eCollectica’s mission is to provide collectors, dealers and appraisers an ever growing body of up to date, easily searchable online reference works.

eCollectica’s pioneering development of online eGuides fundamentally changes the nature of reference book creation and distribution. Instead of having to wait months or years to update and revise a book, changes can be made in a matter of days or weeks. New material can be added to each eGuide as it becomes available, with none of the printing costs or physical space limitations imposed by traditional publishing methods. Thousands of high quality color photographs can be shown without regard to the high cost of printed reproduction. Keyword searching allows users to find relevant information quickly, and choices of display options offer flexibility that is unavailable with print.

Besides having a number of in house projects currently under development, eCollectica Publishing is seeking inquiries from authors and publishers wanting to profit from the burgeoning eBook publishing industry. If you are an author or publisher with electronic reproduction rights to a work in the field of antiques and collectibles, or have a manuscript in development, please contact acquisitions@ecollectica.com.

Jeff Savage, ISA, is a veteran antiques appraiser who has evaluated more than $500 million in property in the last quarter century. His own website, SavagesGuide.com Antiques & Collectibles Online Research Library, organizes Internet resources useful to appraisers, dealers and the general public Jeff is an accredited member of the International Society of Appraisers, the nation's largest association of personal property appraisers. After recently serving a three-year term on the ISA Board of Directors, he received the ISA's Outstanding Member of the Year award in 1999.

Jeff is also a long standing member of the Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP), an international association whose members provide such information services as online database searching, specialized research in specific subject areas, and related services.

Jeff serves the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond as principal owner of John Brorsen & Associates, a full service personal property appraisal firm. He specializes in providing expert court testimony and litigation support where the value of personal property is being contested.

Jeff resides with his wife, Maxine, in a rural area of Sonoma County, California, along with their three Chihuahua’s (Henry, Chiquita and Duke), two cats (Miso and Slinky), two miniature donkeys (Donkey-Hodie and Donkey-Shane), and two baby geese (as yet unnamed.)

Ryan Polite is an renowned Web professional whose specialty is designing dynamic, database-driven websites. In 1999 he sold his partnership in Rhythm Net Design Group, a Los Angeles multimedia design firm, and relocated to northern California to join Jeff in the development of SavagesGuide.com and the founding of eCollectica Publishing. Educated at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, he combines more than 20 years of computer knowledge with a passion for the field of interactive electronic entertainment.