Internet Resources for Book Collecting

General information sites:

• Littera Scripta, Antiquarian, Used, and Rare Books on the Internet: resources for readers, collectors and booksellers
• Books and Book Collecting: listings of reference books and resources, links to online sources and dealer catalogs, bookdealer associations, book collecting listservs and more.
• Book Collecting/Care in the about.com network links to information and resources regarding all aspects of collecting including software, terminology, subject pages, and articles on collecting.
• Your Old Books: informative and practical answers to frequently-asked questions about rare books and values.

Rare Book Blogs:

• Rare Book News, maintained by Lee Jay Stoltzfus.
• Tech Ramblings from the Rare Book Trade
• BookFinder.com Journal
• Fine Books & Collections: The Blog

Online sources for old/rare/out-of-print books:

• ABE (Advanced Book Exchange) inventories of independent booksellers worldwide
• Alibris lists the inventory of thousands of booksellers around the world.
• BookFinder

Clubs and associations:

• Fine Books & Collections Magazine
• The Caxton Club of Chicago: program listings, publications, membership directory and links to other sites.
• ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America): links to members' catalogs, lists of book fairs, resources for collectors.

January 2009