Links to Sources for Booksellers & Collectors

BookThink’s links library contains 100’s of verified book and book-related links for booksellers, book collectors and book lovers. This page is maintained by BookThink's Links Editor, Judy Lanskey. Please send your corrections and suggestions for new links to her at Lolajy@aol.com.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meta Search

AddALL
BookFinder
Campusi
FetchBook
Google
Google Book Search
Google Product Search

Major Venue Search

Abebooks
Alibris
Amazon Marketplace
eBay

Library Search
Over 10,000 Libraries Worldwide

WorldCat
Library Search
USA Top 25 Largest in Descending Order

  1. The Library of Congress
  2. Harvard University
  3. New York Public Library
  4. Yale University
  5. University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana)
  6. University of California (Berkeley)
  7. The Public Library of Cincinnati
  8. Chicago Public Library
  9. Free Library of Philadelphia
  10. University of Texas
  11. County of Los Angeles Public Library
  12. UCLA
  13. University of Michigan
  14. Columbia University
  15. Stanford University
  16. Boston Public Library
  17. Brooklyn Public Library
  18. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
  19. University of Chicago
  20. Cornell University
  21. Indiana University
  22. University of Wisconsin
  23. Los Angeles Public Library
  24. University of Washington
  25. Princeton University
Major International Libraries

Bibliotheque nationale de France
COPAC (Merge of British Library
   and Others)
Karlsruhe Virtueller Katalog
Library Links

Directory of World Libraries
Gateway to Library Catalogs
Index to 18,000+ Libraries
Library Servers via WWW
List of 104 Largest Libraries in
   the US
Public Libraries Guide
Repositories of Primary Sources

Autographs/Signatures

Autopen Library
British Author Signatures
Fadedgiant Guide To
   Rare and Collectible Book
   Author Signatures
History for Sale Autographs
Latino & Latin American Author
   Locator Signatures
ZenosBooks Author Signatures

Author Pseudonyms/Pen-Names

a.k.a.
Horror and Fantasy Writers
Historical Novel Authors
Nom de Guerre
Pseudonyms and Pen Names
Romance Authors

Useful Tools

Acronym Finder
Customized World Clock
Country Code E-Mail Suffixes
Foreign Currency Calculator
Roman Numeral Conversion
Units of Measurement
Zip Code + 4 Lookup

eBay Tools

Andale
eBay Book Sub-Categories
   Outside Main Book Category
eBay Negative/Neutral Feedback
   Finder
Medved Auction Counts Charts
Saved Threads from eBay
   Booksellers Discussion Board
Author Bibliographies

Authors on the Web (General)
Bibliographies on the Net
   (Religion)
Fantastic Fiction (Science Fiction,
   Fantasy & Horror)
My Unicorn (Romance )
Passagen (Mystery)
Science Fiction Resource Guide
   (Science Fiction, Fantasy)
Remainder Books

Bookcloseouts.co
Booksamillion.com
Daedalus Books
Hamilton Books
Web Remainders Ltd.
Overstock
Mystery Resources

Ultimate Mystery/Detective
   Web Guide
Inventory Sources

Book Sale Finder
Used Bookstore & Thrift Store
   Locator
Goodwill Store Locator
Salvation Army Store Locator
Savers Store Locator
Flea Market Locator
Antique Shop Locator
Garage Sale Locator

Book Discussion Forums

BookThink
Abebooks
Alibris
Amazon Help for New Sellers
Amazon Seller Soapbox
AuctionBytes
BookFinder Insider Mailing List
eBay
Palimpsest
rec.collecting.books
Booksellers Anonymous
Booksellers
Bookselling Venues Large

Abebooks
Alibris
Amazon Marketplace
Barnes & Noble (via Partner
   Locator Programs Only)
Biblio
eBay

Bookselling Venues Small (But Viable)

A1Books
Biblion (UK)
Chapitre (France)
ChooseBooks/ZVAB
HalfValue
Maremagnum (Italy)
TomFolio
Used Book Central

Major Auction Houses

Bloomsbury Book Auctions
Bonham's & Butterfield's
Christie's
Dominic Winter Book Auctions
PBA Galleries
Sotheby's
Swann Auction Galleries

