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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 onl... more
FAQs about Book Brothers:How many episodes does Book Brothers have?The podcast currently has 13 episodes available.
December 19, 2023The Best Laid Plans....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...more21minPlay
November 25, 2022Art + books = Love / Treachery on the East Coast / Digital Book Piracy...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!...more40minPlay
August 18, 2021Our BIGGEST Book Purchase (to date!)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....more38minPlay
April 25, 2021Book tripping into disasterIn 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....more27minPlay
February 22, 2021Michael Zinman discusses his legendary NY Public Library storyMichael 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"...more31minPlay
November 29, 2020The art of the book deal in the 21st century - Rock n' Roll, leather, and moviesMichael 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"...more40minPlay
April 14, 202050,000 Books on an IslandMichael and Tom Zubal discuss a purchase of 50,000 books on a remote island and chat about scholarly, rare and collectible books...more36minPlay
January 10, 2020Book Brothers Episode 5Michael 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...more37minPlay
April 07, 2018Episode 4 - ABEBOOKS' Fake listings & California chaosMichael 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....more42minPlay
FAQs about Book Brothers:How many episodes does Book Brothers have?The podcast currently has 13 episodes available.