HAM Toolkit/HAM Toolkit.iso/text/arrl/faqbook.txt

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From: [e-mail] (Khushro Shahookar)
Newsgroups: misc.books.technical,misc.answers,news.answers
Subject: misc.books.technical FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (Periodic post)
Followup-To: misc.books.technical
Date: 17 Sep 1993 07:16:19 GMT
Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept.
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Summary: Frequently asked questions (with answers)
Keywords: FAQ

Archive-name: books/technical
Last-modified: 1993/05/16

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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 / phone 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.

Most used book stores participate in an
informal network (not a computer network) of clearinghouses on
information about used books.  It is usually possible within a few days
to locate copies of used books with indications of their condition.
The service usually costs between nothing and two dollars a book.


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
[e-mail].  Thanks to Barry Meikle ([e-mail])
for the UMI info.)
(Extracted from the rec.arts.books FAQ by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Other Credits: Al Whaley

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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 university 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

The MIT Press
55 Hayward Street, Cambridge, MA 02142
Phone orders: [phone]  -or-  [phone]
Customer service: [phone]
E-mail orders:  [e-mail]
E-mail inquiries:  [e-mail]
Catalogue requests:  [e-mail]
European office: The MIT Press, Ltd.
  14 Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2LP, U.K.
  Tel: [phone]  Fax: [phone]

MORGAN KAUFMANN PUBLISHERS, INC.
USA:    Department  B8, 2929 Campus Drive, Suite 260, San Mateo, CA 94403,
        USA
        Phone: [phone] (Toll Free for North America)
               [phone]
        Fax: [phone]
        email: [e-mail]

PRENTICE HALL
USA:    Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
        Phone: [phone]
        email:  [e-mail](Internet)
                [e-mail]
Japan:  Phone: [phone]

Kluwer Academic Publishers
USA:    Kluwer Academic Publishers
        Order Department, P.O. Box 358 Accord Station, Hingham,
        MA 02018-0358
        Credit Card Customers call: [phone]
        Fast Convenient Service: Fax [phone] or
        Email:[e-mail]

Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc.
USA:    ADDISON-WESLEY PUBLISHING COMPANY, JACOB WAY, READING, MA  01867
        617-944-3700, FAX [phone] (CORPORATE & PROFESSIONAL)

        BENJAMIN/CUMMINGS PUBLISHING COMPANY, 390 BRIDGE PARKWAY, REDWOOD
        CITY, CA  94065-1522. 415-594-4400, FAX [phone] GENERAL USE

Argentina: ADDISON-WESLEY IBEROAMERICANA, BILLINGHURST 897 PB-A, BUENOS
        AIRES 1174, ARGENTINA
        54/1/865 3384, TELEX 033 24670 MARINE AR, FAX [phone]

Australia: ADDISON-WESLEY PUBLISHERS, PTY. LTD., 6 BYFIELD STREET, NORTH
        RYDE, N.S.W. 2113, AUSTRALIA.   Tel. [phone],
        TELEX 790 71919, CABLE ADIWES SYDNEY, FAX [phone] (GENERAL USE)

Brazil: ADDISON-WESLEY IBERAMERICANA, S.A., SOUTH AMERICA, AVE. BRIGADEIRO
        LUIZ ANTONIO 2344, CONJUNTO 114, 01402 SAO PAULO S.P., BRAZIL
        Tel. [phone], TELEX 391 1125506 LFC, FAX [phone]

Canada: ADDISON-WESLEY PUBLISHERS LTD., 26 PRINCE ANDREW
        PLACE, PO BOX 580 DON MILLS, ONTARIO  M3C 2T8 CANADA
        416/447-5101, TELEX 986 743, FAX [phone]

England: ADDISON-WESLEY EUROPEAN/PACIFIC PUBLISHING GROUP,
        Finchampstead Road, Wokingham, Berkshire RG11 2NZ, ENGLAND
        44/734/794-000, telex:  851 846 136, Cable:  ADIWES WOKINGHAM,
        Fax:  [phone] General

France: EDITIONS ADDISON-WESLEY FRANCE, 41, Rue de Turbigo, 75003 Paris,
        FRANCE,  Tel:  [phone], Fax:  [phone]

Germany: ADDISON-WESLEY VERLAG GmbH, Wachsbleiche 7-12, 5300 BONN 1, GERMANY
        Tel:  [phone], 47, 48, 49, Fax:  [phone]

Italy:  Addison-Wesley Masson SpA, Via Stututo, 2/4, 20121 Milan, ITALY
        Tel:  [phone],7432, 7433, Fax:  [phone]

