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The E-Sylum: Volume 3, Number 34, August 20, 2000, Article 7

USED BOOK SOURCES

[Editor's note: as mentioned previously, we generally avoid referencing businesses or commercial web sites, but the following submissions are sure to be of interest to bibliophiles, especially those who are still new to using the net to search for books,]

Howard Daniel writes:

"Paper Treasures is a very large used book and periodical store at 9595 Congress Street in New Market, Virginia which is open seven days a week. Their mailing address is P.O. Box 1160, New Market, VA 22844 and their telephone number is 540-740-3135. In their "Hobby" section, they always seem to have numismatic material that would be of interest to NBS members. It is rare that I find something in my area of interest (Southeast Asia), but I often see old U.S. auction catalogs with and without the prices realized, and many other U.S. numismatic publications. Their prices are reasonable and every NBS member should stop there when they are in the northern half of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia."

Doug Andrews of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada writes:

"I am an avid reader of The E-Sylum. I offer the following reviews of used booksellers' websites that may well interest NBS members.

The first is abebooks.com. This site boasts a staggering 19 million listings from used book vendors. It bills itself as "the world's largest network of independent booksellers." Online payment is accepted by participating dealers.

A search using the keyword "numismatics" returned 4750 matches; "coin collecting" some 820. These are significant numbers, and represent offerings that are focused on American, British, and Canadian numismatic interests. There are, however, many volumes dealing with ancient and European coinage and related topics.

The other website is alibris.com. It offers books sold by both itself and by member dealers. Alibris guarantees the security of its online payment system. Its trademark is "Books You Thought You'd Never Find," and it seems to live up to this promise. The books cover a considerable range of worldwide numismatic tastes. Searching under "numismatics" returned hits for 1691 volumes.

Both websites offer browse, search, payment, and shipping options that show the companies operating them intend to be competitive with the most advanced e-tailers on the Internet."

Wayne Homren, Editor

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