At 04:42 PM 8/19/97 +0930, you wrote: >David, (and other Aussie book buyers) > >Try looking in the price list at CBD: http://www.christianbook.com > >They are generally cheaper than Amazon, and often it is cheaper to buy >books here and have them posted out to Australia than to buy them here. > I recently did a presentation at the Scripture Institute (College Misericordia, Dallas, Pa.) on using the Internet to buy "Bible Books at Bargain Prices." Here are the website URLs that I put together, along with e-mail addresses for those without web access who wish to order catalogs: Eisenbrauns (new): 0000,0000,fefehttp://www.eisenbrauns.com/booksell.html orders@eisenbrauns.com Eisenbrauns (used): 0000,0000,fefehttp://www.eisenbrauns.com/used.html orders@eisenbrauns.com Christian Book Distributors: 0000,0000,fefehttp://www.christianbook.com orders@christianbook.com customer.service@christianbook.com technical.assistance@christianbook.com Dove: 0000,0000,fefehttp://www.dovebook.com dovebook@ix.netcom.com Philip Lund: 0000,0000,fefehttp://antiquarian.com/lund-theological/BIBLICAL.HTM philip@lundboox.demon.co.uk Sutton Books (Advanced Book Exchange) 0000,0000,fefehttp://www.abebooks.com/home/1784/ suttonb1@airmail.net AMAZON BOOKS BIBLICAL SOURCES 0000,0000,fefehttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/cache/Browse/Religion___Spirituality/Bible___Other_Sacred_Texts/Bible/index.html/7003-6111241-498626 0000,0000,fefeIf you prefer more traditional modes of communication, the following may be helpful: CHRISTIAN BOOK DISTRIBUTORS P.O. Box 7000 Peabody MA 01961-7000 PHONE (Mon-Fri 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.; Sat, 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET) Orders: 1-508/977-5000 Customer Service: 1-508/977-5050 Technical Help: 1-508/977-5040 Fax: 1-508/977-5010 EISENBRAUNS P.O. Box 275 Winona Lake IN 46590-0275 PHONE (Mon-Fri, 8:00-5:00 ET, not EDT) Order & Customer Service: 1-219/269-2011 Fax: 1-219/269-6788 Fax Order: 1-800/736-7921 DOVE Suite C 30633 Schoolcraft Rd. Livonia MI 48150 PHONE (Mon-Fri 10:00-5:00; Sat 11:00-3:00 ET) Order & Customer Service: 1-313/522-7440 Fax: 1-313/522-7441 PHILIP & ROSALIND LUND THEOLOGICAL BOOKSELLERS 1 Arbury Road Cambridge CB4 2JB UK PHONE Order & Customer Service: +44 (0)1223 565 303 Fax: +44 (0)1223 565 206 SUTTON BOOKS (ADVANCED BOOK EXCHANGE) 2628 Boyd Avenue Fort Worth, TX 76109 Fax:817 921 1338 I've found that the discount prices don't vary much among the companies, though an occasional special sale can produce a significant difference. The major issue seems to be selection: some companies specialize where others have just a general selection. Keep in mind also that here in the States, the shipping and handling costs frequently come to less than what you would pay in sales tax if you bought the books locally. Finally, many publishers, such as Hendrickson, offer substantial discounts (50% with Hendrickson) to "qualified professors and teachers" as well as "members of most academic societies" (I'm quoting from Hendrickson's 96-97 Academic Catalog). If anyone has other favorite sources, I'd be happy to hear of them, off-list or on. Tony 0000,0000,fefe Anthony Prete 212 Marne Avenue Haddonfield NJ 08033-1444 609/428-1203 tonyp@waterw.com