On Sat, 21 Feb 2004, Automatic digest processor wrote: Rob van der Heij <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Some time ago I went out on Amazon to get the VM/ESA Applications and > Systems books (from the same Ranade series as the Rexx Handbook). But I > discovered the out-of-print books are far less easy available than you > would expect from browsing the catalog. Either the same copy of the book > is offered by many different merchants or they never update their > offerings after selling them. For some other book my first 3 orders > through Amazon were cancelled because the book was not available after > all, and I am waiting for the 4th attempt now. I like www.abebooks.com -- you can search for what's in stock or register what you want and receive notification when it shows up. The site is an umbrella for 12,000 used-booksellers. It found a copy now of VM/ESA Systems Handbook in Baltimore for $27, likely plus shipping. I have a standing request for my father's autobiography published in 1952 or so; a couple copies turn up each year. I've never had a problem with purchases. -- Gabriel Goldberg, Computers and Publishing, Inc. (703) 941-1657 6580 Bermuda Green Court, Alexandria, VA 22312-3103 [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://www.cpcug.org/user/gabe>
