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Author : Ian C. Ellis
Edition : 3
Number of Pages : 336
Publisher : Perigee Trade
List Price : $15.95
Amazon Price : $9.06
Used Price : $7.50 |
Product Description
An updated edition of the essential insider's resource. 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, auctions and catalogs, avoiding costly and common beginner mistakes, strategies of professional "book scouts," and buying and selling on the Internet.
Customer reviews
How to make Money 
by .. Hegelian (Concord, MA USA)
This guide treats books like commodities to be bought and sold to make money. Almost the entire focus is on the BIG money you can make scouting books. It reminds me of those no-money-down real estate seminars where you can supposedly learn how to make BIG money! (Drop me in any city and give me a map marked with bookstores and a $5 bill and I will have a $1,000 the next day!) The author brags about how much he made by buying such-and-such a book and selling it across town for three times as much. In one case (he refers to it twice, actually) he made enough on one book to take "a vacation to Europe." If you love books, this is not for you. If you love money, you can probably make more in a different activity. Incidently, values seem exaggerated throughout.
Very thorough 
by .. Shawn Hazen (Chicago, IL USA)
The cover is misleading: it looks like it will be about antiquarian books. But it's actually about modern firsts, so more recent, jacketed-type books. If that's what you're into, this book is great. It covers everything from how the publishing industry works to the all-important detective skills required to identify a real first edition. And a lot of super-arcane details in between. It even mentions in passing a lot of authors and titles that I've never read, so it was a great way to discover new reading material. There's also a lot of ground covered regarding "scouting" and selling books, which will be super-practical for people going down that road.
Outdated by .. Chris Robert (Torrance, CA)
Without more extensive coverage of the internet marketplace, this book can only be considered out-of-date. For the most part, the kind of selling and trading presented here no longer exists as a profitable endeavor.
Without peer 
by .. Paul Bogosian (Birthplace of Vermont)
The author loves his work and shares that love and knowledge in an immediately understandable way.
Book Finds, 3rd Edition: How to Find, Buy and Sell Used and Rare Books by .. Shirley A Hickey (Green Bay, WI)
Excellent book for either the new seller or those already doing so. Information included is useful to help become an even better seller.
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Author : Donn Pearlman
Number of Pages : 204
Publisher : Bonus Books
List Price : $11.95
Amazon Price : $0.99
Used Price : $0.01 |
Customer reviews
My book is outdated. by .. Donn Pearlman ()
Hello. I'm Donn Pearlman, and I'm the author of "Best Buys in Rare Coins: What Expert Dealers and Collectors Advise." It was enjoyable to write, and at the time it came out -- way, way back in 1990 -- it was informative and useful.
Coin collecting is still fun, and people can make money with prudent purchases of rare coins and bank notes. There are still nuggets of useful info in my book, but it's long outdated. You won't find a word about the Internet in any chapters. You can buy the book at the deeply discounted prices you'll find for it these days, and read what experts have to say about various coins and get "a feel" for the enjoyment of the hobby.
Then, purchase one the very best, up-to-date books about numismatics: "The Coin Collector's Survival Manual" (fifth edition, 2006) by Scott A. Travers. That book will save you money, and perhaps make you money. I know Scott personally, and he's a straight shooter, consumer advocate. The New York Times once described him as "the Ralph Nadar of numismatics."
Happy collecting,
-donn-
Donn Pearlman
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