Want to sell books online? There are many sites where you can list your books for sale. Here are our top 12 (in alphabetical order), with some details about their size, fees, and other requirements.
Please note: The bookseller terms …{read more}
The Best 25 Places to Buy Cllectible & 1st Edition Books
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So, what’s the best way to find books online? There are thousands of large bookselling sites, and individual booksellers, and Google searches don’t always work well for turning up the results you want.
Book marketplaces make finding books easier. Member …{read more}
Review – Guide to the Identification of First Editions
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Bill McBride’s Pocket Guide to the Identification of First Editions details the methods over 4,600 different publishers use to identify their first editions. For many years McBride has worked tirelessly to get the latest information, and the latest edition, the …{read more}
Review – Points of Issue: A Compendium of Points of Issue of Books by 19th-20th Century Authors
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Bill McBride’s other book, A Guide to the Identification of First Editions, shares the basic methods that individual publishers use for distinguishing first editions from later printings.
Points of Issue: A Compendium of Points of Issue of Books by …{read more}
Review – The Picker’s Bible
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Ever wonder what a ‘picker’ really does, where he finds sources for all that wonderful stuff, and how he finds buyers?
Ever marvel at all the beautiful things in an antique store, and wonder how the dealer came to have …{read more}
For collectors: where and how to buy Beat Generation books (and others)
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We’ve gathered together booksellers, publishers, and other services for book book collectors of all stripes. Please get in touch if you’d like to suggest a resource for this list.
Booksellers – Beat, small press & poetry
Beat nooksellers …{read more}
The Beat
First Edition Book Values – How Much is a Book Worth?
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What’s the Current Retail Value of Your Books?
determining value via online sources
How do you determine the ballpark current value of the one that’s on your desk right now?
It’s actually pretty simple to research book values online. Here’s …{read more}
Book Collecting: Illustrated glossary of terms, edition, & condition
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Ever how to interpret the condition, edition, and other terms included in the description of a book for sale? Here we’ll unravel the mystery.
Book Condition Terms
Very fine is a flawless copy, perfect in every way and probably never …{read more}
How to Identify a First Edition Book
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This page has lots of information on it! Here are some quick links to the most important topics. …{read more}
General guidelines for identifying a first edition
Identifying 1st editions from specific publishers
Identifying book club editions
On printings & impressions –
Are Books with Binding or Printing Errors Collectible?
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Have you ever brought a new book home, only to discover that the cover was on backwards, or there were printing errors (for instance, pages repeated, omitted, out of sequence, or upside down)? If so, perhaps you’ve wondered how it …{read more}
Steve Sargent of Analecta Books on Limited Edition Books
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I recently had a conversation with Steve Sargent, proprietor of Analecta Books, where he specializes in selling signed first edition and limited edition books. Analecta also sells “bespoke” remarqued books, where he commissions the artist to embellish the book with …{read more}
How to Date Undated Books
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A reader asks, “I have some really old books, but there is no copyright date or publishing date. What is the best way to determine the age of the book?”
This is a great question! Modern books have all sorts …{read more}
How to Determine a Book’s Initial Press Run
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Recently I’ve received a couple of emails from visitors to this site, who wanted to know how to determine how large a given published book’s initial print run (also known as the first printing, first impression, or press run) was. …{read more}
Book Bindings:
An Illustrated Guide for Collectors
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For this article, we’re going to focus upon the various types of book bindings, and some things that effect their condition.
Primary Types of Book Bindings
Broadly, there are two kinds of bindings: hardcover, and softcover. The books you’re most …{read more}
About Author Signatures, and Signed Books
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There are many kinds of signatures which can be found on books. Below we’ll discuss them, and how each affects the value of a book. You can click on any of the images for a larger view.
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Types of Author
Where to Sign a Book
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Over the past month, I’ve received emails from two newly-published authors who have upcoming book signing events. They both wanted to know, “Where should I sign the book?”
By far the most common place to sign a book is on …{read more}
On Collecting Literary Ephemera
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The term ephemera refers to items, usually printed on paper, which are meant to have a very short life span. These may include tickets, bookmarks, advertisements, event posters, programs, menus, news clippings, business cards, handbills, pamphlets & brochures, greeting cards, …{read more}
First Edition Condition
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Book Condition & Grading
Book collectors generally want books that are in as close to their original condition as possible. Books that appear new & unread (or nearly so), are most desirable.
Booksellers and collectors grade books (and dust jackets) …{read more}
Bookplates – Various Types, Desirability & How They Affect Book Values
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A bookplate is a small printed label which is adhered to a book, most often inside the front cover. They are also sometimes known as “ex libris,” meaning “from the library of.”) They’re most commonly used to identify the book’s …{read more}
Is My Dr. Seuss Book a First Edition?
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Many people collect Dr. Seuss books, which have been hugely popular over the years and the center of lots of happy childhood memories. They’re avidly collected, but, unfortunately, have a reputation for being notoriously difficult to identify as first editions.
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How to Care for Your Collectible Books: 18 Essential Tips
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I recently received an email from someone who asked, “Is there a correct, careful way to handle a book so as not to damage it? That is–is it possible to be both a book collector and a reader of the …{read more}