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How to Find, Identify & Grade Books
Introduction
There are many resources available to help find, identify and grade books. Below is a simple list of online guides to help aspiring book enthusiasts.
Step 1: Find the Book
There are many web sites that no only sell books but also provide a full database of books available. Try searching for a rare book on one of these websites:
Step 2: Identify the Book
If you have a book but don’t know if it has any value, we recommend that you use Alibris which also has many helpful resources for booksellers and collectors on their web site:
Book collectors' clubs often have websites with galleries, pricing guides and discussion.
Here's a sampling of some of the better ones:
Step 3: Grade the Book
The most widely used grading scale today comes from the Independent Online Booksellers
Association. Their grades
include detailed criteria.
Tips
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Alibris
is still a great place to sell collectible books since its audience is by far greater than any other book seller.
