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.
I always thought the name Serenity had a vaguely funereal sound to it.
Simon ,'Out Of Gas'
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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]