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The host of Behind the Blog shares personal anecdotes about rare book collecting and his own experiences buying out-of-print books through online sellers. The host has bought over 100 rare books, with many being limited editions or unique copies. He mentions a Substack blog he started to write about behind-the-scenes aspects of publishing, including a bibliography of the books he referenced in one of the posts.

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Jason Koebler, an author from 404 Media, wrote about his personal experience with rare books in a podcast episode. He mentioned buying limited or out-of-print books through online used book sellers, where only one copy was often available. This sparked thoughts on the "rare books" discourse, which he had previously discussed in a post on his now-defunct Substack blog. The blog, which was active for only a few years, included a bibliography of sources used in his writing.

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This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. asserted

few → share → week

This week, we discuss cool old books, new toys for ICE, and Flamin' Hot Slop. asserted

we → discuss → ICE

On the podcast last week, we had what I thought was a pretty nuanced and interesting conversation about the "rare books" discourse (although I'm biased; listen and let me know). asserted

me → have → discourse

I mentioned this in the episode but it all makes me think about all the rare books I've bought over the years — these are rare by any definition of the word in that they're usually limited or out of print and I got them through used book sellers online where only one copy was often available. asserted

copy → mention → sellers

When my book launched a few years ago, I started a very short-lived Substack blog to write about some of the behind the scenes stuff happening around publication. asserted

I → launch → publication

One of those posts is a bibliography, including a lot of the books I sourced and references for my own. asserted

I → include → own

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