| author(s) | title | date | ISBN or publisher |
| Ayliffe, Jerry | Coin Operated Machines | 1981 | 544075 |
| Bueschel, Richard M | Coin Machines, a collector's guide... | 1995 | 0-7643-0579-4 |
| Bueschel, Richard M | The Coin Slot Guides | 1979+ | The Coin Slot |
| Bueschel, Richard M | Encyclopedia of Pinball (volume 1) | 1996 | 1-889933-01-5 |
| Bueschel, Richard M | Encyclopedia of Pinball (volume 2) | 1997 | 1-889933-02-3 |
| Bueschel, Richard M, et al | On Location, Coin Ops... | 1993 | 0-9638176-0-4 |
| Bueschel, Richard M | Pinball 1 | 1988 | 0-86667-047-5 |
| Costa, Nic | Automatic Pleasures, The History of the... | 1988 | Kevin Francis, UK |
| Fey, Marshall | Slot Machines, A Pictorial History of ... | 1983 | 0-9623852-4-7 |
| Colmer, Michael | Pinball, an Illustrated History | 1976 | 76-20382 |
| Deutsches Museum | Wenn der Groschen Fallt... | 1989 | 3-924183-11-2 |
| Eiden, Heribert, et al | Pinball Machines | 1992 | 0-88740-431-6 |
| Flower, Gary, et al | Pinball, Lure of the Silver Ball | 1988 | 1-55521-322-7 |
| Haberbosch, Birgit | Lucky Dice und Henkeltopfchen | 1993 | 3-87439-265-1 |
| Huff, Hartmut | Shoot Again, Das Totale Flipper Buch | 1987 | 3-404-63101-3 |
| de Jager, Henk | Pinball Machine Maintenance | 1991 | 90-800738-3-0 |
| Jensen, Russ | Pinball Troubleshooting Guide | 1988 | Gene-Del Publishing |
| Kamoroff, Bernard Bear | Pinball Machine, Care and Maintenance | 1999 | 0-917510-13-5 |
| Kurtz, Bill | Arcade Treasures | 1994 | 0-888740-619- |
| Kurtz, Bill | Slot Machines and Coin-Op Games | 1991 | 1-55521-731-1 |
| Lawton, Jeffery | Bingo Pinball Machines, Bally | 1999 | 0-7643-0874-2 |
| McKeown, Harry | Pinball Portfolio | 1976 | 0-89009-118-8 |
| Mueting, Donald, et al | Pinball Reference Guide | 1979 | 0-934422-19-2 |
| Mueting, Donald, et al | Pinball Collectors Resource | 1992 | 0-9623962-0-6 |
| Natkin, Bobbye, et al | All About Pinball | 1977 | 0-448-14033-0 |
| Pearson, Lynn F. | Amusement Machines | 1992 | 0-7478-0179-7 |
| Polin, Robert, et al | Pinball Wizardry, The Theory and... | 1979 | 0-13-676221-2 |
| Rubin, Ken and Fran` | Drop Coin Here | 1979 | 0-517-53298-0 |
| Saul, David, L. et al | Slot Machine Buyer's Guide | 1990 | 0-934422-02-8 |
| Sharp, Roger C, et al | Pinball! | 1977 | 0-525-47481-1 |
| Temple, Keith | Pinball Art | 1991 | 1-872532-10-1 |
| Tolbert, Jim et al | Tilt, The Pinball Book | 1978 | 0-916870-14-6 |
| Trapunski, Edward | Special When Lit | 1979 | 0-385-12251-9 |
| Verlag, Paul Zsolnay | Pinball | 1992 | 1-85501-481-5 |
Patents also provide a wealth of information on various coin operated games.
Many manufacturer's parts manuals have also been reproduced, as well as schematics for many later games. See various suppliers or email the author.
I will buy any coin-op related books at market price, in order to pass them on to other collectors. I also have books to trade or to pass on at cost. I hope to keep these books on the shelves of people who will enjoy them. Please see contact information on the author's page.