Get me a book!

I don't sell or distribute books except when I'm working at the library. This blog is not a book distribution forum. If you want to read something that I have recommended, you can borrow it from a friend, borrow it from a library, buy it from your local bookseller, or buy it online.

I can't tell you who your friends are or what books they have, but I can tell you that if you don't see the book you're looking for on the library shelves, and you can't find it in the catalogue, you should ask library staff to get it for you. They might be able to borrow it from another library or, if enough people ask for it, they might decide to buy it themselves. If you don't ask, you won't get it.

If you want your very own copy and can't find it at your local bookstore (assuming you still have one of those wonderful places in your neighbourhood), ask for it. They might have more copies in the back. It might be on back-order. They might special-order it in for you. If you don't ask, you won't get it.

If you don't have a local bookstore, or they can't help you, you can still purchase online and have books delivered right to your doorstep. Here in Canada, our favourite online bookstores are chapters.indigo.ca and amazon.ca They also connect you with more reviews than just mine so you can get a second (or tenth) opinion.

If the book you want is older and hard to locate, try alibris.com - it's like ebay for second-hand books. (I know, very dangerous!) Again, more reviews plus a choice of vendors, prices, etc.

As a last resort, you could try contacting the publisher of a very elusive book to find out which of their distributors has the last copies of that gem. If no copies are available, they might tell you if a re-print is likely. If you don't ask, you won't know.

So get on out there, ask for books, and READ!

Carol