13 episodes

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 online at sites like Abebooks.com and Amazon.com

Book Brothers Zubal Books

    • Arts
    • 5.0 • 8 Ratings

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 online at sites like Abebooks.com and Amazon.com

    The Best Laid Plans....

    The 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

    • 20 min
    Art + books = Love / Treachery on the East Coast / Digital Book Piracy...

    Art + 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!

    • 39 min
    The biggest book deal (conclusion) / What makes a book valuable?

    The biggest book deal (conclusion) / What makes a book valuable?

    • 25 min
    Our BIGGEST Book Purchase (to date!)

    Our 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.

    • 37 min
    Book tripping into disaster

    Book tripping into disaster

    In 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.

    • 26 min
    Michael Zinman discusses his legendary NY Public Library story

    Michael Zinman discusses his legendary NY Public Library story

    Michael 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"

    • 30 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
8 Ratings

8 Ratings

Arick22 ,

That’s entertainment!

Listening to this pod causes me to look skyward and think how thankful I am to be alive in this moment.

hokeypix ,

Our rating goes up to 11! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Please sirs…. may we have some more? Absolutely love this podcast. My only quibble is there simply aren’t enough of them! To quote the Andrea True Connection, “More, More, More.” I hope the Zubals can record more when they get a chance between road trips. (Or from the truck).

Zippernek ,

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