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Subject: (fwd) List of Book Resources on the Internet (July, 1995)
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LIST OF BOOK-RELATED INTERNET RESOURCES
(JULY, 1995)
The Internet contains several resources for readers. Below are the
ones I have been able to document. Please let me know of
additions:
ACORN BOOK SERVICES (book search service):
Located in Orlando, Florida. Performs extensive e-mail searches
for out of print books for a $5.00 fee per title, good for one
year. Will order any book in print and send by mail (prepaid
orders). Their e-mail address is [log in to unmask]
AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION (BookWeb):
Has a WWW home page at http://www.ambook.org/bookweb, with
many resources (book news, membership directory, free speech
issues), as well as links to bookstores on the net.
ANTIQUARIAN BOOKSELLER'S ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (ABAA-booknet):
Contains home pages for over 448 ABAA member booksellers, 75 of
whom are online. Also provides a search service by specialty and
location, catalogs and other services, book fairs, links to online
public access catalogs, and articles from the ABAA newsletter.
Their WWW home page is at http://www.abaa-booknet.com.
AUDIO PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION:
A listserve for fans of audio books. To subscribe to the
Audiobooks list, send e-mail as follows:
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: leave blank or type "none"
Body: type subscribe audiobooks yourfirstname yourlastname
If your software automatically places a .sig file in your message,
delete it.
BIBLIO ELECTRONIC MAILING LIST FOR BOOK COLLECTORS (for collectors
and dealers of fine books - rare, antiquarian, first edition, fine
press, etc., of all kinds):
To subscribe to the mailing list, send a message to biblio-
[log in to unmask], with the word "subscribe" in the
subject: line. Wantlists are welcomed, as well as catalogues from
small dealers. Biblio also maintains an archive. Their WWW home
page is located at http://www.smartdocs.com/~bree.
BOOK BYTES OUT-OF-PRINT NETWORK:
Book Bytes is a subscription service ($30 signup, $10 per month
minimum) that puts dealer listings together and reports the results
to the "Wanter." They do not, themselves, buy or sell. Their e-
mail address is [log in to unmask]
BOOKMINE:
Conducts free book searches from Sacramento, California,
specializing in western Americana, history of science and medicine,
illustrated books (especially childrens) railroading, travel and
exploration, 19th century literature, and modern firsts. Their
e-mail address is [log in to unmask], and their WWW home page is at
http://www.virtual.bookshop.com.
BOOKNET:
Guide to bookstores in the Santa Cruz area. Has a web page at
http://www.armory.com/-timeline/scbooks.html.
BOOK REVIEW SITE LIST (Gerard Martin):
Available by e-mail from [log in to unmask]
BOOKSEARCH SEARCH SERVICE:
Lists over 400,000 books online, located in the Mastermind Mall.
Telnet to mastermind.com or connect to their WWW home page at
http://mastermind.com. Go to the bookstore and they are on the
menu.
BOOK HAVE\WANT DATABASE (Bill Kurtland):
Bill is setting up software for bookstores to be able to post lists
of haves and wants, with order processing and shipping
capabilities. His address is [log in to unmask]
CHILDREN'S BOOK RESOURCES:
Includes award lists and other pointers to children's book
resources on the net. Their web page is located at
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html.
COLLECTOR'S NETWORK LIST-SERVER:
Don't have much info on this service, but their mailing-list may be
joined by sending a message to: [log in to unmask]
In the message area, write the following:
VISIT name, address, city, state, zipcode, country
{the above must be on one line}
JOIN BOOKS
SEND INFO
FINDERS:
Free searches for out-of-print books. E-mail info to
[log in to unmask]
GUIDE TO LITERATURE ON THE INTERNET:
Wolfgang Hink maintains a monthly list of Internet literary
resources, including newsgroups, FAQs, mailing lists, online books,
electronic journals, zines, online libraries, a reference section,
book shopping, resources for writers, and WAIS and WWW sources. To
access the list -
by e-mail: send a message to [log in to unmask] with message
in the body "send usenet/news.answers/internet/literary-resources"
by ftp:
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/internet/literary-
resources
WWW home page: http://www.cis.ohio-
state.edu:80/text/faq/usenet/internet/literary-resources/faq.html.
HOFFMAN RESEARCH SERVICES (bookseller and book search service):
Located in Rillton, Pennsylvania. Specializes in scientific and
technical out of print books. Conducts free no-obligation
international search service. Their e-mail address is
[log in to unmask]
INFORONICS and TITLENET:
Inforonics and Titlenet services offer several searchable catalogs
of several publishers, including McGraw-Hill, Facts on File, MIT
Press, The Reference Press, and many others. Their gopher address
is gopher.infor.com, and their WWW address is http://www.infor.com.
Their e-mail address is [log in to unmask]
INTERLOC VIRTUAL BOOK SERVICE (electronic book marketplace):
Located in Southworth, Washington, the subscription service matches
books wanted with the stocks of booksellers from the U.S., Canada,
and Europe. They publish a newsletter and may be reached at either
[log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask]
INTERNET BOOKSTORE (books in e-text):
The Internet Bookstore offers new titles in e-text at a reduced
price (a $20.00 book costs $7.00). If, after purchasing the e-text
version, the reader desires a hard copy, it is only $13.00. The
bookstore also provides reader software. They may be reached
through e-mail at [log in to unmask]
INTERNET BOOK INFORMATION CENTER:
Fred Zimmerman maintains the Internet Book Information Center
(IBIC) - an experimental project to "provide access to Internet
resources related to books."
