How to value books PHOTO GUIDE (AbeBooks.co.uk and eBay.co.uk)

Here is a guide for ways to simply and effectively find the value of your book(s). It was meant to have been published a lot earlier but work commitments have meant the listing was delayed. Now it is finally here, I hope the guide helps!

Throughout my blog I've written much about a website named 'AbeBooks.co.uk' and I shall show how to use this one first in finding the value of nearly all books ever published!

Firstly, type in the address for AbeBooks - the home page will appear as seen below

Now click 'More Search Options' and the screen below will appear for you.

Type in any details you have about the book although sometimes being too specific can be a bad thing here.
Remember that there can still be different editions printed within the same year/ by the same published.
It is also important to note that the search is rather unforgiving so make sure you enter your search correctly.

I often put the publication date in the keyword search for ease.

Click 'Find Book' and a list as seen below will appear

Rememember that there are many different editions/ impressions and it sometimes takes some detective work to find your exact copy. Look for publisher, number of pages, the publication date and sometimes even appearance.

One you find your copy click on the book title and you be brought to it's specific page.

One thing to bear in mind is that AbeBooks prices are often idealistic. On occasion there will be reasonable prices at the lower end of the price range but people will always seek to get the highest price for their book and some of the higher priced copies may be either rarer editions or just idealistic pricing.

Now onto eBay.
Go to the home page as seen below and search for you book. Again don't be too specific.

The search will come up in the usual way but what you need to do is scroll down...

And click 'Completed Listings' in the left had side filter bar.

Now you will be shown a series of listings that have already run their course. If the price shown is green it means that the books sold for that price.
If the price is red it means ti didn't sell for that price.

If you exact edition isn't shown then don't worry - eBay listings are sporadic and it may be some time before your exact book come for sale.
The completed listings however should give you a fair estimate (alongside AbeBooks.co.uk) and help you choose a price to start your item at should you choose to sell it.

For some books the high risk way f starting the book at 99p is often the ebst way as people grow more competitive and are thus willing to pay more than they originally thought in order to win the item.
But it is a high risk strategy and can result in the book going for less that it is worth.

As usual the choice is yours!

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