An obscure history book is now sold out because Elon Musk is reading it

Edit Quartz 01 Aug 2016
The description of the book reads. ... Rare-book seller AbeBooks only had thirteen copies at the start of Wednesday and has since sold out. “When we have less than 15 copies of a particular book then it’s safe to say that it’s pretty obscure,”AbeBooks spokesperson Richard Davies told The Guardian....

Elon Musk endorsement spikes sales for out-of-print 1929 history book

Edit Entertainment Weekly 29 Jul 2016
Elon Musk has obscure taste in books ... It’s now sold out on Amazon. From there, customers turned to Abebooks, which also quickly sold out of the obscure book ... ....

Elon Musk's current reading is kind of exactly what you'd expect

Edit Mashable 29 Jul 2016
What kind of book do you read when you’re trying to overturn two of the world’s most entrenched industries and it feels like everyone is hating on you? I asked Elon Musk, and his response couldn't be more perfect ... When the dust settles at the Gigafactory, it will be the largest building on the planet ... SEE ALSO ... “It's really quite good.” ... As I write this, there are no more copies available on Amazon, though a few are left on AbeBooks.com....

Musk’s Reading List Reflects His Own Battle ‘Against the Gods’

Edit Bloomberg 28 Jul 2016
What kind of book do you read when you’re trying to overturn two of the world’s most entrenched industries and it feels like everyone is hating on you? I asked Elon Musk, and his response couldn't be more perfect.  ... When the dust settles at the Gigafactory, it will be the largest building on the planet ... What a pick ... As I write this, there are no more copies available on Amazon, though a few are left on AbeBooks.com.  ... ....

Extraterrestrial encounters: A look at 10 films that portray the existence of aliens

Edit The Oklahoman 27 Jun 2016
The notion that we are not alone in the universe has provided fodder for cinematic adventures for more than a century ... Note ... 1953 ... A UFOlogical History of the Cinema," making its debut in April 1953, just months before the release of the 1953 version of “War of the Worlds.” “Invaders,” developed by Richard Blake, was based on a story by John Tucker Battle, who got the idea from a dream his wife had, according to AbeBooks.com ... 1965 ... 1978 ... ....

Are you one of those for who the bell tolls for?

Edit The Guardian 17 May 2016
Katherine Fry and Rowena Kirton’s Grammar for Grown-Ups is the perfect book for anyone who wants to write well. @msrachelcooke ... I’m not about to wade in ... Does this matter? Yes ... Grammar Can Be Fun by Munro Leaf, which makes characters of such things as prepositions and pronouns (copies are to be found on abebooks.co.uk, and if you’re a desperate parent I recommend it, old-fashioned though it undoubtedly is) ... ....

Ohio Clarifies Growing Tax Scope for Online Services and Internet Access (Cohen & Company)

Edit Public Technologies 08 Mar 2016
(Source. Cohen & Company). Posted by Jennifer K. Tapia, CPA, MAcc. Ohio has updated its previous information release (Information Release ST 1999-04, On-line Services and Internet Access) to further clarify the types of items the state is taxing as electronic information services (EIS) ... Specific examples include websites for TRUECar, Autotrader, AbeBooks, eBay and Amazon, among many other websites businesses could be using to advertise ... 1....

J.K. Rowling’s Writing Chair With Harry Potter’s Signature Scar To Be Auctioned

Edit Inquisitr 05 Mar 2016
Harry Potter fans might want to watch out the auctioning of J.K. Rowling’s chair that was used when she penned the first two books of the iconic series. The auction will take place in New York next month for the benefit of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) ... AbeBooks recently sold a 1996 edition of the “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” for a staggering $37,151.98 ... J.K....

2 New Movies Confirmed, Cast Photo Revealed

Edit Inquisitr 03 Mar 2016
And it doesn’t seem that J.K ... J.K ... Such a conclusion was reached by AbeBook, an online store that offers rare editions of books and out-of-print books. AbeBooks found that early editions of Harry Potter books are still rising in price, with a U.K ... AbeBooks explains the high values with Rowling’s continuing output, as well as the never-ending popularity of Harry Potter books and movies as well as actors that starred in them....

Your Harry Potter books could be worth a fortune

Edit New York Post 29 Feb 2016
AbeBooks, an online marketplace that specializes in rare and out-of-print books, has found that early editions of the beloved children’s ... AbeBooks credits the books’ enduring appeal to Rowling’s continuing output, as well as the popularity of the Potter films and their stars....

Literary redemption

Edit Taipei Times 27 Feb 2016
The resulting book, A Pail of Oysters, was banned in Taiwan, but to Sneider’s dismay, even the US denounced it ... While Mandarin and Hoklo (commonly known as Taiwanese) translations have been available since 2003, English editions are rare (rumor has it that pro-KMT students hunted down and destroyed copies from US libraries), with Abebooks.com just listing six copies, ranging from about NT$900 to NT$3,800 ... RE-INTRODUCTION ... ....

How your Harry Potter books may be worth up to $55,000

Edit Mashable 26 Feb 2016
The British branch of AbeBooks, an online marketplace for used, rare and out of print books, has released this guide to rare editions of Harry Potter which may be worth a small fortune — and no, they're not all UK first editions ... You can learn more about the rare editions with AbeBooks' "Rough Guide to ......

How to tell if your old copies of Harry Potter are worth up to £40,000

Edit The Independent 26 Feb 2016
An entire generation has well-thumbed Harry Potter books lurking in cardboard boxes at their parents’ houses, and some of them could be goldmines. Online book marketplace AbeBooks, which specialises in rare books, has detailed exactly which editions are worth a good deal more than their cost price - ranging from £200 to over $50,000. Here’s what to look out for. ... Prices on AbeBooks vary from $40,000 to $55,000 ... Harry Potter ....
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