Samples of Book Sale Categories
Example 1 – from the Friends of the Simsbury Library
ADVENTURE & TRAVEL
ANTHOLOGIES
ART & ARCHITECTURE
AUDIO, CDS & DVDS
BIBLES & CONDENSED
BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIRS
BUSINESS; ECONOMICS; CAREER
CLASSICS, ESSAYS & CRITICISMS; LITERATURE
CLIFF & MONARCH NOTES
CHILDREN’S & TEENS
COMPUTER BOOKS & GAMES
CONTEMPORARY POP CULTURE & MEDIA
COOKING & WINE
DIET & NUTRITION; HEALTH CARE & EXERCISE
DRAMA & POETRY
EDUCATION & STUDY AIDS
ETHNIC STUDIES
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
GENEOLOGY
HARDCOVER FICTION
HISTORY
HOBBIES & HOW-TO; COLLECTIBLES
HOLIDAY
HOME & GARDEN
HUMOR
LARGE PRINT
LITTLE BOOKS
MILITARY
MISCELLANEOUS & TRUE CRIME
MUSIC
PAPERBACK FICTION
PARENTING & CHILD CARE
PATTERNS
POLITICS
PUZZLES & GAMES
REFERENCE & LANGUAGE ARTS
RELIGION & PHILOSOPHY
SCIENCE & NATURE; PETS; PHYSICAL SCIENCES, ROCKS, ASTRONOMY
SPECIAL PRICING
SPORTS & GAMES
SOCIAL SCIENCES; SELF HELP; INSPIRATIONAL
WOMEN’S STUDIES & MEN’S STUDIES; RELATIONSHIPS
Example 2
ANIMALS/PETS/NATURE
ART/ARCHITECTURE
BIOGRAPHY
BUSINESS/ECONOMICS
CHILD REARING/FAMILY/PREGNANCY
CHILDREN Varied Reading Levels
Activity books /Chapter Books/Young Adult-Junior/Non-fiction/Educational
CLASSICS
COFFEE TABLE-LIKE
COMPUTERS
COOKING
ENTERTAINMENT
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
GAMES
GARDENING
HARDBACK FICTION
HEALTH/FITNESS
HISTORY/POLITICS
HOBBIES/CRAFTS
HOW-TO/HOME IMPROVEMENT
HUMOR
LARGE PRINT
MISC NON-FICTION
MUSIC
*MYSTERY
OLD——–BOOKS 1800′S/EARLY 1900′S
PAPERBAC FICTION FANTASY ROMANCE
SCIENCE FICTION WESTERN/ADVENTURE
PHILOSOPHY/PSYCHOLOGY
PHOTOGRAPHY
POETRY/PLAYS/PROSE/SHORT STORIES
REFERENCE
RELIGION
ROMANCE
*SCIENCE
SEASONAL
SELF-HELP
SEXUALITY/RELATIONSHIPS/GENDER
SETS
SIGNED
SOCIOLOGY/ANTHROPOLOGY/CULTURE
SPECIAL BOOKS
SPORTS
TEXTBOOKS
TRUE CRIME
TRAVEL
VIDEO/CASSETTES/AUDIOTAPES
Example 3
| Angels |
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Journals and Scrapbooks |
| Americana |
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Kennedys |
| Connecticut |
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Large Print |
| New England |
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Law and Crime |
| Antiques and Collectibles |
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Spies and Espionage |
| Art and Architecture |
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Maritime |
| Astrology and the Occult |
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Flight |
| Autobiography |
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Medicine/Psychology |
| Biography |
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Men’s Issues |
| Business and Economics |
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Movies/Cinema (Performing Arts) |
| Classics/Literature |
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Music |
| Plays |
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Natural/Historical Disasters |
| Mythology |
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New Age (Holistic Health, Aromatherapy, Meditation |
| “Chicken Soup” |
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Old and Interesting |
| Children’s (books, puzzles, games) |
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‘Ologies |
| Old Children’s |
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Personal Finance |
| Christmas |
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Pets and Animals |
| Cofffee Table |
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Philosophy |
| Specials |
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Photography |
| Signed Copies |
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Poetry |
| College Experience |
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Pregnancy |
| Computers |
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Reference (including Dictionary and Atlas) |
| Cookbooks |
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Religion: |
| Wine |
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Christian |
| Household |
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Jewish |
| Etiquette |
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Other |
| Couples and Relationships |
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Retirement |
| Death and Dying |
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Science |
| Decorating and Home Remodeling |
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Self-help |
| Dining Guides |
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Sets |
| Dreams |
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Sports |
| Dummies/Idiots |
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Travel |
| Diet and Exercise |
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Vintage Paperbacks |
| Education |
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Weddings |
| Everest and Beyond |
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Women’s Issues |
| Family and Children |
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Writing |
| Foreign Language |
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Fiction: |
| Games |
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Current, |
| Gardening and Nature |
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General Hardcover / Paperback |
| Graphic Literature and Comics |
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Mystery Hardcover/ Paperback |
| Handicrafts |
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Romance Hardcover/ Paperback |
| Hobbies |
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Vampire Romance |
| How To |
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Science Fiction Hardcover / Paperback |
| History and Politics(American,European,World |
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Oversize Paperbacks |
| · African-American History |
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Media |
| · Civil War |
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DVDs |
| · Current Issues |
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CDs |
| · Holocaust |
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Audiobooks |
| · Military History |
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VHS Tapes |
| · Native American History/The West |
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Records |
| · Royals |
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Audio cassettes |
| Humor |
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Example 4 |
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| Adoption |
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Medical |
| African-American Culture |
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Men’s Issues |
| Americana |
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Military History |
| Antiques/Collectibles |
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Music |
| Art & Architecture |
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Mythology |
| Astrology/Occult |
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Native American |
| Audio Tapes |
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New Age |
| Autobiography/Biography |
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New England/Connecticut |
| Business & Economics |
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Old & Interesting |
| Chicken Soup |
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Ologies |
| Children’s |
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Oversized Paperbacks |
| Christmas |
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Personal Finances |
| Civil War |
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Pets and Animals |
| Classics/Literature |
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Philosophy |
| Coffee Table |
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Photography |
| College Experience |
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Plays |
| Computers |
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Poetry |
| Cookbooks |
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Pregnancy |
| Couples and Relationships |
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Psychology |
| Current Issues |
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Recent Fiction |
| Death & Dying |
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Reference |
| Dining Guides |
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Religion: Christrian |
| Diet/Exercise |
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Religion: Jewish |
| Dummies |
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Religion: Other |
| Education |
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Retirement |
| Erotica |
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Royals |
| Etiquette |
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Science |
| Everest & Beyond |
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Self-Help |
| Family/Children |
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Shopping |
| Fashon |
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Signed |
| FICTION – ALL |
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Specials |
| Foreign Languages |
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Spies & Espionage |
| Games |
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Sports |
| Gardening/Nature |
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Teens |
| Handicrafts |
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Textbooks |
| Historical/Natural Disasters |
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The West |
| History & Politics |
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Transport/Maritime/Flight |
| Hobbies |
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Travel |
| Holocaust |
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Travel Guides |
| Home Furnishing & Decorating |
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Vintage Paperbacks |
| Home Remodeling |
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Weddings |
| Household |
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Wine & Other Beverages |
| How To |
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Women’s Issues |
| Humor |
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Writing |
| Journals/Scrapbooks |
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| Kennedys |
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| Large Print |
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| Law & Crime |
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| Media and Television |
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