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Luke Duncan

“The business which her grandfather had built up was not something to be lightly abandoned – and especially not to a cold, calculating business machine like Luke Duncan. But Luke, she registered uneasily, was not a man who was easily thwarted.” From AN UNEQUAL PARTNERSHIP by Rosemary Gibson (1992)

  • February 05, 11:14 AM
    Public Speaking Horror Stories
    Scott Schwertly of Ethos3 just launched a new blog, Stuff Presenters Like, filled with good stuff, bad stuff, lame stuff, and horror stories about public speaking. If you’ve ever spoken in public, you’ve probably got one to share. Yours truly contributed a public speaking horror story to the inaugural “issue.” A snip from the middle: When it’s [...]
  • February 02, 02:43 PM
    BookFool’s 100% Return Guarantee
    It’s been a busy selling season here at BookFool.com. We strive to get all orders out the door in one business day or less, which means we’re usually shipping on Saturdays (and some Sundays) just to keep up with the demand. Students need their books and they need them fast! A month ago, we took a [...]
  • January 27, 01:13 PM
    WANTED: Marketing/Communication Intern for Spring-Summer 2010
    If you’re ready to make a serious contribution to a worthy cause—rehabilitating the textbook industry—BookFool.com is offering real resume-building experience in Marketing, PR, and Event Planning. BookFool.com is an independent, rapidly growing East Nashville textbook seller. Though not a large company, we do have a big impact, and there is still time to write yourself into [...]
  • January 25, 10:41 AM
    Dormology Chapter 4: Dorm Pranks
    [Series Table of Contents: The Fool's Guide to Dormology] Chapter 4: Dorm Pranks By: David, Intern to the Stars Everyone knows that one of the best aspects of living in a building with 200 of your closest friends is the prank potential. The closeness leaves everyone vulnerable–except, of course, the master prankster. To become the master [...]
  • January 18, 12:21 PM
    We Have the Best Customers
    Businesses are made up of individuals. Obvious, right? But how often do we forget this? When we complain about unfair treatment, we start off mean and super-aggressive, shaking our fist and raising our voice, as if that’s the only way to get our way. And then when we get what we want, we never go back [...]
  • January 12, 05:24 PM
    Dormology Chapter 3: Crazy Roommates
    [Series Table of Contents: The Fool's Guide to Dormology] True Life: Crazy Roommates By: David, Intern to the Stars There are many kinds of roommates. There are the nice, sweet, caring, quiet, pleasant-smelling roommates who make your life easy but are likely to be forgotten immediately after graduation. There are also the loonies–or at the very least [...]
  • January 05, 10:54 AM
    Top 5 Favorite Books
    Following up on our Top 5 Favorite Movies, the Fools here share with you their Top 5 Favorite Books of all time. I knew The Bible would make the list several times, so I asked them to think of five favorites besides The Bible. In alphabetical order, we are… Casey The Space Trilogy by C.S. Lewis – One [...]
  • January 04, 10:31 AM
    BoingBoing Takes on Textbooks
    BoingBoing, one of our favorite blogs, has taken on the subject of textbook reform in a recent post. They lean heavily on a report issued to Congress in 2006 by Dr. James V. Koch, a special investigator on the subject, but they also link to rebuttals from the Industry. The funniest and most trenchant rebuttal (or [...]
  • December 28, 03:35 PM
    Dormology Chapter 2: How to be a Roommate
    [Series Table of Contents: The Fool's Guide to Dormology] Chapter 2: How to be a Roommate By: David, Intern to the Stars I have found that it is in your best interest to be a good roommate. Often by being a good roommate, you will encourage your roomie to do the same, thereby creating an atmosphere of mutual [...]
  • December 16, 11:36 AM
    Scenes from Buyback Fall 2009
    And now, a few of our favorite scenes from this year’s many Buybacks. And finally, a short video from our visit to Calhoun Community College in Tanner, AL:
  • December 14, 11:05 PM
    Dormology Chapter 1: History of the Dorm
    [Series Table of Contents: The Fool's Guide to Dormology] Chapter 1: The History of the Dorm By: David, Intern to the Stars Let us begin with the most fundamental question: What is a dorm? According to Dictionary.com, “dorm” is an informal version of the term “dormitory.” Gee, thanks! Let’s move to a more legitimate source of internet knowledge, UrbanDictionary.com, [...]
  • December 09, 12:44 AM
    Get Well Soon, Zach
    We’re thinking about you, man. It won’t be the same around the warehouse until you’re back in action.
  • December 07, 11:47 PM
    Welcome, Belmont Vision Readers
    This week’s Belmont Vision features yours truly spouting off about textbooks. It’s a great article that lays out the problems with the industry and what we’re doing to address them. When Erin contacted us to discuss our side of the story, I put some thoughts on paper about how we do what we do. It’s a [...]
  • December 05, 11:40 PM
    Tour of the BookFool.com Warehouse
    Would you like a quick tour of our warehouse? The Taj Mahal it ain’t, but at least no one can accuse us of living the high life at the expense of our customers! This video was shot a few nights ago when we were all working late. A warehouse this cheap is one way we pass great [...]
  • December 03, 10:57 AM
    The Spot Restaurant in Cleveland TN
    Our buyback location in Cleveland, Tennessee is The Spot Restaurant, home of incredible burgers, homemade shakes and frostys, chili, hot dogs, coffee, and more! I had the burger, which was hot off the grill and hit the … well … spot. I haven’t had a shake yet, but I hear they’re good enough to make you [...]
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