r/rarebooks↗
Anything pertaining to rare books
Have a question about whether your book is rare? Find a cool story about a recently discovered masterpiece? Share and discuss! **NOTE**: please do your own basic research before asking questions about the value of your book. Google the publisher. **NOTE 2**: This subreddit is for *discussion* of rare books only, not for advertising book listings. Any links to offsite listings, such as Amazon, eBay, etsy, will result in the post being removed and repeated offenses will result in a ban.
89k subscribers318 posts / mo in Sep 2026258 authors / mosince 2011
r/rarebooks has 89k members (+63% over the last 12 months). It gets about 318 posts a month from 258 people. Top topics: Old Editions & Collectibles, Book Editions and Old Books & Literature.
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Topics and brands on r/rarebooks
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Old Editions & Collectibles16%
- Book Editions6.8%
- Old Books & Literature4.2%
- Ancient and Rare Books2.8%
- Sell Old Books2.4%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- viaLibri
- AbeBooks
- eBay
- BIBLIO
- Bookfinder
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