Collecting Books

The Fall 2008 issue of O At Home (An Oprah Magazine) gave an ‘All-Access Guide to Her Favorite Room’.   One page, Anatomy of Oprah’s Bookshelves’ says:
“Oprah’s  library - 1,500 volumes strong, and still growing - including first-edition Pulitzer Prize winners, Oprah’s Book Club selections, and John Steinbeck’s first novel, Cup of Gold…”
Oprah is quoted:
“I’m […]

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John Mutter, editor-in-chief, of the Shelf-Awareness newsletter announced their 3rd anniversary via the newsletter. If you aren’t familiar with the newsletter these highlights will help you become more familiar. You may sign up for the FREE newsletter and see back issues at Shelf-Awareness.com
“Yesterday marked the third anniversary of our first issue. […]

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lifehacker.com had a good post on finding free Books on Saturday. It was sharing a post from FriedBeef.com, Top 10 Best Places to Get Free Books. The comments to the lifehacker post are as good as either of the actual posts. There are lots of ideas here! DailyLit.com even emails […]

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My brother lives in Columbia S.C. and invited me to come down tomorrow to attend the S.C. Book Festival there.  It looks like it is going to be great!  I am really looking forward to it.   I will post an entry about my experience later!
Interested in finding ‘book sales’?  Check out Book Sale Finder .com!  […]

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At the Smithsonian’s “National Museum of American History” it was interesting to see several children’s books on display in the Transportation collection among the trains, cars, motorcycles, etc.

The Octopus was in the train area. This book was written in 1901. It may be this book but I’m not sure. If you […]

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When we were in Washington, D.C. recently we spent about three hours in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. It was fascinating to say the least. It was particularly interesting to me to see the emphasis on books in the museum and the importance of books in the Holocaust.
If you go to […]

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bookcrossing
n. the practice of leaving a book in a public place to be picked up and read by others, who then do likewise.
(added to the Concise Oxford English Dictionary in August 2004)
The information above and below is from the Website of BookCrossing.com
‘You’ve come to a friendly place, and we welcome you to our book-lovers’ […]

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Baldwin’s Book Barn, West Chester, Pa.
Powell’s Book Store, Portland, Oregon
Strand Books, New York City
Any other suggestions?

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The Private Library by Arthur L Humphreys was originally published in 1897
In the book the author sought to convey “What we do know, what we don’t know, what we ought to know about our books.”
An 1903 edition is available to be read on Google Books .
Thanks to From: JaneyP and the Librarian Google Group for […]

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Abebooks Glossary - Includes Book Sizes, Book Condition Terms, and Common Abbreviations related to books.
Independent Online Bookseller’s Association Book Terminology
Powell’s Books - Includes Binding, Class, Condition, Editions, Volumes and Autographed Copies.

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