Literature and Book-Finder Sites

Are you an avid reader? Do you often have difficulty locating copies of the books you seek? Then you might be interested in some of the following internet sites. The internet is a paradise for booklovers because used and/or out-of-print books can be located through some of these sites if you are willing to be patient. Many of them will allow you to construct a "wish list" of books that you want to find, and will notify you as copies become available. Of course, you will be competing with other book collectors who have filed their own lists, and you may find that the book has already been purchased by the time that you receive your notice. On the other hand, your chances of locating that obscure out-of-print book on eigenvalue decompositions are close to nil otherwise, unless you live in a major urban center with many used bookstores. I have been successful in finding out-of-print books through these sites that I would never have found otherwise. So take heart, and enjoy your search.

Book Search Sites

AddAll Used and Out-of-Print Search Site This one is easy to use and provides quite a bit of information on the book.
BookFinder.com A great one, and one of the older sites around.
Alibris. This one offers more than just a search site. You can file a wish list here. The prices seem to be a little higher here though.
Powell's in Portland. Not a search site, but rather a bookstore with a huge inventory of used books, even technical books. If you are not in the Portland Oregon area, you can still shop at Powell's through their site.
Abebooks.com, a great search site with wish-list potential. I've found many books here.
Half.com, part of ebay. This one is a little harder to use, but you get good prices.
ecampus.com, nice for used textbooks or technical books that wouldn't appear in standard bookstores. There are plenty of these types of sites on the web. Here's a tip if you are looking for a used copy of a textbook: visit the college or university website at the author's college or university, and check the campus bookstore for used copies. It works.
The Strand, not only a search site, but a bookstore in the heart of Manhattan. I spent many hours there when I lived in New York.

Other Book Sites

City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco, North Beach. An American Original.
Moe's Books in Berkeley, on Telegraph Avenue.
Cody's Bookstore in Berkeley, almost next to Moe's.
Black Oak Books with locations around the Bay Area.
Reiter's Books, a great technical bookstore in Washington D.C. on K Street.
Changing Hands Bookstore a local favorite here in Tempe.
Copper Canyon Press a small publishing house in Port Townsend, Washington. High quality literature/poetry. Nice website.

Some Interesting Literature Sites

John Fowles, a site devoted to the work of this author, who wrote The Magus and other great fiction.
The Garden of Forking Paths, a site devoted to the work of Jorge Luis Borges, the great Argentine essayist and short story writer.

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Last Updated April 5, 2005
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