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):
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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
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Anthony Prete
212 Marne Avenue
Haddonfield NJ 08033-1444
609/428-1203
tonyp@waterw.com