Aimee Peake's guest appearances

Aimee Peake

The Biblio File hosted by Nigel Beale

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Aimee Peake has been active in the antiquarian book business in Winnipeg for more than 20 years. She got her start as an apprentice to Michael Park, proprietor Greenfield Books. In 2000 she took over as manager of the newly-opened Bison Books, assuming sole proprietorship in 2010. In 2018 she purchased Greenfield and amalgamated it with Bison.  You'll usually find Aimee in her bookshop on weekdays attending to customer needs and working on acquisitions, collections development and appraisals. Over the years she has exhibited books at fairs throughout North America, and in 2018 she participated in the ILAB Congress in Pasadena.  Aimee is President of the Winnipeg Association of Secondhand Bookstores, and a board member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada.  In addition to her work with Bison Books she also manages Dominion Auctions, a long-established Winnipeg-based art and antique auction house   I visited her at her shop in downtown Winnipeg last month to find out what it was like to sell antiquarian books on the Prairies.

Aimee Peake on Selling Antiquarian Books on the Prairies

In today's episode we had a sit down with Aimee Peake the owner of BISON BOOKS located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Aimee has been in the antiquarian book business for over 20 years! Aimee shared details about the bookstore, as well as the city of Winnipeg. We learned more about BISON BOOKS, and how Aimee herself got involved in the book business - which started with her responding to a "help wanted" sign. We also talked about her transition from being an employee to being the bookstore's owner, and how she merged two bookstores into one. Aimee discussed some of the changes in both the bookstore and publishing industry. We talked about exchange rates, how salability has changed, importance and benefits of social media, and how the vision of bookstores have also changed. We also touched on how important diverse books are, how they are being received, the importance of representation, and the broadening of the discussion culturally. Aimee shared her biggest challenge, and what she loves most about being an independent bookstore owner. We also talked about her current reads, her favorite go-to-genre, and she even offers up some advice for individuals who are considering opening an independent bookstore in their town! Thank you so much Aimee for coming on the show! Listen to the FULL EPISODE over on on our Patreon Page - https://www.patreon.com/bibliofinder   CONNECT with BISON BOOKS https://bibliofinder.com/listing/bison-books/   CONNECT with BIBLIO HAPPY HOUR PATREON PAGE - https://www.patreon.com/bibliofinder BIBLIOFINDER - https://bibliofinder.com BIBLIO HAPPY HOUR - https://bibliohappyhour.com

In today's episode we had a sit down with Aimee Peake the owner of BISON BOOKS located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Aimee has been in the antiquarian book business for over 20 years! Aimee shared details about the bookstore, as well as the city of Winnipeg. We learned more about BISON BOOKS, and how Aimee herself got involved in the book business - which started with her responding to a "help wanted" sign. We also talked about her transition from being an employee to being the bookstore's owner, and how she merged two bookstores into one. Aimee discussed some of the changes in both the bookstore and publishing industry. We talked about exchange rates, how salability has changed, importance and benefits of social media, and how the vision of bookstores have also changed. We also touched on how important diverse books are, how they are being received, the importance of representation, and the broadening of the discussion culturally. Aimee shared her biggest challenge, and what she loves most about being an independent bookstore owner. We also talked about her current reads, her favorite go-to-genre, and she even offers up some advice for individuals who are considering opening an independent bookstore in their town! Thank you so much Aimee for coming on the show! Listen to the FULL EPISODE over on on our Patreon Page - <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bibliofinder" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/bibliofinder</a> CONNECT with BISON BOOKS <a href="https://bibliofinder.com/listing/bison-books/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bibliofinder.com/listing/bison-books/</a> CONNECT with BIBLIO HAPPY HOUR PATREON PAGE - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=YLah_QY9n2M&amp;event=video_description&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.patreon.com%2Fbibliofinder&amp;redir_token=veXhnU_qOurZrO8KcjiaD_ru3fl8MTU1NzI1NTI4OEAxNTU3MTY4ODg4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/bibliofinder</a> BIBLIOFINDER - <a href="https://bibliofinder.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bibliofinder.com</a> BIBLIO HAPPY HOUR - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=YLah_QY9n2M&amp;event=video_description&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fbibliohappyhour.com&amp;redir_token=veXhnU_qOurZrO8KcjiaD_ru3fl8MTU1NzI1NTI4OEAxNTU3MTY4ODg4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bibliohappyhour.com</a>

MEET THE BOOKSELLER: BISON BOOKS with Aimee Peake