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Books on the Web
BOOKS ON THE WEB
There are a number of online sites from which one can order books or find out information about them. Some of the addresses are provided below.
Start with the : UWO Bookstore
This site provides access to books that are freely available on the internet. This resource is a result of the work of John Mark Ockerbloom and it is hosted by the University of Pennsylvania Libraries
Digital Book Index provides links to more than 138,000 title records from more than 1800 commercial and non-commercial publishers, universities, and various private sites. About 98,000 of these books, texts, and documents are available free, while many others are available at very modest cost.
ONLINE "BOOK STORES"
abebooks.com
Links thousands of third-party sellers through centralized web sites serving North America, Germany, France and the U.K.
Alibris
"The Ultimate Source for Used, Rare and Hard - to - Find Books"
All BookStores.com
Provides price comparisons for more than 30 online bookstores.
Amazon
The most renowned online book store.
Barnes & Noble
This is a huge site which provides a variety of links and short essays.
Bibliofind "More than ten million used and rare books, periodicals and ephemera offered for sale by thousands of booksellers around the world make this the most interesting book-selling site on the Web"
BookWire
This site also provides comprehensive author tour information, links to book review sites and a list of awards and nominations.
Borders
This is a temporary location that provides interesting information about the company. They announce that soon they will "provide the online equivalent of browsing at Borders" and the ability to order books and videos.
Chapters Indigo
A 100% Canadian site.
DealTime
"Find any book by title, author or ISBN."
PriceSCAN
This site provides a chart providing such things as shipping time, shipping cost and book prices by publisher.
Powell's Books
Legendary Independent Bookstore. Bills itself as "The Largest New and Used Bookstore in the World".
Wheatmark
Publishing and book marketing needs. Links to organizations, publishers, literary links and a bookstore.
PUBLISHERS ON THE WEB
As noted on the opposite page, there are a number of places to order books online. The list below provides additional information about sites for publishers.
Major Links
ACQWEB
Directory of Publishers and Vendors. Publishers are listed by subject or geographically.
Publishers' Catalogues Home Page
This is a Canadian site provided by Northern Lights Internet Solutions in Saskatoon. It has a useful geographic index that allows searching by country.
Selected Academic Publishers
1. American Association of University Presses
2. Cambridge University Press
3. Columbia University Press
4. Edinburgh University Press
5. Harvard University Press
6. Johns Hopkins University Press
7. Oxford University Press
8. Renouf Books
9. University of California Press
10. University of Virginia Press
11. Walter de Gruyter