Available via WWW. The URL for the WWW server is
http://sunsite.unc.edu/ibic/IBIC-homepage.html.
The center's resources include: book-related FAQs, book reviews, an
alt.books.reviews archive, the Commonplace Book, genre book guides,
publisher's catalogs, list of online bookstores, online books,
science fiction and fantasy book area, list of online reference
works. One can literally spend days in the "center."
INTERNET MALL:
The Internet Mall is a monthly list of commercial services
available on the net. The first floor of the mall is devoted to
media. Book-related participants include Book Stacks Unlimited,
Bibliobytes Electronic Books, Moes Books, Powell's Technical Books,
Infinity Link Network Services, Natural Literacy, and many others.
The list of services may be requested by sending a message to
[log in to unmask] with "subscribe imall-l" in the message area.
The Mall is maintained by Dave Taylor at [log in to unmask]
INTERNET PUBLIC LIBRARY:
Contains an extensive set of pages for reading, reference, and a
youth division. Their WWW home page is at
http://ipl.sils.umich.edu/.
MARKETPLACE.COM (books by e-mail):
Gopher to the above address, fill out their order form providing
credit card information, and the book will be mailed to you via
ftp. There aren't many books available yet, but their list of
offerings is growing. On the web, they may be reached at
http://marketplace.com/l. Shipping only to U.S. addresses.
MYSTERY COLLECTOR'S BOOKLINE:
A newsletter devoted to collectors and fans of mystery and suspense
books. $75/yr to subscribe. E-mail to [log in to unmask]
ONLINE BOOKSTORE:
The Online Bookstore, run by Editorial, Inc. Not only does it
carry books that can be downloaded to reader's hard drives
for $5/book or read onscreen for $5/hour, the store also offers
free downloadable .gif (graphical interface - a compression format
for pictures) files of book covers and other items. Telnet to
internet.com, login as "orders," and follow the menus. Inquiries
may also be posted to [log in to unmask]
ON-LINE BOOKS NEWSLETTER:
A good source for tracking down books in e-text and other online
book events. Their WWW home page is at
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/Web/books.html.
ORDERPOINT ACQUISITION SERVICE (book search service):
OrderPoint's focus is on books for business, but they can get
anything in print and have foreign contacts. They ship worldwide.
Their e-mail address is [log in to unmask]
PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY BESTSELLER LISTS:
Available from BookWire from their WWW home page at
http://www.bookwire.com. Updated weekly.
REC.ARTS.BOOKS:
Evelyn Leeper has collected extensive information (in the form of
FAQ's) on bookstores, categorized by city, in the Usenet newsgroup
rec.arts.books, which she posts monthly. Failing to find what
you're looking for here, take a look at her postings or ask her to
send them to you, as several stores have e-mail addresses. She's
at [log in to unmask]
REC.ARTS.BOOKS.CHILDRENS:
Discussion of children's books by librarians, teachers, and
parents, as well as authors and illustrators.
REC.ARTS.BOOKS.HIST-FICTION:
Brand spanking new. Discussion of books on historical fiction.
REC.ARTS.BOOKS.MARKETPLACE:
A relatively new newsgroup, rec.arts.books.marketplace is THE place
to go for ordering books via e-mail, posting want lists, and
finding on-line booksellers and bookstores in specific subject
areas.
REC.ARTS.BOOKS.REVIEWS:
Also relatively new. A moderated newsgroup for book reviews only;
r.a.b.r. reviews are archived at gopher.colorado.edu and are
searchable by keyword. Moderator is Steve Brock
([log in to unmask]).
REC.ARTS.MYSTERY:
Discussion of mystery and suspense books, movies, television shows,
etc.
SCIENCE FICTION BOOK REVIEWS:
Compiled by Doug Ingram at
http://www.astro.washington.edu/ingram/books.html.
Complied by Brian Duff at
http://www.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~it0195/scifi.html.
Archives of The WEB Online Review are also available through the
Internet Book Information Center (IBIC, see above).
Wendy and The WEB may be reached at [log in to unmask] She is
currently looking for reviewers.
UNOFFICIAL INTERNET BOOKLIST (Kevin Savetz):
List of books published about the Internet - its uses, users,
tools, resources, culture, and lore. Its WWW home page is at
http://www.northcoast.com/savetz/faqs.html. The list is also
available via e-mail:
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: archive
Body: send booklist
VIRTUAL BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION (Steve Armstrong):
Steve, owner of the Virtual Book Shop (see Internet Bookstores
list), has begun a service to assist booksellers in marketing their
books on the Internet, with an online searchable WWW catalog. For
more info, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] or see the bookstore's
WWW home page at http://www.virtual.bookshop.com.
YAHOO INTERNET SERVICES (new and used bookstores, book publishers):
Over 450 new and used bookstores and book publishers are listed at
Yahoo's WWW site, located at
http://www.yahoo.com/Business/Corporations/Books.
--
P. Michael McCulley / GENESIS Information Services / [log in to unmask]
Home Page URL: ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/GI/GIS/genhome.html
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