Bestseller Lists

Amazon
Amazon Movers and Shakers
Barnes & Noble Top 100
   (Includes Pre-Orders)
Bestselling Christian Books
Book Sense Best Sellers
Best Seller Lists 1900-1995
Best Selling Books of the 20th
   Century
eBay
Half.com's Bestseller List
Romance Writers of America
   Bestselling Romance Authors
USA Today Best-Selling Books
   Locator Database (1993 to
   present)
Book Collecting

Trends in Modern Book
   Collecting
Modern Book Collecting
The Fundamentals of Book
   Collecting
Buying and Selling Autographed
   Books
Collecting Pop-Ups and
   Moveables
Collecting Books in the Area of
   Space Exploration
Americana Auction Calendar
Collecting Ephemera
Collecting Cookbooks
Collecting Vintage Cookbooks

Biographical Resources
Artists

Ask Art
Global Gallery
Grove Dictionary of Art
WebMuseum
Biographical Resources
Authors

American Authors on the Web
British and Irish Authors on the
   Web
Children's Literature Authors
Biographical Resources
Illustrators

Illustrators
Biographical Resources
Photographers

Early Photographer Bios
George Eastman House
   Photography Collections Online
Masters of Photography
Biographical Resources
General

Biographical Dictionary
Biography on A&E (25,000+
   Biographies)
Infoplease (30,000+
   Biographies)
Virtual American Biographies
Web Design
for Booksellers

Chrislands
Dreedle
Waco Web Designs
Science Fiction
Fantasy Resources

Index to Science Fiction
   Anthologies and Collections
   Combined Edition
SciFi Site
First Edition Identification

Stephen King First Edition Points
Ian Fleming: James Bond
   First Edition Points
Harry Potter First Edition Points
Children's Books First Edition
   Points
First Edition Identification
   By Publisher
The Da Vinci Code First Edition
   Points
Modern First Edition Points
Pulitzer Prize First Edition Guide
Decoding First Editions
First Edition Identifier
Book Grading

Alibris' Condition Guide (includes
   illustrations of book anatomy)
AddAll's Glossary (including a
   brief condition guide)
First's Quick Reference Guide to
   Grading Books

Book Terminology

Abebooks Glossary
A Dictionary of Descriptive
   Terminology
IOBA Book Terminology
Online Dictionary for Library and
   Information Science

Book Preservation & Repair

Conservation Book Repair:
   A Training Manual
Caring for Cultural Media
Procedures and Treatments
   Used for Book Repair and
   Pamphlet Binding Unit
Simple Book Repair Manual
Three Basic Book Repair
   Locator Procedures
Uunderstannderstanding and Caring
   for Bookbindings

Archival Supplies

Archival Products
Bags Unlimited
Benchmark
Brodart
Demco
Gaylord
Talas
Vernon Library Supplies

Print Publications

Book Source Monthly
First's
Fine Books & Collections
Publisher's Weekly

Online Newsletters

The BookThinker
BookThink's Gold Edition
ABAA Newsletter
IOBA Standard
News from the Independent
   Bookseller's Network

Online Reference

Bartleby (Encyclopedias, Dictionaries & More)
Compact Oxford Dictionary
Merriam Webster Dictionary
Specialty Dictionaries
The FreeDictionary
Wikipedia

Foreign Language Resources

Babel Fish Translation
Dictionary (Translation)
Omniglot - A Guide to Written
   Language
How to Type Foreign Language
   Characters
Word Reference (Translation)
Your Dictionary (Translation)
e-Books

Bibliomania
Christian Classics Ethereal
   Library
Digital Book Index
Online Books Page
Project Gutenberg

Online Postage Services

Endicia
Stamps.com

Packaging Supplies
Commercial

Associated Bag Company
eSupplyStore.com
FastPack
Office Depot
OfficeMax
Pac-n-Seal
PackagingPrice
Paper Mart
Quill
Shipping Supply
Uline
Major Shippers
Free Supplies

DHL
FedEx
UPS
USPS

Miscellaneous

BookBrowse
BookTV
BookWire
Collectibles Insurance Agency
Fiction Finder
Literature Awards
Modern Library
Books Into Movies
Pronouncing Dictionary of
   Author's Names
Publisher's Catalogs
rec.collecting.books FAQ
Satnrose's BookSelling Hints
Scan Tips
ScienceBookGuide
Time-Life Series Information