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Compiled by Roger Harris bfs@nationalfinder.com
Copyright © 2003-2006
URL: http://www.nationalfinder.com/bfs/index.htm
Updated: 13 November 2006

 

The following list of book-finder services on the Internet is the result of my own need to obtain details of books, mostly older, out-of-print, hard-to-locate volumes, which deal with specialised subjects.
 
Many of the listed services offer to find a book at the lowest possible price. They are listed because they provide an indexing service and not because of the possibility of obtaining a recently published 'best-seller' at the lowest ticket price worldwide.
 
As is the case with many search engines, each book finder searches a different index and you should therefore try several if the first set of results is inconclusive.
 
Here in the United Kingdom, the term 'remaindered book' means a copy of a book which was published at some time earlier but was never sold at retail, i.e. it remained unsold in the warehouse or stockroom or on the shelf. In American English, the terms 'blow-out book' and 'close-out book' appear to have a similar meaning. 'Second-hand' means a book which has been sold and owned, probably read, probably has slight scuff marks. In AE 'used' is equivalent.
 

Information about books
Barnes & Noble's Glossary of book terms
Barnes & Noble's Book sizes and conditions
About ISBN numbers

 
My thanks for additional information go to Keith Tunstill and Johan Lindström.


 
New listing
Book Sale Scout
http://www.booksalescout.com/
Speciality: locates book sale venues in the U.S.A.
 
Your on-line search may be refined according to the following criteria: keywords, state (USA), city, zip code, within miles of zip, sale within x days, bag/box sale, free day, free parking, silent auction, credit card accepted, inventory not skimmed over, bake sale/refreshments, free Wi-Fi access, antiquarian books, dVDs, CDs available.

 
 


 
AAA Book Search:
http://www.aaabooksearch.com/
Speciality: general books, textbooks.
Basic search:
  • Title
  • Author
  • ISBN
  • Keyword
http://www.AAAMovieSearch.com
http://www.AAAMusicsSearch.com


AAA Text Book Search
Searches more than 50 book inventories.
http://www.aaatextbooksearch.com/
Speciality: academic books
Basic search:
  • title
  • author
  • ISBN
  • keywords


ABEBOOKS:
http://www.abebooks.co.uk/
http://www.abebooks.com/
http://www.abebooks.de/
http://www.abebooks.fr/
Glossary of bibliographic terms

Speciality:
Basic search:
  • title
  • author
  • keywords
Advanced search: enter complete words or suffixed wildcard, e.g. history or hist*
  • Author
  • Title
  • Publisher/Date
  • Keywords
  • ISBN
  • Country
  • Binding: Any Binding / Hardcover / Softcover
  • Attributes: First Edition / Signed / Dust Jacket
  • Price range: (£) minimum-maximum


ABookBargain.com
http://www.abookbargain.com/
Speciality: Searches 27 shops and ranks results by price.
Basic search:
  • title
  • author
  • keywords
  • deliver to [country list]


ADDALL new: http://www.addall.com/
Speciality:
ADDALL used: http://used.addall.com/
Book Search and Price Comparison
Speciality:
Basic search:
  • title
  • author
  • ISBN
  • keywords [accepts partial words, e.g. Siam or Sia*]


Alibris: http://www.alibris.com [BOOKS, FILMS/MOVIES, MUSIC]
Basic search:
  • title
  • author/artist
  • subject/genre
Advanced search:
  • title [can sort by]
  • author [can sort by]
  • subject
  • keywords
  • publisher
  • binding
  • language
  • price [can sort by]
  • publication year [can sort by]
  • ISBN
  • first edition?
  • signed?
  • dustjacket?


Biblio.com http://www.biblio.com
Second-hand bookdealers worldwide.
Basic search
  • Author
  • title
  • rank by price
  • Displays currency in [various currencies]
Advanced search (any or all of):
  • Author
  • Title [will accept keywords]
  • Publisher
  • Description
  • Format Hardcover or paperback (any) Hardcover Paperback
  • First edition
  • Signed
  • Dust jacket
  • Minimum price
  • Maximum price
  • Show only books from booksellers in [All countries, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Columbia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam.]
  • Display currency in [Australian Dollars, Austrian Schillings, Belgian Francs, Brazilian Real, Canadian Dollars, Chinese Yuan, Danish Krone, Euro, Finnish Markkas, French Francs, German Marks, Greek Drachmas, Hong Kong Dollars, Indian Rupee, Irish Pounds, Italian Lire, Japanese Yen, Luxembourg Francs, Malaysian Ringgit, Mexican Peso, Netherlands Guilders, New Zealand Dollars, Norwegian Krone, Portuguese Escudos, Singapore Dollar, South African Rand, South Korean Won, Spanish Pesetas, Sri Lankan Rupee, Swedish Krona, Swiss Franc, Taiwanese Dollars, Thailand Baht, UK Pounds, USD, Venezuelan Bolivar.]
  • Sort results by [Highest price first, Lowest price first, Author name descending, Author name ascending, Title descending, Title ascending, Newest listed books first, Oldest listed books first]
  • Omit book club editions
  • Omit ex-library copies


