Robison Michael R CNIN wrote:
> Todd said:
> The dealers are out there, and need your support,
and they
> often advertise in the cf magazines and the
about-cf
> magazines, which also needyour support. And then
there're
> the auction sites...
>
> ************************
>
> Although I try and avoid ebay (I don't like the idea
of
> competitive bidding.) and buy from powell or abe, I
have
> successfully bought some nice books thru
ebay.
>
> I wish I lived closer to Indianapolis. Its a
decent-sized
> city, and I know there must be a lot of good used
book
> stores there. But from where I live, it's a two hour
drive
> to most places in Indianapolis. I'm hoping that this
winter
> when the boating comes to an end, I'll be able to
take a day
> off and go up and explore.
>
> I have fond memories of many, many years ago when my
parents
> would dump my young ass with my aunt in Indianapolis
for a
> night or two. She took me to some of those old
bookstores
> and was patient while I looked around.
>
> thanks, miker
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If you don't want to own a certain book, but just want to
read it, don't forget your local library. Even if they don't
own the book you'd be surprised what you can get from
Interlibrary Loan. I am a librarian for the Chicago Public
Library and I use these resources often. (If you live in
Chicago you should go to the fiction collection of the main
library, aka the Harold Washington Library Center. It is
remarkable. I just checked out a first edition of Norbert
Davis's Sally's in the Alley. I am also going through their
Fredric Brown and David Goodis novels.)
Due to the huge databases that index most of the public and
academic libraries in the USA, the chance of getting
something obscure and long out of print can be quite high.
I've gotten books from California, Texas among other
states.
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