See also:

• Arts: Comics  (4,538)
• Arts: Literature: Reading Groups: BookCrossing  (18)
• Recreation: Collecting: Coins: Numismatic Literature  (24)
• Shopping: Publications: Books: Antiques and Collecting: Numismatics  (11)

Bibliomania  bibliomania.net For book collectors, or just book lovers, a vast collection of links covering topics from book repair to identifying first editions.

Book Terms Illustrated (powells.com)  www.powells.com/rarebooks/bookbasics.html A helpful photograph accompanies each book term, along with its usage. Guide also outlines condition criteria.

The Bookplate Society  www.bookplatesociety.org An international society of exlibris collectors, bibliophiles, artists, heralds, family historians and others dedicated to promoting the design, use and study of bookplates

Bookseller World  www.booksellerworld.com Bibliographies, articles and guides on book collecting and dealers.

Classic Crime Fiction  www.classiccrimefiction.com Highlights crime and mystery books, both from the reader's and collector's perspective.

Collecting Telephone Books  www.statoids.com/phonebooks/pbcoll.html The story of an uncommon hobby.

Exlibrisland.com - bookplates collecting and exchange  www.exlibrisland.com The ultimate source for exlibris collectors. Art of bookplate collecting. Bookplate magazine: history of ex-libris, bookplate today, ex-libris personalities - artists and owners.

Guide to Rare and Old Book Values  fadedgiant.net Collectible book value guide, author autograph guide, eBay auction book selling tips, and book collecting links.

A Guide to Book Collecting in the 21st Century  www.alibris.com/articles_features/articles/gozdecki/gozdecki-home.cfm Information on beginning or sustaining a book collection (Alibris.com).

Information on Facsimile Books  www.ozemail.com.au/~finns/introfac.htm An introduction to facsimile books, faithful recreations of the original.

Trussel: Books and Book Collecting  www.trussel.com/f_books.htm A large collection of information and links useful to book collectors.

NPR : List of Top Out-of-Print Books Offers Surprises  www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4196561 Books on politics, sex and knitting are among 2004's most wanted out-of-print books. NPR's Renee Montagne and Steve Inskeep discuss the Top 10. [1:27 streaming audio broadcast] (December 2, 2004)