Book Collecting With Twitter

Twitter may prove indispensable for collecting new first edition signed books these days. An aspiring author can sacrifice hours hunched over their keyboard and they often take breaks to “microblog” on the popular social media website. Just as with regular blogs, they share everything from the consistency of their gnocchi to what they just said … Read more

Library Books: Patronized But Still Collectable

A few book buyers avoid former library books on principle alone. Without a doubt, circulation costs a manuscript a degree of aesthetic integrity, the same as any used copy, but outright rejection due to processing blemishes is a sophomoric approach. It generates a lost opportunity for both booksellers and the collectors who frequent their stores. … Read more