New-York tribune., 1875-02-04
NOVEL CHANGES IN TIE BOOK Trade.

A BOOK FAIR IN PLACE OF A TRADE sALE-PRC-
POSED PUBLISHERS EXCHANGE AND CLEARING
HoUsE-HiNTs FROM GERMANY
The Committee appointed by the American
Book-Trade Union, at the Put-in-Bay Convention, %
organize book fair in place Of the present boohtade
sales Will publish preliminary report IN Mr Lypodth
Ptblishers Weekly Tor THIS week. Wm. H. Appleton Is
the Chairman and Isaac f. Sheldon the secretary OF
the Committee. They state that 1t Is the general
conviction OF the book trade that tAe pres
ent trade sales have outiyed their usefn'ness
and nave failed accomplish their purpose :
that the larger and enerprslug booksellers rafey
frequent them while they made use OF chiefly By
the underseing dealers in the larger cities TO break
down the rest OF tho trade. In providing asub5ttlte
which s to be called the " Publishers Exchange and
Clearing house." the Committee make 1t point OF
primary importance to bring together the principals OF
publishing and retailing houses. For this purpose a
member OF the publishing 1 is to be at the desk, ana
purchasing houses st be present at the sale To OBTAIN
the special terms which house is TO Offer accord
ing to lis own Judgment. AS already stated,
credits arc to be obtained through Mes,rs.
leayltt who transact the business financially,
although books are u be shipped directly
by tho sellers and all questions in dispute arc 10 nc de
cided by the Associations Committee on Publishers TX
change and Clearing ghouse. 1t was originally proposed
AS previously stated hold the first fair IN March nut
the intervening time was " 10 tOo 'NViS " III
sure success and it will probably he held in July or the
first week in August The Of the fair Will arst be
decided on and that of the Convention will then pTo6a
bly, be fixed the week previous either at Saratoga or
Niagara Falls that thc Western trade may XII two
birds with stone IN coming East AeanWhHe,
Mes,rs Leavit announce Spring bOO1trade sale lor
the last week In March, which they state VIII BE- the last
under the old system. Even this is somewhat depie-
Gated in the trade, as tending to gre the "under-
20 in DQg
down the 90 per cent rule
Ihe plan OF the book far or exchange was IN part
suggested the trade far wLcu Is held Senlahnudlf
IN Leipzig by the German book trade inquiries aS 10 lt
character best answered IA an intere tnZ statement
f. W. Cnristern, and read at the Putn-Bay Convention
Tue LeipLg no; az all what is caned Iar IN tAls
country for goods whatever are sold al IT, ae en-
tire book business Germany Is cencrcd In L-pZiS,
where each publisher and Retailer Is represented ~
Commissioners. wno peIiorn5 the luncu2ns oi tHg
American jOober, but carries no BOOKS, slmpy
distributing to tho agents OF the respective plO
sn To- ana seclug that these orders are niled' 1he
slips which cOutan the orders are sent thrO"sh tho
BOOksel.rs' POStOhlce whch Is IN tle bull1hE hhoWu
as Booksellers EXcn-nIc. The pdD.i,heI maHes the
charge not against the commissioner, but against me
retailer directly, AMI al the business i5 done o. credit
come together IrO' All plf,' oi Ie' tu' anu
balaEce, and settle accounts Inc Exchange ~ man
aged by committee, and any bookseller Is Ad-hl'f1
70 membership complying with Ctit"iG sp-ciHed
conditions aud giving assurances or goOd slahi'
member of the Exchange can DO business. since
he can have Lo credit. TIE morning. Is used i0f th5
settlement accounts, Tue puJ4lHNcLo ''~
o 6;cn nrr customers 1o Tue afterLoOn tLoy dcyO.e
Ia making aud rene wing acquantanccship5 in tlc trade
and looking the publications OF the year. Whcu are
All xhIbcI IN Large room set apart Ior mat purpose.
Ia the evening general mcctEo Is hell ~ "hI;h arc
dscussed general rules OF the trddc. desirable re
forms the best education of tle younger generation O
uuhseers. bone VIOLENT EstIttOns for disabled authors,
coea ces clerks etc" Ins method l. nor, OF course,
suitable Tor America, aud BOOK fax Gan Only % au III
eatal help here.
rue regular meeting OF the Central Booksellers As
soclation provided FeD. Dy CONSTITUTIONS VIII De
npld at tIaC date IL a. IN PIrOr u. 81 Nicholas
IIote TAe Committee obtain signatures 70 the ~ per
rrnt rule Wi! report through itS Chairman, Ar Ran
dylyh. ana u luii Attendance /, desired.