# Out-of-Print Book Search Services

> Hidden Mysteries We specialize in many hard-to-find, rare, & some out-of-print - books I think this is one of the best sites I've seen and they have alot about mind control. You should check out this place.

> Abooksearch.com. ABooksearch.com - An Online Community of Old, Rare and Out-of-Print Booksellers

> Abracadabra Booksearch International. We are one of the largest book search companies in the world. We specialize in finding Rare, Scarce and Out-Of-Print books for people and institutions. We offer a FREE INTERNATIONAL BOOK SEARCH.

> Ashworth Books. 39 West Market Street Red Hook New York 12571 USA. We offer a free international search service for books of all kinds in any language. No fees. No obligation. Timely reply. We ship books anywhere in the world. We also buy books of all kinds and will respond to all offers. e-mail: ahab@ulster.net; Phone or fax: 914 758-0285. 24 hour service. Call or fax anytime.

> Babbitt's Books. A collection of book stores in central Illinois with varying specialities. We offer a variety of services including: keeping want lists, an on-line data base, appraisals, a book search service: If you can not find what you are looking for on our databases, please fill in our handy on-line want list. When you send this to us, we will search other sources to locate your book. When we find it, we will contact you with the condition and the price.

> Book-Finder by Books, Books, Books, Inc.. We specialize in finding that book you've been looking for whether it's paperback, hardcover, fiction, non-fiction, used or new. Our largest inventory is in Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Celtic, Ireland, Scotland, and Floridiana. Just e-mail, write, fax, or call. You pay for the book if and when we find it. We accept money order, check, or Visa/Master/Discover.

> BookSearch. BookSearch, Inc. was started in 1984 by Timothy Donahue. Mr. Donahue has been in the Rare and Out-of-Print book business since 1968. BookSearch, Inc. is affiliated with over 1,700 retail bookstores in all fifty states as well as in Canada, the United Kingdom and Japan. Unlike other online search services BookSearch, Inc. has been a presence in the book world for more than a dozen years. With nearly thirty years experience in the business, our service does more than simply search internet-based catalogs and lists. Book matching services charge you, and can only compare your request to books located on their own database--they aren't really a search service--If it's not on their list, they can't find it. We have our own database consisting of more than 1000 Rare and Out-of-Print book dealers not to mention our proprietary lists of private collectors. For BookSearch, searching the internet for your book is only a small part of the process.

> BookSearch at Hay (Peter Horsburgh). "We can find ANY book, on or off the internet. Located in Hay-on-Wye, the world capital of the second hand, rare & antiquarian book business, we have access to some 27 million books, with 5m in Hay alone. We also operate the award winning Booksearch Café, Restaurant and Bar where: "You wine and dine while we search for that sought-after book" (We are NOT an internet café)".

> Booksearch by Susan. Since 1983 we have been locating and fulfilling book needs. We offer an intensive international booksearch service specialized in finding rare, scarce, and out-of-print books for people and institutions. Our success rate is high because we search until your books are found. We do not give up! The average period for locating books can be as fast as the same day... or for the more elusive title, a few weeks. Once your books are found we will send you a written description and exact price... you are not obligated to buy! All books are guaranteed to be in the condition described. If not, they may be returned, as long as they are mailed within ten working days of receipt.

> BooksToFind. Whether it's a long lost book from your childhood, or the most obscure academic title, BooksToFind will track it down for you - quickly, efficiently, and for a reasonable price. We use a combination of the latest internet technologies and traditional bibliographic expertise to conduct our searches, and will keep looking for up to six months if our initial search fails to locate the book. There is no charge for the search, and you are under no obligation to purchase the book once we send you a quote.

> Bookworld. A leading booksearch specialist. With experience of over 25 years as a collector of books on field hockey, John went into bookselling some 10 years ago. Since then he has built up one of the most successful booksearch operations for its size in the United Kingdom. Recenty retired from the Executive Committees of Great Britain and Wales Hockey, John now devotes his energies to Rotary and the Book Trade. He continues to answer questions on Hockey gleaned from his collection of Hockey books - the world's largest.

> Curious Kiwi Books Out-of-print Book Search. The Curious Kiwi (formerly The Penguin Bookery) is an on-line bookstore dedicated to helping people locate out-of-print and hard-to-find titles. We will search for any title you wish and provide you with availability and price before your order is processed We do not charge for conducting an out-of-print search. We only make a profit when we successfully locate a book for you within the price range you're looking for.

> France Antiques. Free Antiquarian Book Search Service. Service de Recherche Gratuit. If you search a book, please fill and send us this Form or send us directly an e-mail: it will be transmitted to the Booksellers. Si vous recherchez un livre, remplissez le formulaire suivant ou adressez-nous directement votre message: il sera retransmis aux Libraires.

> Gutenberg Holdings. Free Worldwide Book Search Service. We are a Mail Order and Internet supplier of books in all fields, with an inventory of tens of thousands of volumes. Ours is a very active and growing search service with weekly ads in The New York Times Book Review Section and The Nation, etc.

> Horse Books Plus. A unique and personalized book finder and seller located at November Farm in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains... Children's books and horse sports a specialty. E-mail Karen Wild for a Free Worldwide Booksearch on any topic/subject!

> H.P. Bookfinders. The search service began operations in 1986. We are now one of the United Kingdom's leading booksearch companies supplying thousands of titles to individuals and institutions world-wide. A professional search will be undertaken for any title that is needed, ranging from one specific book to collection building requests on any subject. We are happy to search for any English language title, wherever published. Our success rate is high. Over 70% of our customers are contacted with an offer of a located title within one month of their enquiry.

> McWilliams and Chee, Old & Rare Books. We have a worldwide search service that can access the inventories of thousands of dealers across the United States and around the Globe. We do not charge a cent for a search and you are under no obligation to purchase a book once we find it for you.

> Mysterious Search - Are you serious about finding that rare or out-of-print mystery book? So are we. That's ALL we do! We are the only fully operational search service designed to give aggressive, personal service to the mystery collector. We use not one, but numerous methods to locate the book you are seeking. This is all done at no charge to you. Mysterious Search, PO Box 11811, Atlanta, Ga. 30355. Toll-free: 800-322-3620, Fax: (404) 262-3390. E-mail: booksearch@MysteriousSearch.com

> Riverside Information Services. If you have a book you've been looking for, but just can't seem to find, let us know. We can't guarantee we will be able to get an original copy of the Constitution of Atlantis, or the private diary of the "real" Hercules. But our book finder service is FREE. It's well worth you investment! (e-mail: ris@empirenet.com)

> Stiltjack Books Limited. We are a British company specialising in booksearch services.

> Vanderven Art Books. Vanderven Art Books is specialized in locating rare and out of print art books on request. Once a book has been located, it will be offered to you without commitment to purchase. E-mail: info@vandervenartbooks.com

> Virtual WordsWorth. For books that are no longer in print we offer an out of print service. The cost for the search is $3.00 per title. We place an ad in a national trade magazine to used bookseller/book dealers and out of print booksellers. They get in touch with us if they have the title. They provide information as to the condition of the book, and how much they want for it. We contact you with this information and you decide if you would like to get the book. This process takes about six to eight weeks and is about 60% successful.