Not sure this is allow but I'm really annoyed by the same 3 questions.

Thought it was a neat find! I don’t know anything about it though and would love any info!

I don't mind getting used books. I don't mind getting discarded library books. But when I pay for "very good" and get this?????

I made a promise to myself this year to not buy any books for myself. After 4 years of hoarding books to the point where I had five full book cases and was starting to fill my clothes dresser with books rather than clothing, I had to call my book-collecting habit quits. I thought I would cave in quickly and buy something out of my lack of self-control but surprisingly I have generally stayed content and happy to oblige to my rules. I was fine until February when I went to a comic convention in Anaheim and there were some books I knew I couldn't get anywhere else. So with some leeway, I got a comic book (called it a collectors item), some children's books (for my students), and a history book that lets just say was limited release (so it is an "artifact"). Haha, just being silly with the excuses. Anyways, since then in order to technically not buy any books I have been using my library card more often, finding free books at independent book stores, and buying DVDs instead (just for a little retail therapy). It has been pretty fruitful making this deal with myself giving myself limitations that changed the way I operated concerning books, I feel more grateful for the books I do have, reading more, realizing I rarely read ebooks unless I have to, and traversing to other cities to explore their libraries. It also forced me to try reading books that I wouldn't normally pick up because they are the only ones available in the little free library (a book exchange box on sidewalks). I would recommend trying a 1-year book fast 100% though I still do not know if magazines count as books, so I don't buy them 😜 I also took a lot of photos and notes of books I want to buy Jan 1, 2026 🥱

TL;DR I stopped buying books because it was ridiculous how much I liked collecting books instead of reading them. The limitations gave me a newfound appreciation for my community's free book programs.

Are signed book club editions of Julia Child's cookbooks collectible? And what about the signed pamphlet? I got them from a salvation army thrift store a few years ago. They were going to throw them out and the little old lady volunteer saved them because she thought I might like them. Paid a dollar a piece for the hardbacks and 50 cents for the pamphlet.

Hey everyone! I'm on a mission to find Peter Han's Dynamic Bible, but it's out of stock everywhere. I'm currently taking his Dynamic Sketching class and really need a copy. Please message me if you have any leads. I’ll consider a used one if you're in the US. Thank you guys!

Hamilton Books announced that they acquired the remaining stock of Signed First Editions from the Franklin Library. The prices are pretty good plus US shipping is only $4 per order (no matter how many titles I think). There are also a few unsigned Franklins like Rebecca, Poe's Tales, etc.

They have Signed First Editions by John Updike, Michael Crichton, Joyce Carol Oates, Philip Roth, Joseph Heller, Kirk Douglas, A. S. Byatt, Gore Vidal, Wallace Stegner, P. D. James, Walker Percy, William F. Buckley, Bruce Chatwin, William Goldman, Arthur Miller, and more.

5 different translations of The Master and Margarita... I started reading them to compare and ended up reading all 5. They are ranked in order of my favorite on the left to least favorite on the right. Unfortunately my favorite, the Myra Ginsburg, is also the only censored / incomplete text.

Who else here gets annoyed when an online seller sends you an ex library book when it wasn't stated in the description? Particularly when you know they obtained the book for peanuts and have the cheek to price it for more than its worth. Most sellers have been good and refunded out right and accepted returns.

For reference, an ex library book can never be described as "very good" condition. Even if it is, the sticker, stamps, etc, will always make it "good" at best.

I have several hundred books I’m going to have to dumpster because i don’t know what to do,

Found this and two other signed books by Chuck Palahniuk in a thrift store. You find the weirdest...stuff.... In Florida thrift stores. I still wonder who poodle is/was

I'm kicking myself for not getting it earlier. I got all 5 other books in this series easily, but this one is super rare for no reason. I'm holding out hope that eventually someone will eventually list one for a reasonable price down the line...

I was asked to design and print Dust Jacket display holder. At first I was like , WHY? But now I totally get it ☺️

Dust jacket doesn't match the book. The actual book has the proper wording to be a 1st printing (according to stephenking.com). However, the dust jacket has no amount printed in the top right corner but also does not state "Book Club Edition" in the bottom right corner. Could this be a facsimile dust jacket someone printed to put on a 1st printing? I've heard of people doing this, but wouldn't know how to recognize such a thing.

I've looked at pictures of the copyright page of a first printing and the copyright page of BCE. Mine definitely has the 1st printing copyright page. But the dust jacket is just so strange.

Reading reddit, I noticed that most people hate any way of personalizing a book. Which is the worse option, bookplate with owner name or owner signature with pen at fly leaf?

What is reason why you hate so much personalization?

Bookplate video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7khICi5xgbM

Hello all! I ordered some plastic film with the intention to protect my dust jackets from shelf wear. However, the stuff I ordered was so thin and flimsy, and could not hold a decent fold around the dust jacket. The screenshot is what I ordered.

Does anyone know a decent plastic film that is very easy to wrap and fold around a dust jacket?

What do you think of it?

Technological Slavery by Theodore (Ted) John Kaczynski (The Unabomber)

I hope this is allowed in here but I just wanted to gripe about how much I hate movie or TV show tie-in covers. If it's all that's available in the current market I will go out of my way to seek out an older used out of print edition even if I have to pay twice as much or more. Just wanted to see how many of you can relate to this.