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Great Sites About Book Collecting for Fun and Profit
If you're a hopelessly addicted reader, the books just keep piling up. Your collection often turns into a Collection, and then you're really in trouble. You just have to find an autographed Stephen King or a first edition whoever.

Whether you love cookbooks, kids' books, sports books, or dime novels, here's where to learn all the ins and outs of the book world. Where to buy, where to sell, how to take care of your books, how to determine the value of a book. Whether it's for fun or profit, it's a fascinating hobby, and I'm here to make it even more enjoyable.

ABE Books
Abebooks.com calls itself the "world's largest network of independent booksellers." It's not only one of the best sources for used books, its Collectors' Corner is a treasure house of information. Check out the weekly question and answer and the Collectors' Bookshelf, a list of recommended books for the beginning collector. And don't neglect the very informative article archives.
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An In to the Industry
Use Bookwire to keep up with the latest book industry news. Weekly bestseller lists, interviews with authors, and links to the industry, including Books In Print.
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Great Beginner's Article
Cookbook Collecting -- The American Homemaker's Number One Hobby. A very useful article from the Culinary Cyber-Sleuth. It gives you a bit of the history of cookbooks, then goes on to what's hot and what's not, where to look for books, and how to care for them. There is also a short list of books and newsletters for cookbook collectors.
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Collecting the Modern Library
My parents' library was packed with Modern Library editions, and now I wish I had some of those books I devoured as a teenager. If you're another Modern Library fan, this is the site for you. Everything you ever wanted to know, whether you're a beginner or an old pro -- it's all in the details.
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How to Describe a Book
A very detailed and informative chapter from How to Sell Books on the Internet. True, it's basically an ad for the book, but that's fairly common on the Internet. I love it when authors give away free information. And sometimes it's worth buying the book.
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Message Boards, Mail Lists, etc.
Private Modern Library E-mail Group
From the owner of Collecting the Modern Library. This list is fairly new, so it may not be too active yet. Archives of past questions and answers are available. To subscribe send an e-mail to Majordomo@algol.owu.edu. Leave the Subject field empty and type "subscribe modlib" in the message field.
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