what are your old books worth? december 3,...
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For more information or other reference and collection development assistance, call the Reference & Information Desk at Adriance Memorial Library at (845) 485-3445 x 3702 or (800) 804-0092 x 3702.
What Are Your Old Books Worth? December 3, 2013
Many of us have a pile of old books around the house, or are helping our aging parents ‘downsize’ their homes, and find we are coping with too many books we have no place to keep. This week we will explore a few resources to help you determine whether any of them may have monetary value. Print edition and number of copies printed may have more to do with worth than simply the age or lovely illustrations in a tome. Also, bear in mind that prices asked for used books being offered for sale on various Websites, are not necessarily the prices received by the seller.
Your Old Books—Answers the perennial question, “Are all old books valuable?” (answer= not usually)
A short video, entitled “What is the Condition of My Book?” can help you determine your book’s condition can be found by clicking the title.
For more information or other reference and collection development assistance, call the Reference & Information Desk at Adriance Memorial Library at (845) 485-3445 x 3702 or (800) 804-0092 x 3702.
There are many Websites that offer a platform for used/rare book sales. Here are a few of the best :
ABE Books – A great go-to site to find any book you might be looking to purchase- or to get a sense of asking prices…
Antiquarian Booksellers of America – A great source for truly rare and very old books
For more information or other reference and collection development assistance, call the Reference & Information Desk at Adriance Memorial Library at (845) 485-3445 x 3702 or (800) 804-0092 x 3702.
eBay Books – The popular auction site might yield information as to relative value of a book, but they do a smaller volume with rapid turnover.
BookFinder is another standard source that has gigantic coverage.
Find other bookish Websites on our “Books and Literature” page.
For more information or other reference and collection development assistance, call the Reference & Information Desk at Adriance Memorial Library at (845) 485-3445 x 3702 or (800) 804-0092 x 3702.
Of course there is always old Amazon that does a brisk used book trade, as well. They even help you sell the book yourself .
And Amazon has a textbook trade-in too!
Bookscouter searches multiple sites for the best buy-back price
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ** If you can’t cope with your old books, you are invited to donate them to our Friends of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District, which does a marvelous job with book sales in support of the PPLD. They spin piles of second-hand books into gold, and invest book sale proceeds back into the libraries’ collections and services. You can drop donations (in good condition) at Adriance Memorial Library (preferred time is on Saturdays between 10am and 12pm -Noxon Street entrance), or by arrangement. E-mail [email protected] to arrange for large volume donation. Donated books are considered a non-cash charitable contribution by the IRS and are tax deductible (as are all gifts to the Library District). You can also call 485-3445 x
3306.**