Wow, this book has been signed by the author! It must be worth a lot! Not so fast, is that a real signature? A real signature can vastly increase the price on a book while a forgery can ruin a good copy. One of the most common errors people make is mistaking a printed signature […]Read More
Nora O'Neill
April 27, 2010
Everybody looks at books when scouting, but the smell, feel, sound and even the taste of a book may tell you much more about a book than reading the title ever would.Read More
Nora O'Neill
January 16, 2010
Fan fiction isn't just an internet phenomenon. It's been around since before the printing press. Hard copies of early twentieth century (or earlier) examples may be quite lucrative for rare book dealers.Read More
Nora O'Neill
May 23, 2009
Book buyers see lots of books in such bad condition you want to give them a merciful burial. But this book may win for "worst condition".Read More
Nora O'Neill
March 20, 2009
There's only four books in the Twilight series. What should you recommend to tweens and teens that just can't get enough vampires?Read More
Dana Richardson
August 29, 2007
We’ve been lucky enough with our book sources that we as a rule do not carry library discard books. Even so, there are certain children’s book titles that I always look for when I’m on scouting trips that I will pick up even as x-libris. These are a few author/titles that I always scout for: […]Read More
Bruce K. Hollingdrake
August 21, 2007
We will be doing a piece on Scouting Books and why you should carry one shortly. Here are a few auction results from this weekend that warrant mention in your book. These are a few knitting books that I would have easily walked right by. The Starmores may be old news to some but I […]Read More
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