Going to amazon.com and doing a book search on a title can often result in numerous book listings and also choices of stores/individuals selling them - I've often purchased titles through amazon in this way and their purchase procedures are secure and very satisfactory. Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward Harding" <eharding2@suddenlink.net> > Just a little note for anyone who might be searching for books that are out of print or otherwise hard to find. I use a website that many bookstores use when trying to find books for customers. www.abebooks.com

Hello, There are about a dozen "used-book-finding web sites." Another is www.alibris.com And, I've obtained a few "town histories" for reasonable prices from eBay. And, there are at least 3 or 4 "genealogy-book publishers" in the U.S. - mostly on the East Coast. Betty (near Lowell, MA) Great-great-granddaughter of Joseph KIDDER, injured while fighting in the Civil War, resident of Princeton, Maine. I was able to obtain a picture of "Joe" taken about a year before his death ~1915. Remember to check the archives of all the Lists and Boards for your surnames and place-names. And, please remember to check the on-line auctions for for your surnames and place-names. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Schmidt" <donlinda@2ki.net> To: <civil-war@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2007 12:09 PM Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] Hard to Find & Out of Print Books