150 million books, 1 search engine

Posted on 3/18/2008 by Curzon

Thanks to Joe for sending along this link.

Check out this site: Bookfinder.com. This site lets you search over 150 million books for sale whether it be rare, out-of-print, obscure, or a textbooks, and find either original sellers in your neighborhood and the cheapest seller around. Although advocates have long spoken about the importance of supporting your local bookstore, Amazon has long been the first place I buy books because it makes shopping so easy. However, it is a hard place to find rare books or obscure out-of-print texts.

Bookfinder.com promises to be the perfect solution. Not only does this help consumers find nearby bookstores and the best bargains, it allows our consumer dollar to maintain a diverse bookselling industry. What’s more you can search by language of book, region, and currency.

About Curzon

Lord George Nathaniel Curzon (1859 - 1925) entered the British House of Commons as a Conservative MP in 1886, where he served as undersecretary of India and Foreign Affairs. He was appointed Viceroy of India at the turn of the 20th century where he delineated the North West Frontier Province, ordered a military expedition to Tibet, and unsuccessfully tried to partition the province of Bengal during his six-year tenure. Curzon served as Leader of the House of Lords in Prime Minister Lloyd George's War Cabinet and became Foreign Secretary in January 1919, where his most famous act was the drawing of the Curzon Line between a new Polish state and Russia. His publications include Russia in Central Asia (1889) and Persia and the Persian Question (1892). In real life, "Curzon" is a US citizen from the East Coast who has been a financial analyst, freelance translator, and university professor; he is currently on assignment in Tokyo.
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4 Responses to 150 million books, 1 search engine

  1. Soob says:
    3/18/2008 at 8:51 pm

    Great resource. Maybe I’ll be able to dig up some of Dave Duncan’s older series that I haven’t been able to find.

  2. Lexington Green says:
    3/18/2008 at 10:26 pm

    Bookfinder is excellent, especially older or uncommon books. I have spent a fortune on that site.

  3. John Ballard says:
    3/19/2008 at 10:43 am

    Thanks for the link.
    Another one I have used for years is American Book Exchange.
    http://www.abebooks.com/

  4. fabius_maximus_cunctator says:
    3/21/2008 at 9:34 am

    Sir,

    Thx for that link. I suspect it will come in very useful indeed for all of us dead tree old book lovers out there.
    Whatever the strain on one`s credit card, from a 1st look yesterday one can be fairly sure it is worth it.

    Spousal acceptance factor might be E-, though.