Book Collecting Now

At a time when we take e-readers to the beach and read novels on our smartphones, is the book-collecting hobby still relevant? Yes, more than ever. Matthew Budman’s illustrated guide gives you everything you need to start enjoying the world’s greatest pastime: what it means to build a collection, how to convert your passions to a collecting focus, how to identify a first edition, where and how to get the best deals, understanding the value of autographs, how to sell books to upgrade your library, care and repair of books, and more.

“Matthew Budman’s Book Collecting Now is both an enthusiastic, clear-eyed look at book collecting in the digital age and an info-rich primer for those who want to begin, expand, or refocus their collections.… Book Collecting Now is itself a collectible gem for fans of the printed word.” —Foreword Reviews, May/June 2019

“Matthew Budman has written an indispensable guide to building a collection that is both meaningful and valuable.” —Amy Stewart, author of Girl Waits with Gun

Buyers ordering direct from Chatwin will receive special limited-edition copies signed and numbered by the author (limited to 250 copies) at no additional cost.

ISBN 9781633980648 trade paperback, 167 pages, illustrated. $17.