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SITE HISTORY: We've been
online for
more than 17
years, firstly on the Penrith City Library website, then on our
own dedicated site where we remain. We've all grown older,
poorer and - possibly - in some ways, wiser. Those 17 years
have seen an exponential change in the field of collecting,
archiving and the book trade. It's a well-repeated phrase, but
the internet has created a level playing field for both
collectors and those looking for information. Prices for once
scarce books have fallen dramatically. Values for first
editions have risen but this aspect of collecting has lost
impetus recently among all but public institutions and the
extremely well-heeled. There's never been a better time for
people to take up book collecting! Information on almost any
author, character, series, publisher and subject is at your
fingertips. No longer do you need to join a club or buy
expensive guides to collecting. Sadly, this has led in many
cases to the
demise of the once so common and welcoming secondhand
bookshop. No longer can one wander through isles of dusty
books or chat to long-time purveyors of books and magazines.
Magazines indeed have mostly lost their collectability while
collecting clubs devoted to authors, those where collectors
actually met, talked and swapped books face to face, have
mostly faded from the scene. On the plus side, more vintage content is finding its way online, much as once rare
movies, documentaries and early silent movies are becoming
available to everyone. That in itself can't be a bad
thing. # |
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