After you read the passage, stop and think about who is involved in book collecting, what makes a book valuable, where some of the earliest collections were located, when book collecting began, and why people might engage in this hobby.

For example, you might ask yourself something like: What factors contribute to the value of a collectible book?

Research shows that asking and answering questions while reading can improve reading comprehension, especially when focusing on specific details like dates, names, and values mentioned in the text.