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Book Collecting Resources

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Beat Books - Booksellers & Resources

independent Beat & poetry-related bookstores & publishers

about collecting the Beats

more Beat Generation & arts links

A collection of links to the official websites of Beat writers, artists, and other copacetic souls.

You'll find online literary journals, and counterculture sites, too. Lots to keep you busy! (On this site.) Browse the Beat, Arts & Counterculture links...

Resources for Book Collectors (All Types)

about book collecting

bookseller directories

book listing services - search for & buy books online

These sites list books by multiple booksellers. Some are based outside the US.

search for new books

You can search many bookselling sites at once with the sites below:

presses of note

search for literary sites

book sale events (held by libraries, organizations)

  • Book Sale Finder - Search for sales, or subscribe to "Sale Mail" to be notified of book sales in your area.

Organizing Your Book Collection

online book cataloguing services

  • Library Thing - Site where you can catalog and organize your books.

More Information On This Site!

book collecting info

beat poets / authors info

More Beat Generation links....

Books for Book Collectors

You'll find these at your local bookshop, or Amazon.com.
Instant Expert: Book Collecting by Matthew Budman. House of Collectibles, 2004. Book collecting essential knowledge, written in a frank & easy manner.

In the words of a reviewer at AB Bookman Weekly, "what this book does is open doors and minds to the art and the science of book collecting, painlessly."

Available at a discount from Amazon.com

Book Collecting 2000 : A Comprehensive Guide by Allen & Patricia Ahearn, Putnam. Prices and information for authors' first books, good advice on book collecting, and a wealth of other resources.

Buy Book Collecting 2000 at Amazon.com

Pocket Guide to the Identification of First Editions and
Points of Issue: A Compendium of Points of Issue,
both by Bill McBride. Small paperbacks which can tuck into your pocket on book-hunting excursions.

Learn more or buy it at Amazon.com.

ABC for Book Collectors by John Carter, Oak Knoll Press. This comprehensive glossary of book terms is a staple of every bookseller & book collector's library. The parts of the book are even labeled so you can learn what they are! This classic has been newly updated.

ABC for Book Collectors at Amazon.com

Modern Book Collecting by Robert A. Wilson, The Lyons Press. 1992. A must-have for the collector of modern poetry or the Beats, this book was written by the former proprietor of New York's legendary Phoenix Book Shop, the author of bibliographies of Gregory Corso, Gertrude Stein, and Denise Levertov. Chock full of insights you'll find nowhere else. Learn more or buy it at a discount from Amazon.com
Book Finds, 3rd Edition: How to Find, Buy, and Sell Used and Rare Books by Ian C. Ellis. Perigree Trade, 2006.

When I first began selling books, in 2000, I bought an earlier edition of Book Finds & have often referred to it since. Ellis has experience as a book buyer & seller, an engaging writing style, and a practical perspective on the bookselling trade.

You can learn more, or buy it at a discount from Amazon.com

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For further info on book collecting, first editions, and values, check out our book collecting articles.