From: khushro@eecs.umich.edu (Khushro Shahookar)
Subject: misc.books.technical FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (Periodic post) 
Followup-To: misc.books.technical
Summary: Frequently asked questions (with answers)
Originator: khushro@amazon.eecs.umich.edu
Keywords: FAQ
Reply-To: khushro@eecs.umich.edu
Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept.
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 07:14:31 GMT

Archive-name: books/technical

For any additions/corrections email khushro@eecs.umich.edu.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
1) Where can I find book X by author Y?
2) How can I access On-line university catalogs through internet?
3) Addresses/phone numbers of publishers
4) Email addresses / toll free numbers of technical bookstores

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1) Where can I find book X by author Y?

The United States's most complete bookstore is the combination of BOOKS IN
PRINT and the U. S. Post Office.  BIP will tell you the price and the
publisher's address.  Send them a check for the price and they will be happy
to send you the book.  We do it all the time.  Some publishers grudgingly
send a note with the book saying "Next time please include N% for postage
and handling," but that is unusual.  Nobody has ever refused to send the
book and at least once they sent a check with the book because if ordered
direct, they gave a discount.  We rarely order through a bookstore because
it is so much easier to order the book and have it sent to us directly.
(This is probably not true for mass-market paperbacks where the handling
charges would be more than the book!)

If, on the other hand, you just want to borrow it, ask your library
about inter-library loans--chances are good they can find it for you in
a library they have reciprocal agreements with even if they don't have
it themselves.

What is BOOKS IN PRINT?

Just about every public library and every bookstore in the country has, for
public use, a multi-volume reference work called "Books in Print."  It is
just about what the title claims it is.  It is a listing by title, by
author, and by subject of every book currently listed by publishers as being
currently in print in the United States.  (There may be editions for other
countries as well.)  It tells you the list price and the publisher.  It also
has a volume of out-of-print books and a separate volume that lists the
mailing addresses of the publishers.  The local B. Dalton keeps it at the
information desk.  Almost any bookstore or public library will have a set that
they would be happy to have you look at.

There is a similar reference set called "Paperback Books in Print."  I am
not sure what it would list that would not be listed in its bigger cousin,
but that reference might also be of interest.  In Britain, there is "British
Books in Print."

(For used books, there is BOOKMAN'S, the used book trade magazine.  Lots
of books are advertised there that haven't been in print for decades.
You may be able to find the annual bound copy of BOOKMAN'S PRICE INDEX
(the used book dealer's pricing bible) in your local library.  There's
no guarantee that the book you want will still be for sale if you go
that way, but it is a good way to plan your budget.)

One way of getting out-of-print titles is to get in touch with
University Microfilms, Inc. (or other such companies).  They'll print a
copy of a book from microfilm, generally within 3 weeks of your order.
They take care of the copyright issues & royalty payments, and you get
the book (although the printing quality is what you'd expect for a
photoreprint from microfilm).  They're a standard resource for
librarians.  

A 106-page book was recently quoted as US$30.00, with a US$6.00
surcharge for cloth binding.  (The default is paperbound).  And of
course, not all books are available for reprinting--they've obviously
specialized in academic books.

University Microfilms, Inc.
300 North Zeeb Road
Ann Arbor, MI
48106 
313-761-4700
800-521-0600
800-343-5299 (works in Canada)

(Most of this entry was contributed by Mark Leeper
leeper@mtgzy.att.com.  Thanks to Barry Meikle (meikle@r-node.gts.org)
for the UMI info.)
(Extracted from the rec.arts.books FAQ by Evelyn C. Leeper)

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2) How can I access On-line university catalogs through internet?

The lists of online library catalogs are available for anonymous 
ftp on ftp.unt.edu, in directory library. Read the aaareadme.txt file 
for an index. The file you probably need is libraries.txt or libraries.ps

One extensive catalog:  

The University of California
MELVYL Catalog
melvyl.ucop.edu or
31.1.0.1, 31.0.0.11, 31.0.0.13, 31.1.0.11 
for journals and books.

Credits: Yoshiyasu Takefuji
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3) Addresses/phone numbers of publishers

Cambridge University Press
GBR:	The Edinbourgh Building, Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge CB2 2RU, GBR.
HongKong:	P. O. Box No. 98629, Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office, Hong Kong.
USA:	Cambridge University Press, 
	40 West 20th Street, New York, NY 10011-4211
	Phone: toll-free 800-872-7423

MIT Press
USA:	55 Hayward Street, Cambridge, MA02142

MORGAN KAUFMANN PUBLISHERS, INC.
USA:	Department  B8, 2929 Campus Drive, Suite 260, San Mateo, CA 94403,
	USA	
	Phone: (800) 745-7323 (Toll Free for North America)
	       (415) 578-9928
	Fax: (415) 578-0672
	email: morgan@unix.sri.com

PRENTICE HALL
USA:	Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
	Phone: (800) 526-0485
	email:	books@prenhall.com(Internet)
		catalogs@prenhall.com
Japan:	Phone: (81) 3-238-1050

Kluwer Academic Publishers
USA:	Kluwer Academic Publishers
	Order Department, P.O. Box 358 Accord Station, Hingham, 
	MA 02018-0358 
	Credit Card Customers call: (617)871-6600
	Fast Convenient Service: Fax (617)871-6528 or
	Email:kluwer@world.std.com

Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc.
USA:	Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc. Advanced Book Program 
	350 Bridge Parkway, Suite 209 Redwood City, CA   94065
	Telephone:  (415)594-4467
	Fax:        (415)594-4440
CANADA:	Addison-Wesley (Canada) Ltd.
	P. O. Box 580, 26 Prince Andrew Place, Don Mills, 
	Ontario, Canada M3C 2T8
	Telephone:  (416)447-5101
	Fax:        (416)443-0948
	Telex:      06986743
WORLD:	International Division,  Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc.
	Reading, MA   01867
Japan:	Addison-Wesley
	Phone: 03-3291-4581  
	Addr: 1-2-2, Sarugaku, Chiyoda-ku, TOKYO

Springer Verlag
Japan:	Springer Verlag
	Phone: 03-3812-0331
	3-30-10, Hongou, Bunkyou-ku, TOKYO 

Oxford University Press
Japan:	Oxford University Press
	Phone: 03-5995-3901
	2-4-8, Kaname, Toshima-ku, TOKYO

Routledge, Chapman & Hall
USA:	Routledge, Chapman & Hall, 
	29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001-2291

Credits: 
Osamu Saito.
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4) Email addresses / toll free numbers of technical bookstores
(just in case your city doesn't have a good bookstore)

Since this list is expected to grow, there is no room for addresses 
or non-800 numbers.

Computer Literacy Bookshop, San Jose CA,  orders@clbooks.com, 
Quantum Books,  Cambridge, MA      quanbook@world.std.com
Total Information, Rochester, NY,  800-876-4636
Wordsworth Books, Cambridge MA, 800-899-2202, 73457.315@compuserve.com
TECHbooks Beaverton, OR, bip@techbook.com (send the word "help" in the
   subject line)

Credits:
John R. Levine, Dominic Duggan, Quantum Books

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