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I though some of you might find this helpful.
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From: freeman@siskiyous.edu (Dennis Freeman)
Subject: Re: out of print
To: Multiple recipients of list <cjc-l@dekalb.dc.peachnet.edu>
Send reply to: cjc-l@dekalb.dc.peachnet.edu
Regardless of the size of the LRC, when you want to find an out-of-print
book, you want to search as far and wide as possible to see who offers the
title in the best condition (hardback vs. paperback, etc.) and at the best
price.
There are several services on the Web that you can use to find almost any
title you want.
The one that claims to be the largest is BIBLIOFIND
http://www.bibliofind.com/ They offer "4 million old, used and rare books
offered by 1500 dealers around the world..."
The online service I prefer is INTERLOC http://interloc.com/
It seems to be much better organized, current and easier to use. Frankly, I
find more of the things I am looking for here. However, they only offer a
mere 3.1 million books, maps and ephemera for sale from more than 1700
dealers! You will find some overlap between INTERLOC and BIBLIOFIND, as
some dealers sell in both places.
One large bookstore that does not participate in either of the above
services is POWELL'S BOOKS in Portland, OR. They claim "over a million
used, NEW and out of print books in stock..." If you've ever been to
Powell's, it is a pretty impressive collection. POWELL'S is at
http://www.powells.portland.or.us/
If you are looking for rare, antiquarian type books, a good source is
ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers' Assoc. of America) BOOKNET at
http://www.clark.net/pub/abaa-booknet/booknet.html You can search the
online catalogs of 250 antiquarian booksellers.
Of course, at any given time there are many books that cannot be found. For
example, it is usually not worth the bookseller's time to post online those
books that only sell for a couple of dollars or less. Many of the smaller
used book stores are not online at all, but scan BOOKMAN'S WEEKLY magazine
for titles wanted. I'm sure one of your local used book dealers will buy an
ad in BOOKMAN'S WEEKLY for you, if you are looking for a particular
author/title. Look in your local phonebook yellow pages under "Books--Used
and Rare."
Dennis Freeman
>Do any of the smaller LRCs on the list have a good out of print dealer
>that you would like to recommend? Thanks,
>--
>Richard Shaw, LRC Director
>Tech. Coll. of the Lowcountry
>921 Ribaut Rd., Beaufort, SC 29902
>ph: 803-525-8304 email: rshaw@tcl.tec.sc.us
>
>
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