Bibliophile
http://www.bibliophile.net/
Search fields:
  • Author
  • Title
  • Publisher/Date
  • Keywords (or select from list)
  • First edition?
  • Signed?
  • Dust jacket?
  • Binding (HB or SB)
  • Language of book (select from list)
  • When book was added to catalogue: anytime, previous day, past week, past month
  • Report format: entries in report: 5, 10, 25, 50; short or long description


Bibliofind (in association with Amazon.com, locates books offered by Amazon and other booksellers)
Second-hand bookdealers worldwide.
WWW: http://www.bibliofind.com/
Basic single-key search:
  • title
  • author
  • keywords


Book Sale Scout
http://www.booksalescout.com/
Speciality: locates book sale venues in the U.S.A.
 
Your on-line search may be refined according to the following criteria: keywords, state (USA), city, zip code, within miles of zip, sale within x days, bag/box sale, free day, free parking, silent auction, credit card accepted, inventory not skimmed over, bake sale/refreshments, free Wi-Fi access, antiquarian books, dVDs, CDs available.


BookFinder: http://www.bookfinder.com/
Speciality: new, used, out of print
Basic search:
  • title
  • author


BookFinder4u
http://www.bookfinder4u.com/
Speciality:
Basic search:
  • title
  • author
  • ISBN
  • keywords


BookHQ: http://www.bookhq.com/
Speciality: new books
Basic search: new books
  • title
  • author
  • ISBN
  • keywords [accepts wildcards]


BOOKSPRICE: http://www.booksprice.com/
Speciality: New books. Compares prices in 33 book shops.
Basic single-key search:
  • title, or
  • author, or
  • ISBN
  • "Browse" feature has 30 head categories, each subdivided into several further categories.


Cheap Books
Searches more than 100 bookshops worldwide
http://www.cheapbooks.info/
Speciality: General
Basic search:
  • title
  • author
  • ISBN
Search results may be modified by
  • Payment currency
  • Book delivery country
  • Shop country


CLIQUE: http://www.clique.co.uk/
Provincial Booksellers Association - second-hand bookdealers in the United Kingdom
http://www.clique.co.uk
Speciality: 400+ booksellers listed. Useful links page.


DirectTextBook:
Web: http://www.directtextbook.com/
Speciality: academic text books
Basic search:
  • title
  • author
  • ISBN
  • keywords
Comment: More than 25 categories with many sub-categories. Help pages.


All Discount Books: http://www.alldiscountbooks.net/
Discount Text Books: http://www.discounttextbooks.net/
Basic Search:
  • title
  • author
  • ISBN
  • keywords
Search results are ranked by total price (including postage)


FETCHBOOK: http://www.fetchbook.info/
Speciality: New and second-hand books.
Basic single-key search:
  • title
  • author
  • keyword
  • ISBN


isbn.nu: http://isbn.nu/
Speciality: new books
Basic search:
  • title
  • author
  • ISBN
  • keywords [whole words only, no wildcards]


Mare Magnum Librorum Italy.
Antique, secondhand and out-of-print books. Catalogues of European antiquarian booksellers
E-mail: malavasi@maremagnum.com
WWW: http://www.maremagnum.com


Powells
http://www.powells.com/usedbooks/
Speciality: Comprehensive subject index
Basic search:
  • title
  • author
  • keywords


UK Bookchecker
http://uk.bookchecker.com
Speciality: searches 60+ vendors for lowest price
Basic search:
  • title
  • author
  • keywords


UK Book World: http://ukbookworld.com/
Speciality: United Kingdom shops. Rare, old, out-of-print. 200+ shops
Basic search:
  • title
  • author
  • publisher/date
  • subject [accepts suffixed wildcards]


Wefindcheapbooks: www.wefindcheapbooks.com/
Speciality: new books, apparently.
Basic single-key search:
  • title, or
  • author, or
  • ISBN


YoySearch: http://www.yoysearch.com/books.html
YoySearch is a general-purpose search engine which includes a book-search facility.


Miscellany

Book remainders (U.S.A.): http://www.bookcloseouts.com/bc/home.asp

Book Sale Finder (U.S.A.): http://www.booksalefinder.com/

Electronic Books (e-Books)

 

 

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