Book Finds: How to Find, Buy, and Sell Used and Rare Books

For the experienced collector or someone embarking on a new hobby, this newly revised and updated edition of Book Finds reveals the secrets of locating rare and valuable books. Includes information on first editions and reader's copies, strategies of professional "book scouts, auctions and catalogs, avoiding costly and common beginner mistakes, " and buying and selling on the Internet.

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Modern Book Collecting: A Basic Guide to All Aspects of Book Collecting: What to Collect, Who to Buy from, Auctions, Bibliographies, Care, Fakes and ... Investments, Donations, Definitions, and More

Modern book collecting offers advice that answers all the basic questions a book lover and collector might have—what to collect and where to find it, how to get the best price from dealers, how to build an author collection, how to tell a first edition from a reprint, how to understand the prices and rarity of books, and more.

With a handy dictionary of terms used in auction and dealer catalogs and a new section on Internet resources, this is a must-have guide for book lovers.


A Pocket Guide to the Identification of First Editions

Brand new, free tracking, multiple copies.


The Home-Based Bookstore: Start Your Own Business Selling Used Books on Amazon, eBay or Your Own Web Site

This step-by-step guide, written by one of the most successful and highly rated sellers on Amazon and eBay, includes everything you need to know: Used book in Good Condition. Learn how to start your business part-time, then expand at your own pace. Want to discover the most profitable, lowest-risk idea for your home business? It's selling used books online, which is growing 33 percent annually, according to a new study by U.

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ABC for Book Collectors

Abc for book collectors, while keeping us up-to-date with modern terminology, retains its humorous character and importance as the one indispensable guide to book collecting. This ninth edition has been thoroughly revised and re-edited by Nicolas Barker, former Editor of The Book Collector, and Simran Thadani, Executive Director of Letterform Archive.

. Nicolas barker worked with his friend John Carter revising the ABC up to the latter's death in 1975 and has faithfully preserved the spirit of the original. With a new introduction, additions and amendments and, for the first time, it incorporates new terms, illustrations in black & white and color. Used book in Good Condition.

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Book Repair for Booksellers: A guide for booksellers offering practical advice on book repair

Includes torn pages, library pockets, crayon, shaken spines, stickers, writing, insects, bookplates, leather care and much more. 88 pages. Finally a book on book repair for the rest of us. Clear, easy to follow directions for repairing books at home or in the shop. Used book in Good Condition. A handy guide for booksellers and book collectors offering practical advice on how to improve the quality and look of your books and ephemera.

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Among the Gently Mad: Strategies and Perspectives for the Book-Hunter in the 21st Century

Used book in Good Condition. Used book in Good Condition. Used book in Good Condition. Topics include how to determine if a book is a first edition, and the importance of handling the goods, how to spot book club editions, scouting the flea markets, how to work the book fairs, the importance of dust jackets, as well as discussing less tangible issues like spotting trends and having a focus.

Then he takes a long look at the pros and cons of Internet buying, illuminating how you can use these electronic tools to your advantage and making this the book no modern collector will want to be without. A field guide for the modern book collectorfrom the author of A Gentle Madness-a book with more than seventy thousand copies in print that delighted bibliophiles everywhere-comes a twenty-first-century guide to book collecting that deals with both the traditional methods of acquisition and the electronic tools now available on the Internet.

Sharing the superb insight he has gathered from booksellers over the years, Nicholas Basbanes offers a refresher course on the fundamentals that endure, while questioning certain practices of doubtful validity.


Internet Bookselling Made Easy!: How to Earn a Living Selling Used Books Online Volume 1

Professional, experienced help is only a mouse click away for readers. Have a business already but want to grow it 3. Just flip through the pages and find out just how good Joe Waynick is at delivering a detailed how-to manual for the American dream of successful self-employment as an Internet Bookseller.

Are thinking about starting your own small business 2. 1. This book can be used as a manual for starting a wide variety of one-person businesses. It has all the specifics needed for selling books online, such as: * bookkeeping and accounting * raising capital and calculating prices * marketing, including: * how to find your inventory * How much to pay for it * How to figure your pricing * Where to sell * How to do order fulfillment * How to add other media to your inventory At the same time, it covers the management procedures and operational considerations any start-up or growth oriented entrepreneur should know, promotions and networking * Choosing strategies to overtake the competition * Projecting sales * Organizing information and work flow If you run into obstacles you can always visit the Internet Booksellers Forum to chat with the author and other booksellers for ideas and solutions.

Used book in Good Condition. Love books and would like to make a living related to that love. Don't let anything stop you from getting internet bookselling made easy! This is a must have volume for any business library Experience the ultimate home-based business that doesn't require a large up-front investment, that also has the potential to earn a lucrative income, by reading this book! Used book in Good Condition.




Book Repair and Restoration

The following chapters contain suggestions partly gathered from the experience of others and partly evolved for myself in caring for my own books. Book repair and restoration is a classic book repair guide by Mitchell Buck. Although many "books about books" have already been written, there is still, I think, a place for this one.

Used book in Good Condition. Used book in Good Condition. Used book in Good Condition. Used book in Good Condition. I have designed it especially for the bibliophile who enjoys "fussing" over his books and who receives, in seeing them in good condition and repair through his own efforts, an echo of the pleasure he receives from reading them.

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ABC for Book Collectors

Used book in Good Condition. The abc for book collectors retains its humorous character as the one indispensable guide to book collecting while also keeping us up-to-date with modern terminology. Used book in Good Condition. Used book in Good Condition. Used book in Good Condition. Shaken, fingerprint, Unsophisticated, E-book, Harleian Style, Dentelle.

Used book in Good Condition. Here, may be found definition and analysis of the technical terms used in book collecting and bibliography, 'points', rarity, condition, in over 490 alphabetical entries, interspersed with salutary comments on such subjects as auctions, facsimiles and fakes, ranging in length from a single line to several pages, etc.

This eighth edition has been revised by Nicolas Barker, editor of The Book Collector and incorporates additional words created by the introduction of web-based collecting. Can you define these terms? if not, this is the book for you! John Carter's ABC For Book Collectors has long been established as the most enjoyable as well as the most informative reference book on the subject.

Eighth edition, completely revised and re-set, with additional information and an Introduction by Nicolas Barker.


How To Make Easy Money Selling Your Old Used Books On Amazon

And, if you know what you're doing, you can earn extra cash simply by finding and listing good used books in your spare time!Start small and grow your business bigtime with help from family and friends! Start listing books you already own you don't need anymore, books you get cheap or free from friends and family, and the books you find for next to nothing at thrift stores and yard sales in your hometown.

This book helps you get what you want: extra money, just finding and listing something people are ready and willing to buy. Start small by selling off your own unwanted books for a little extra pocket money. This is a simple business anyone can make money at, high-speed internet access, about $200-$500 to stock up on inventory and supplies, so long as you have a computer, plus an open mind willing to follow a few simple suggestions, tips and techniques that make top profits earning cash for books!This book is also available on in the Amazon Kindle Store in an e-book format.

Reading this book will pay for itself in no time flat. Discover the best types of books that sell quickly for top profits. Used book in Good Condition. Available either as a Kindle Book or a printed paperback book for your convenience. Note: Updated Feb. Know which books you should leave behind that will wind up just taking up space.

Includes new updated chapter on the Amazon FBA program!Now you can get what you want.