Website for Book Collectors
This website aims to provide links and
information that will be useful to people, like myself, who are interested
in books and book-collecting over the internet. The main emphasis is on
rare and antique books, but I've tried to cover a wide range of
interests.
Pages on this
website:
The Joy of Collecting For those who don't already know!
1. Where to
Shop this will connect you with
some of the main bookseller and auction sites - mainly hosting sites, but
a few individual sites as well.
2. How to
Buy Hints on getting the best for
your money.
3. Is it Worth
Bidding? The advantages and
disadvantages of internet auctions.
4. Technical
Terms and Questions The language
booksellers use and how to speak to them in that language.
5.
Feedback
on Traders (1) General comments
on how and where to give and get feedback.
Links to other websites:
1. The Book Collecting Association This is a must. It's just bursting at the seams with useful information.
2. Books
& Book Collecting A more
professional approach to the kind of thing I'm attempting here - and with
a much better interface!
3. Yourbooks.com Links to almost everything - plus a mine of
information!
4.Identifying First Editions
Sponsored by Bibliofind.
5. The rec.collecting.books newsgroup: This is an online
discussion group, whose contributors keep each other straight, over first edition points, wind each
other up about their preferences as collectors, etc.! They also maintain an excellent FAQ page.To get started
on this and other Usenet groups, click here.
6. Author Signatures Just to find out if the signature on that signed
copy you've got in any way resembles the real thing! If you can't find the signature you're looking for there, try HERE or HERE
7.
Book
Collecting 2000: A Comprehensive Guide Recommended reading.
8. Feedback
on Traders (2) This web page
deserves to be better known. It's the only page I know specifically geared
towards listing ratings for booksellers.
About me
I am a teacher of literature at a
university in Japan. If you want to see my website for students
click
here
I also buy and sell rare and
antique books. My commercial site is rarebooksinjapan.com
If there is anything you would like to comment on
contact me.
