Soooo, does anyone have a recommendation for websites to find out about the value of 1st editions of non-antique books? I have two different books that I suspect are worth more than I paid for (especially since I paid less than a dollar for each), but I don't know.
No. You're missing the point. The design of the thing is functional. The plan is not to shoot you. The plan is to get the girl. If there's no girl, then the plan, well, is like the room.
Early ,'Objects In Space'
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There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Atropa - Feb 17, 2006 12:36:44 pm PST #9906 of 10002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Kathy A - Feb 17, 2006 12:40:40 pm PST #9907 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Have you tried abebooks? Since it's a bookselling site, it's probably not good for insurance prices of first editions, but you'll get a sense of what the market price might be.
Atropa - Feb 17, 2006 12:44:29 pm PST #9908 of 10002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I hadn't tried there yet, thank you!
Betsy HP - Feb 17, 2006 1:52:48 pm PST #9909 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
I'd use MXBF. (Aka Bookfinder.) This cross-searches most of the known used-book services, so you can see the range of prices.
Aims - Feb 17, 2006 2:01:32 pm PST #9910 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Well, I just paid the $20 and the woman I spoke to said if I sent a letter, they might remove the negative credit item.
Jeebus.
Betsy HP - Feb 17, 2006 2:15:34 pm PST #9911 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
"Might"? Bullshit.
Aims - Feb 17, 2006 2:29:41 pm PST #9912 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Whoops! Wrong thread. Thanks, Betsy.
beth b - Feb 17, 2006 8:48:16 pm PST #9913 of 10002
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
just started reading Peeps by Scott Westerfeld. 50 pages in and I am really likeing it. I wouldn't normally bother mentioning a book I just started to read , but it is a buffista book and here [link] is where I got the reccomendation.
Consuela - Feb 17, 2006 9:42:02 pm PST #9914 of 10002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I read Westerfeld's Uglies a few weeks ago, and liked it a lot. Now I have to return it to my niece and see if she has Pretties...
Consuela - Feb 19, 2006 7:19:35 am PST #9915 of 10002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Naomi Novik had a very funny little contest on her LJ: how many genre cliches can you fit into a very short story? The Ultimate Crossover Contest, here: [link]