tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18086590.post1842629413208232919..comments2023-12-23T05:12:55.809-05:00Comments on The Written Nerd: Hey, Joe.Book Nerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896226559142059293noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18086590.post-8309398285499112772010-11-09T00:06:10.397-05:002010-11-09T00:06:10.397-05:00Wow, I am so bummed and stunned to hear this. Joe ...Wow, I am so bummed and stunned to hear this. Joe was the first indie bookseller I got to know when my book came out and he's still the person I picture when I think of the idea of an "independent bookseller." He was the first person who I heard use the term "hand selling" -- and after he described it to me I always wished he was in my local bookstore because he really knew which customers to recommend which books to. A major loss.Julian Rubinsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704893309130567237noreply@blogger.com