I found this ABE theme unusual and interesting. I never gave much thought to how mental illness is depicted in print. I’ve read books that have various forms of mental illness as subplots, or even the main story line. Until I really thought about it, I suppose I didn’t realize just how many. Naturally The … Read more
I had a copy of this book, however I never tried to figure out the clues and find the treasure–I was more interested in the artwork, and sadly, I’ve never been good at those kind of games. The illustrations are quite beautiful, and for that reason alone the book should get a second look. Fascinating … Read more
This is Part 2 of a look at some book search engines. Part 1: The rare book search engine test While there is no absolute method to determine an antique books value, search engines make the process easier. But what do we know about the business behind book-locating services? If you’ve ever used their services, … Read more
AbeBooks has reached an agreement to be acquired by Amazon.com, Inc. This is a major landmark in the 12-year history of AbeBooks.
AbeBooks will continue to operate as a stand-alone business with all aspects of AbeBooks’ bookseller and customer experience remaining intact.
Abe Books has just announced to book dealers that they will soon be taking an 8% commission on all shipping rates. Their reasoning is that it will help keep shipping charges down. This does not make sense to my 7 year old friend. He asks, “How can an increase lower the rate?” hmmmm…
