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Official Price Guide to Books, 5th Edition (Official Price Guide to Collecting Books)

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This book's extensive guide to collectible book pricing is fascinating and valuable in itself, but what I enjoyed even more was the numerous interviews with longtime book dealers. These interviews, sprinkled throughout the book, provide a keen insight into today's out-of-print bookselling and collectibles market. Of course, the experts disagree on some points, but that is all part of the fun -- you get to decide what makes the best sense for you, and apply those ideas to your own book-hunting adventures.

This guide also thoroughly covers genre collecting, the care and repair of books, and includes a glossary and references to many additional sources of information.

So whether you're a book auctioneer, bookshop owner, an online dealer, or simply a lover of collectible fiction or nonfiction treasures, I'd recommend that you read this book from cover to cover and put it on your shelf for future reference. When I read this book a few months ago, I found myself underlining a few paragraphs on nearly every page. It will give you a finer appreciation of how the Internet has opened up a whole new world of possibilities for book collectors and dealers alike.

As a book collector I was disappointed with this book. The text was generally informative but I found the collectible book listing unreliable vis;
The author Patrick O'Brian was spelt O'Brien and his first book "Master and Commander" (the most valueable in the series) not even listed.Also a number of collectible authors of modern 1st's were not listed.

Little things like this jaundiced my view of the efficacy of the publication.

A much better book is "Guide to First Edition Prices 2008/9 R.B Russell.

I sell used books on eBay and bought this to bring with me when I go to estate and garage sales. I tend to find and make more money with Non-fiction and this book is heavily weighted to fiction. But it's a pretty good resource none the less.

Honestly, I was a little disappointed with this book. I thought it would go more into depth about how to recognize an older valuable book. It was just a list of "valuable books, and what they sold for on the Internet."
I thought the book would explain how to recognize a valuable book.

This book was so helpful for my eBay selling! Great seller and arrived on time in great condition. Thanks!

This is a great book for someone who is just learning the values of collectible books. Even though it's a few years old it gives you a great starting point. It lists a few hundred titles and gives the price that was feasible at that time.

As in all antique items you pretty much just have to add about a ten percent per year increase to the values. Some books have increased in value over the years while others may have decreased.

More up to date books of this type would definitely cost a lot more.
I highly recommend this book as a tool for learning the trade.

I felt it was a waist of time an money. I id;nt care for it what so every. Rating 1 to 10 Id rate it a 0 That's how bad it was,,,,offical price guide to collecting books

This book was interesting for the many pages of listings of collectible books with descriptions, prices, etc. The first 1/4 which is text was incredibly basic to the point of being trite.

The book is in excellent condition and I received it well packaged and quickly.