Japan:  ADDISON-WESLEY PUBLISHERS JAPAN LTD., 1-2-2, Sarugakucho,
        Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo  101, JAPAN,  Tel:  [phone], Telex:  781
        33239  AW TOKYO, Fax:  [phone], Cable:  ADIWES TANASHI,

Jordan: Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., P.O. Box 830410 Zahran, Amman, JORDAN
        Tel:  [phone], Telex:  22262 TRV SRV JO, Fax:  [phone]

Korea:  ADDISON-WESLEY PUBLISHING CO., Sam Ma Building, 3rd Floor, 403-16
        Seo Kyo Dong, Mapo-Ku, Seoul, 121-210, KOREA
        Tel:  [phone], Fax:  [phone]

Mexico: ADDISON-WESLEY IBEROAMERICANA, S.A., Boulevard de las Cataratas
        No.3, Colonia Jardines del Pedregal, 01900 Mexico D.F., MEXICO
        Tel:  [phone], Telex:  383 1771 410, Fax:  [phone]

Netherlands: ADDISON-WESLEY EUROPEAN AND PACIFIC PUBLISHING GROUP,
        Concertebouwplein 25, 1071 LM Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS
        Tel:  [phone], Fax:  [phone]

Singapore: ADDISON-WESLEY SINGAPORE PTE.LTD, 15 Beach Road, 05-02/09/10
        Beach Centre, 0718, SINGAPORE.  Tel:  [phone],
        Telex:  RS  20904 ADWES, Fax:  [phone]

Spain:  ADDISON-WESLEY IBEROAMERICANA, ESPANA S.A., Espalter 3, Bajo, Madrid
        28014, (ESPANA) SPAIN,
        Tel:  [phone], Fax:  [phone]

Taiwan: ADDISON-WESLEY PUBLISHING COMPANY, 88 Suite 7-2, Sin-Sheng South
        Road, Sec. 3 Taipei, TAIWAN  R.O.C.
        Tel:  [phone], Fax:  [phone]

Springer Verlag
Japan:  Springer Verlag
        Phone: [phone]
        3-30-10, Hongou, Bunkyou-ku, TOKYO

Oxford University Press
Japan:  Oxford University Press
        Phone: [phone]
        2-4-8, Kaname, Toshima-ku, TOKYO

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

O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
        103A Morris Street, Sebastopol, CA  95472
        [phone],
        800-998-9938 in the US and Canada,
        FAX [phone]
        Questions about prices and ordering:
        [e-mail]
        Questions or comments about technical content:
        [e-mail]
        Subscribe to the O'Reilly e-mail mailing list:
        [e-mail]

SSC, Seattle, WA, 206-367-8649, FAX: [phone], [e-mail]

Credits:
Osamu Saito, Teresa A. Ehling.
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4) Email addresses / phone numbers of technical bookstores
(just in case your city doesn't have a good bookstore)

Name, city, state, phone, Fax (if available), email (if available)

Computer Literacy Bookshop, San Jose, CA,  408-435-5017,
        Fax: [phone], [e-mail],
        [e-mail], [e-mail]
Quantum Books,  Cambridge, MA, 617-494-5042, Fax: [phone]
        [e-mail]
Total Information, Rochester, NY,  800-876-4636
Wordsworth Books, Cambridge MA, 800-899-2202, 617-354-4223,
        Fax: [phone], [e-mail]
Softpro, Burlington, MA, 617-2730-2917, Fax: [phone],
        [e-mail]
TECHbooks Beaverton, OR, [e-mail] (send the word "help"
        in the subject line)
OPAMP Technical Books, Los Angeles, CA, 800-468-4322
Stanford University Bookstore, [e-mail]
Powell's Technical bookstore, Portland, OR, 1-800-225-6911
Book Scientific, New York, NY, 800-621-1220

Trojan Bookstore (one of the best w/ great tech book selection!)
       University of Southern California, University Park, Los Angeles,
       CA 90089, (213) 740-BOOK[2665]

Mail order bookstore for Europe and Middle East:
    Open Windows (UNIX Book Service),
    35 Bermuda Terrace, Cambridge CB4 3LD, England.
    Phone: [phone]  [UK: 0223-313273]
    Fax:   [phone]  [UK: 0223-461391]
Email enquiries to [e-mail] will be passed on to the bookstore.

Credits:
Quantum Books, Sharad Mehrotra, J.L. Dawson, Monty Solomon, etc.

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