| Books are fascinating treasures themselves for | | | | marked as second edition. The reason is simply due |
| individuals and can normally be purchased for less | | | | to the fact that publishers felt that it would show |
| than five dollars, but there are those that sell for a | | | | that the author was widely read. A huge example of |
| lot more. Many books set on the shelves of book | | | | this is books of poems by Edgar Allan Poe and |
| stores for long periods of time without being sold | | | | Francis Scott Key that were marked as second |
| and the owners place them on the bargain shelves of | | | | edition prints. First edition copies are admired by |
| there stores. | | | | collectors and many avid readers, who will place them |
| Many of these books were purchased from others | | | | on their own book selves to become part of their |
| readers and had already spent their lives on the | | | | private library. |
| shelves book shelves with other books. Some of the | | | | There are not many individuals who do not have a |
| books that these readers have sold to book stores | | | | weakness for a bargain, unless it is at a well known |
| are valuable, but the majority are not. Some of these | | | | book store, but if it is at a used book store, then the |
| books that may be considered valuable are books | | | | entire concept tends to change. It is extremely |
| that are no longer being printed and used book | | | | important for individuals who read books to keep the |
| stores have plenty of these rare books that they | | | | books they purchase in circulation, if they do not plan |
| themselves are unaware of. Of course, the book | | | | to add them to their own personal library. |
| itself may not be in great condition and the pages | | | | I have been known to purchase up to thirty or forty |
| may be frayed, but they are still worth the | | | | used books at one time. In fact, about a year ago I |
| investment. | | | | took my oldest son to sell a couple of his unused |
| Many readers unknowingly feel that if a book is | | | | video games and while looking around the store I |
| marked as a bargain then it must be a horrible book, | | | | found an amazing bargain on used books. The owner |
| but this is not necessarily the case. In fact, many | | | | was apparently attempting to get rid of his inventory |
| books that are placed in bargain bins are your local | | | | of books and was selling used books at ten books |
| book stores is due to the book store have too much | | | | for a dollar. That was one bargain I could not turn |
| over stock. If readers would check out these bargain | | | | down and I purchased fifty used books that |
| bins carefully, then they may be surprised at the | | | | afternoon and went back the next day as well. Once |
| treasures they find. | | | | I read two or three of these books I will always give |
| First edition books are sought after by collectors of | | | | them to a friend only if they promise me to give |
| books to add to their collections and even some avid | | | | them to some one else who is an avid reader as well. |
| readers to add to their personal libraries, if it happens | | | | This way I feel that I am keeping the books in |
| to be one of their all time favorites. Collectors and | | | | circulation myself. The funny thing is that I have had |
| even readers, who collect first edition books must be | | | | a couple of my own books sent back to me. |
| aware that these first edition print books are often | | | | |