Comments on: Look up your Paperback Swap Bookshelf Value http://bookscouter.com/blog/2009/04/look-up-your-paperback-swap-bookshelf-value/ Announcements and news from BookScouter.com Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:47:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Joe Barfield http://bookscouter.com/blog/2009/04/look-up-your-paperback-swap-bookshelf-value/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Joe Barfield Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:09:09 +0000 http://bookscouter.com/blog/?p=38#comment-21 Mr. Scouter, As far as warnings for paperbackswapping strictly for profit. I have to admit that it is fascinating to Bookscout (a new verb!) a page of Paperbackswap books to see which are most valuable. I have done it a few times in the past few days, but haven't actully done anything with it... I hope that doesn't get me banned! I consider this one big anthropological research exercise demonstrating the attentions of the public. It would be pretty cool to see a trend graph of the used price of a particular book. Here is the Google trend for "In Defense of Food" searches on Google: http://www.google.com/trends?q=in+defense+of+food&ctab=0&geo=all&date=ytd&sort=0 I wonder what the graph of the USed price of In Defense of Food looked like... Thanks for the distracting (albeit potentially profitable) tool! Joe Barfield San Antonio, TX Mr. Scouter,

As far as warnings for paperbackswapping strictly for profit. I have to admit that it is fascinating to Bookscout (a new verb!) a page of Paperbackswap books to see which are most valuable.

I have done it a few times in the past few days, but haven’t actully done anything with it…

I hope that doesn’t get me banned! I consider this one big anthropological research exercise demonstrating the attentions of the public. It would be pretty cool to see a trend graph of the used price of a particular book. Here is the Google trend for “In Defense of Food” searches on Google: http://www.google.com/trends?q=in+defense+of+food&ctab=0&geo=all&date=ytd&sort=0
I wonder what the graph of the USed price of In Defense of Food looked like…

Thanks for the distracting (albeit potentially profitable) tool!
Joe Barfield
San Antonio, TX

]]> By: admin http://bookscouter.com/blog/2009/04/look-up-your-paperback-swap-bookshelf-value/comment-page-1/#comment-9 admin Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:20:14 +0000 http://bookscouter.com/blog/?p=38#comment-9 Tom, the approximate value is one of: <ul> <li>The highest price when the book was last looked up on BookScouter</li> <li>The lowest price from Amazon Marketplace sellers</li> </ul> It may not be perfect, but it does a decent job of identifying which books warrant further investigation. Tom, the approximate value is one of:

  • The highest price when the book was last looked up on BookScouter
  • The lowest price from Amazon Marketplace sellers

It may not be perfect, but it does a decent job of identifying which books warrant further investigation.

]]> By: Tom Moullet http://bookscouter.com/blog/2009/04/look-up-your-paperback-swap-bookshelf-value/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Tom Moullet Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:55:23 +0000 http://bookscouter.com/blog/?p=38#comment-8 This is a great idea. I am wondering where does the approximate value of each book come from? Also I think it might be wise to consider putting up a warning on the new page that says paper back swapping for profit is pretty strictly against their terms and conditions. I must admit that the idea of trading mediocre books for valuable books (to sell) did cross my mind at one point. This is a great idea. I am wondering where does the approximate value of each book come from?

Also I think it might be wise to consider putting up a warning on the new page that says paper back swapping for profit is pretty strictly against their terms and conditions. I must admit that the idea of trading mediocre books for valuable books (to sell) did cross my mind at one point.

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