Search
by title, author, publisher, pub date, keyword, or any combination
Qualify search
to include only 1st, signed, date range, price
range or any combination
Qualify search
to include only hardback, or only paperback
Qualify search
to include only audiobook
Qualify search
to include only books with Dust Jacket
Search
within Fiction or Nonfiction only
Qualify search
to include only Leather Bound, only Fine Bindings,
only Unbound/Manuscripts, only ARC/Pre-Pub, only Audiobooks, only Large
Print, only Periodicals, or any combination
Qualify search
to exclude ex-library, bookclub, remainder,
non-book, undeclared, or any combination
Qualify search
to include only Book Condition As New only, only
Fine & Better, only NF or better, only VG or better, etc.
Qualify search
to exclude Book Condition disbound, poor
condition, fair condition, undeclared, etc.
Qualify search
to include only DJ Condition As New only, only
Fine & Better, only NF or better, only VG or better, etc.
Qualify search
to exclude DJ Condition no jacket, poor
condition, fair condition, undeclared, etc.
Search
within ANY category or subcategory
Search ANY COMBINATION of ALL
of the SEARCH OPTIONS above
True Browse by Category
(seller assigned categories, not keyword search or ISBN assigned)
Browse an individual
Seller's Listings
Browse by criteria but Include only
items from an individual seller
Browse New Listings
Browse First Printings
(all, by category, by pub date, by author, by
publisher, by keyword or any combination of these)
Browse Signed
(all, by category, by pub date, by author, by
publisher, by keyword or any combination of these)
Browse Include
selected criteria only (Leather, Fine Binding,
Hardback, Paperback, Mass Market,
Unbound/Manuscript, Arc/Pre-Pub, Large Print, Periodical, Non-Book, or any
combination of these)
Browse Exclude
selected criteria (Paperback, Ex-Library, Book Club, Remainder,
Disbound, any "Undeclared" field value, or any combination of these)
Browse Include only
selected book condition (As New, Fine, NF, VG,
etc. or any combination)
Browse Exclude selected
book condition (Disbound, Poor, Fair, Good,
etc. or any combination)
Browse Include only
selected DJ condition (As New, Fine, NF, VG,
etc. or any combination)
Browse Exclude selected
DJ condition (None, Poor, Fair, Good, etc. or
any combination)
Browse All Featured
Browse All Featured in
a Category
BROWSE ANY COMBINATION OF ALL
OF THE BROWSE OPTIONS ABOVE
Note: Every effort has been made to
make these charts accurately reflect the differences in these sites.
Sites change without notice, however, so if you think there is an error in our
comparisons, please contact the administrator.
Similar in concept to the original AB
Bookman's Weekly "per line" rate, this encourages sellers to list their
best items first and to not list items that aren't worth
an individual listing fee.
2. Minimum price is $10.00
This is designed to avoid burying these better items with the
over abundant ones that dominate other sites.
True Want Ads in the tradition of AB
Bookman's Weekly, not sellers trolling for under-priced new
listings which is what dominates other site want ads. We have free
public or private "book
alerts" which sellers can use for this purpose (public alerts are
viewable by other users).
4. Sellers are held to established standards
of description.
First Printings must be cite the reference
they used for identification, Signed items must include a statement of
Provenance (or lack thereof), and All items listings must cite the
grading scale used. Report Item links on every page allow self-policing
by other members.
No other site offers the buyer this much
control to find the items they are seeking.
6. Auction-style easy to browse Ad
Listing Format
Allows TrueBrowsing as you would
in a bookstore or library only with many more options. Browse and Search results are presented in
quick view lists within a Directory-style category structure and offer at-a-glance book recognition with optional thumbnail images and
special feature identifying Special Icons.
7. A fast and easy ad listing system
We've taken the best listing features from
other fixed-price and auction sites and combined them with a few simple
drop down boxes to create a quick and efficient listing form that can
greatly increase a listings visibility when buyers use our advanced
search or browse tools.
8. A Unique Bulk Upload feature
Although we have unique listing features
that set us apart from other sites, our bulk upload feature allows sellers to quickly edit their existing
Homebase or other book
records in a staging area to take advantage of our system (and also
upload images).
9. A parallel book Auction sister site
AND a Combined Search page
that searches both sites (and the Community Forums) at the same time.
Additionally, each seller can create their own
My Profile page which automatically links to all of their Mart Ads,
Auctions, and Forum posts.
Both sellers and buyers are held accountable
for any unprofessional or unethical behavior with special features and
controls not found on any other site.
