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Listen up Canada’s young book collectors. The 2011-2012 National Book Collecting Contest for Young Canadians Under 30 is now open and accepting entries. This year AbeBooks is one of the contest’s sponsors and we are urging Canada’s young bibliophiles to show their passion for rare books. If you have a collection of books then we [...]

Allison Hoover Bartlett’s The Man Who Loved Books Too Much is a great book about bibliophilia and the world of rare books. And this is your chance to win a hardcover copy of this book. Discover the intrigue behind serial rare book thief John Gilkey. Click here for more details. Entering is easy – we [...]

Tomorrow is the final day to enter our Tree of Codes contest. Entering is easy – just tell me about your favorite tactile book, the book you have most enjoyed touching. We have received lots of entries and I’m going to share one with you. It’s from a lady called Karen in California. When I [...]

Jonathan Safran Foer’s latest book is turning heads because of its remarkable design. Inspired by one of the author’s favorite reads, Tree of Codes is unlike anything on your bookshelf. The book’s pages have been published using a die-cut technique that means the pages are filled with holes through which you can view the text [...]

Attention young book collectors of Canada. This could be your chance for glory. The National Book Collecting Contest, created by the Bibliographical Society of Canada (BSC), is looking for bookish types with a story to tell about their book collection. This contest is open to Canadians under 30 years of age who are passionate about [...]

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