Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who buys books.
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Examples
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The median American book-buyer purchases just seven books a year, according to an AP-Ipsos poll in 2007.
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So all of the above notwithstanding, all my blurb skepticism is currently on hold as we hound various people whose endorsement would mean a lot to us, and possibly a book-buyer or two.
Further Insight on Book Blurbs - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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So all of the above notwithstanding, all my blurb skepticism is currently on hold as we hound various people whose endorsement would mean a lot to us, and possibly a book-buyer or two.
Further Insight on Book Blurbs - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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A well-known publisher often tells a story of his early days in the publishing business when he visited a large commercial book-buyer to present the titles forthcoming from the firm he then represented.
February « 2008 « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2008
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A well-known publisher often tells a story of his early days in the publishing business when he visited a large commercial book-buyer to present the titles forthcoming from the firm he then represented.
How Many "Really Good Books?" « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2008
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Could this be related to the fact that I'm a compulsive book-buyer with no desire to be cured, so there are close to 1,000 waiting-to-be read books in the house?
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Could this be related to the fact that I'm a compulsive book-buyer with no desire to be cured, so there are close to 1,000 waiting-to-be read books in the house?
January 2007 2007
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I think that you are relatively rare style of book-buyer.
The Hidden Cost of High(ish) E-Book Prices Jeff C 2009
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It promises to bring the world of literature to the ordinary book-buyer at the touch of a button.
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I'd say Hensher's novel has a great chance, if the Booker lives up to its oft-stated aim of appealing to the general reader and occasional book-buyer.
MAN BOOKER LONGLIST ANNOUNCED TEV 2008
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