Hit : valuable books?

[Darlene A Yasick <lib027yas@JUNO.COM>]

Wow this list is great!  have been using a lot of the information I find
on the list and today after doing a presentation to a student group, one
of them asked me how I managed to "know" so much about so many topics!  I
told him LM_NET first and foremost. Anyway thanks to the many who replied
to my request , here is the hit .  I have not checked these out ( for two
reasons--one I don't know what he has and two I am about four days away
from a play production that has gone completely out of control-- off to
paint a staircase!)

A good starting point
 might be to check out bibliofind.com and see if anyone
else is selling the same editions and see what they're asking.

I use http://www.bookfinder.com
eBay also has a book section.

Have the teacher use  www.addall.com
Click on used books.
Put in the title of one of the books
Do a search.
See what results it comes up with.  It will tell you what dealers on the
web
have
that book for sale and their asking price.
It's really a good way of getting to know if a book you have is valuable
and
also a
real good resource if you are looking for that out-of-print book.

I am a librarian also in the book business.
Tell the teacher there are several websites the best is
www.bookfinder.com
or ww.alibris.com
As with any collectible - with books - condition is everything.

I've gone to two sites for old books (actually books I've weeded from the
collection).  They are GosenRareBooks@aol.com or
bookshop@hincebooks.com.au
(Australian site).  Also, I ask a used bookstore owner for help, too.
Good
luck.

If you have books in which you question their value, you may wish to
contact *Booked Up* a bookstore in Texas.  phone is 940-574-2511 or FAX
940-574-4245.
    Trivia: This bookstore is owned by Larry McMurtry.  He has purchased
almost all of the buildings around the town square in Archer City, Texas
(where Last Picture Show was filmed).  The buildings now house his
extensive used/antique/rare book store.
It is well organized.  For example: each building specifically houses a
particular focus; i.e. children's books, English Literature, History,
etc.   He will locate titles for you if you are seeking a specific
title.  It is a great place to spend a Saturday!

One approach is to search for the books at used booksellers and see what
the
going rate is. I use: www.bookfinder.com. It is connected to many
different
booksellers and, in all likelihood, your books will show up. If not, you
can
find rare book dealers by doing a Google search for something like:
"antiquarian
books", "rare books", etc.

There are pricing guides like Kovel's for books as well as antiques. He
could check with the local bookstore or library to see if they have a
copy.

Also, if he checks in the yellow pages under books, he might find a
listing
for an antiquarian bookstore that could give him some advice.

I would suggest alibris.com . I don't know of a site
just for evaluation, but alibris can give a clue, sort
of doing it in reverse--type in a title, and learn
where and for how much it can be purchased. I'm sure
there are other places to find this information too.

, The following url will take you to a  pretty informative book
collectors web site.  I found  a lot of good information in it.  I hope
it
helps your teacher- and you in the process :)
http://www.rarebooks.org/default.htm

yes there is - I believe it is Amazon.com - they have an old book auction

section

Try abebooks.com- it’s a web data base of many , many used bookstores and
you can search by author/title. You can see what a book is selling for
and get some idea if it’s worth anything. Going rule of thumb is that a
dealer will pay you 50% of what they will sell it for. It’s also worth
trying ebay( which is a great place to sell old books.
HIH
Darlene Yasick, Media Specialist
Hopkins High School
lib027yas@juno.com
Only a mediocre person is always at his best. Somerset Maugham

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