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Rare, antique, and vintage books
Posted on September 13, 2011
Many people love to read and collect rare books.
It’s important to realize that this type of book presents many difficulties in the marketplace. For one thing, old books are often in bad shape. There may be very few readers who want the book, and there may be newer and cheaper editions of the same book that are more practical for daily use.
That being said, there are many old books that are extremely valuable for their content or historical significance. This type of book is sought by museums, countries, researchers, and high-end collectors. There may be only one, or just a few originals left, so the price can be astronomical.
If you have some old books you would like to sell try a local dealer in collectible books. Many local dealers have access to other sellers and collectors who may desire what you have. Then try online. Be careful to research what you actually have. Plenty of people have sold things not realizing their true value. On the other hand, don’t get inflated ideas either. Be realistic, because old books have few buyers.
Electronic books… get used to them…
Posted on September 13, 2011
Okay folks, we all love the physical books but face it, for many people electronic books make sense for a variety of reasons.
- Price – it’s not as great an advantage as we’d like, because publishers are charging a pretty penny for their “bits and bytes”. In fact, they are raking it in bigtime because there’s no inventory to stock. Click…you bought it. What you get, really, are rights of usage.
- Weight… face it, this is HUGE. If you travel AND read, it’s a no-brainer. Take along your ipad or kindle, and off you go.
- No “waste” books, over runs, remainders, old editions to scrap, etc. On the face of it, seems nice for the environment, but don’t forget the costs of making all those gadgets that get thrown away when the new model comes out. Old books can be burned for fuel as a last resort.
We now have an app for scanning books, to see their value. On iTunes (click)
Book Fairs – fun and interesting
Posted on September 6, 2011
If you get a chance, attend a book industry trade show. Check out these links, articles, about marketing books. You can find schedule and location of many shows / fairs online.
http://bookmarketingmaven.typepad.com/
how to market books at a show, article
Abu Dhabi Book Fair
book industry still growing
Posted on September 6, 2011
Recent study shows an increase in publishing for the last few years, stats from 2010.
http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/home/891561-264/new_statistics_model_for_book.html.csp
strong performance in higher education books, and adult fiction. Ebook sales are skyrocketing in 2011.
You can sell us books !
Posted on August 8, 2011
Many people don’t know they can often sell their books to make extra money. Of course, not ALL books are in demand, but FatBrain.co.uk buys about 1 MILLION popular titles.
Be a book hound… find some spare books and go to our website. Enter the author, title, and / or ISBN number to see if we are currently buying those books. Prices we offer depend on supply and demand. Watch our video about how to find good books. Go where the books are.. universities, college dorms, flea markets, book fairs. You can often find books for free that we are buying.
Unlike some other companies, we will pay you CASH, and reimburse shipping. There are tons of books around gathering dust, just look around. But don’t waste any time. Books go out of print / demand, sometimes very quickly. On the other hand, some are real classics and hold their value quite well.
Click here to view and download an App for scanning books. works with iPhones
How to find good used books to sell us
Posted on July 29, 2011
Watch the video for helpful tips and information
Be a book hound… find some spare books and go to our website. Enter the author, title, and / or ISBN number to see if we are currently buying those books. Prices we offer depend on supply and demand. Watch our video about how to find good books. Go where the books are.. universities, college dorms, flea markets, book fairs. You can often find books for free that we are buying.
Real books are here to stay
Posted on June 13, 2011
Don’t worry… physical books will be around for a very long time.
There’s a lot of talk these days about electronic books and some people question whether paper books will go the way of horse drawn buggies. It’s not going to happen, for a number of reasons. Too many people just love the feel of a real book, and they can’t get erased by a low battery or computer failure. It takes a lot of work to scan a book into an electronic format, and publishers do not find it economically viable to scan ever book out there, hoping that enough people will buy it.
Books with many photos are also tough to put into electronic form. Countless used books are out there in attics, garages, and cellars, on people’s shelves, etc. Many people collect books too, and they want a tangible book, not a bunch of bits and bytes. If you come across any quality used books, be sure to check in with Fatbrain.co.uk to see if it’s on their huge list of desired books. You’ll be surprised what’s on that list. They buy over a million titles.
Popular books sell
Posted on June 13, 2011
Here’s a SHORT list of some of the many book subjects that are in demand.
Travel, textbooks, language, education ( textbooks for all subjects), mystery, current events, classic literature, “how-to”, technology.
Finance, economics, specialties, collectible, rare. Cookbooks, art, training, nursing, medical, biology, astronomy, computer.
Science fiction, movies, music, history, religion, self-help,
selling books online… earn extra cash
Posted on June 13, 2011
Do you know where to get some good used books ?
Do you need money ?
Be a book hound…..
Many people don’t know that you can sell good quality used books directly to Fatbrain.co.uk and get cash back ( not just a purchase credit ).
Fatbrain.co.uk buys over 1 million popular titles. We especially like educational and professional books, but also popular sellers. Many out of print titles are in great demand. Publishers don’t reprint a book unless it’s very popular, and they are busy working with new authors and titles. Meanwhile, there are countless titles that are still valuable and being sold daily through major online sellers, such as FatBrain.co.uk. Watch the video about how to find good books to sell.
Contact us.. go to our site, see what we’re buying now. In days you could have some more cash in your pocket.