Books To Stay Away From
The following books you want to stay away from for a number of reasons. The biggest is that they just aren’t worth anything- there is little or no demand for them. I would not take these kinds of books even if someone offered them to me at any price, even free.
Book of the Month Club editions — these and many other book club editions are printed in large quantities, usually on cheap, lesser quality paper and are cheaply bound – for these reasons you should avoid the BOMC editions, as they’re known.
BOMC editions are characteristically recognized by a small indentation on the lower right corner on the back of the boards of a book near the hinge. Sometimes the indentation is round and sometimes it’s square. Other tell-tale signs are the lack of a price on the dustjacket and the weight of the book- its considerably lighter than the regular edition from the publisher.
Bibles — the Bible is probably the most common book in America – it certainly was during the 19th century, virtually every Christian family household had a bible, even if there were no other books in the house. There is a very small market for old bibles, encyclopedias or dictionaries and then prices paid are either low or very nominal. If you want to make money in this business stay aware from Bibles unless they are 400 years old and were previously owned by royalty.
Book Categories To Avoid:
* Music
* Art
* Gardening
* Cookbooks (except very, very old ones)
* Poetry
* Religion and Theology (unless you really know the field)
* Medicine
* Law
* Sewing and Needlework
* Magazines
Non-Fiction Areas That Sell Well
Americana: Alaska; American Revolution; Antiques; Arctic; California; Klondike and Gold Rushes; Cowboys; Early Aviation and Auto; Hawaiiana; Lost Mines; Military Costumes; Old Maps and Atlases; Postal History and Pony Express; Range Life; Steamboats; Texiana; Treasure Hunting; West and Southwest.
Book About Books: Bibliography; Book Collecting; Bookplates; History of Printing; Publishing.
Book Illustrators: Aubrey Beardsley; Thomas Hart Benton; William Blake; R. Caldecott; Harry Clarke; W.W. Denslow; Edmund Dulac; Gourzri; Kate Greenaway; James Wiol; Rockwell Kent; John R. Neil; Roase O’Neill; Maxwell Parrish; Beatriz Potter; Tony Sarg; Jesse Wilcox Smith; Milo Winter; N.C. Wyeth.
Collecting and Hobbies: Antiques; Armour; Buttons; Cards; Coins; Dolls; Falconry; Firearms; Flags; Jewelry; Medals.
Fine Press or Bindings: Limited Editions; Leather or Unusual Bindings; Derrydale Press; Fore-edge paintings; Golden Cockerell Press; Groli; Heritage Club; Limited Editions Club; Nonesuch Press.
Games and Gambling: Blackjack/21; Casino Card Games; Dice; Golf (especially pre 1900); Harness Racing; Magic; Playing Cards; Roulette.
Ships and Sailing: Marine Life; Naval-Maritime History; Navigation and Sea Voyages; Piracy and Privateering; Sailing; Sea Lore; Ship Building; Warships; Whaling; Yachting.
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