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About Buzz Bookstore

Buzz Bookstore began out of equal parts necessity and passion. After years working in corporate marketing, I found myself buried under graduate school debt and searching for a creative way out. The solution presented itself in the form of 2,000 books listed on Craigslist by a storage unit flipper. With a little encouragement (and some sharp negotiation help from my future wife), I bought the entire lot for $400 and filled my tiny apartment with 57 tubs of books.

What started as a scramble to pay down debt quickly became something much bigger. I discovered that I loved the process of researching editions, learning the nuances of condition and provenance, and connecting the right book with the right reader. By the time I had resold that first batch and cleared my credit cards, I realized I didn’t just want to sell books—I wanted to build a business around them.

Since 2012, I’ve been growing Buzz Bookstore into a place where collectors and readers alike can find carefully chosen volumes, accurately described and honestly represented. From rare first editions to overlooked gems, every book I offer has been sifted from the marketplace with care, curiosity, and a collector’s eye.

Buzz Bookstore exists because I believe books are more than objects—they’re connections across time, linking us to stories, authors, and owners who came before. And I’m still learning every day, one book at a time.