Friday 15 February 2013

Have a Great Reading Time and More with Vintage, Antique and Rare Books

By Henry Herd


Are you the type of person that simply loves to curl up on the couch with a good book? Or do you struggle to fall asleep at night without first reading a few pages of a novel? Reading a good book - no matter how old or young you are - has many benefits (as oppose to other activities such as watching television or playing on the computer).

By simply taking little time from your daily or weekly routine, and settling with a good book, you can enhance your creativity levels. A mental image is created in the mind when you read words on paper. This also opens your mind to new stories and ideas.

As well as enhancing your creativity, reading can help you learn about many aspects in life. Whether non-fictional or fictional, you are bound to learn many different things by the end of your read.

If you have read a fair few books in your life, you can always rest assured that you'll have a variety of topics to talk about with new people - meaning no more awkward discussions about the weather! Whether they have read the same book as you or not, there are a number of things you can discuss with them.

Reading is also very inspirational. It exposes you to new things in life and changes the perspective on things. You can set new goals in life and try different things in your life.

If you are a huge fan of reading, you are most likely to have a large library of books in your home that you have read over and over again. A visit to the local book store, such as Whitcoulls or Paper Plus, will not provide the solution for you. You might be looking for something unique to read...

Rare books - also referred to as out of print books, antiquarian books, vintage books and simply 'old' books - will give you not only a great read, but the chance to make a hobby out of collecting and selling them. Finding out the rare book value, reading them and then selling them on to another reader can be exciting for readers of any age.

For some, borrowing a book from the local library is a good option, but others like to enjoy the adventure and experience of searching for rare collections, such as first edition rare books. These rare books can either be kept as a collector's item or sold to others.

Locating specific rare books may be a lot easier than you realise... all you have to do is simply search the internet for keywords such as 'rare book shop', 'rare books online' or 'rare book store'. You may be surprised as to how easy it is to locate a certain book that you are after. While some rare book shops offer a physical location for you to go in and find the book yourself, others offer an online systems where you simply have to search for the book title, and wolah! A credit card payment later and you have that rare book that you have been chasing!

These rare book shops may also offer you the opportunity to sell your own rare books to them. Whether it is a single pre-loved rare book, or an entire collection of rare books, you can rest assured that their book shop will show interest in purchasing it from you.




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