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The forums are a place for you to interact with other people who love books - building the world's largest online community of book lovers. Questions? If you are having difficulty getting started please visit our FAQ.

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AbeBooks staff blog, where we post daily musings about news stories from the book world and let our readers know what's new at AbeBooks.

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BookSleuth and BookHints are sections of our forum where book lovers can help each other find books.

They're easy to use:

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• In BookSleuth, post a short description of what you can remember about the book
• In BookHints, post a list of five recently enjoyed titles
• Come back often to see suggestions

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Every week AbeBooks publishes fascinating features about a huge variety of bookish subjects, including rare books and collecting, authors, publishers, and interesting characters in literature and notable anniversaries. Our lists are second to none in the book world and designed to inspire your next read or collectible purchase.

Browse our feature archives and you will discover unique content that will both entertain and inform.

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