are Mint, Very Fine, Fine, Very Good and Good. I rarely offer such hole-filled as Fair or Reading Copy, but occasionally a Very Scarce book is offered in these lesser conditions because of their rarity.

I buy books, and specifically your books. Feel free to query me.

I buy books as well, and welcome the chance to consider yours. I prefer buying Fine or better books, and readers can query by giving me the author's name, book title, date of publication, and mention any flaws. I specialize in muskie fishing and turkey hunting books, but cover everything from bass fishing to trout fishing, from antelope to turkey hunting, and almost everything else.

Keep checking Scoop's Books daily for new additions, and make note of deletions, and let me know if there is a specific fishing or hunting book you need. My books are accurately described and fairly priced.

Fishing or hunting books, anyone? Here is your chance to fill Christmas stockings early. Oh, please read the page before the book listings. It is filled with information you should know before ordering.

Posted via email from Dave Richey Outdoors