The world's largest bookstore is . [Mac*Chat, 2/21/96.]

"365 Days of Amazon Book Reviews" is free Windows software that offers a book review and up to 30% discount every time you start your computer. . [Michael Ricci , net-hap, 10/9/96.]

The Ecola Bookstore Guide lists over 300 local retail booksellers with active websites, plus a guide to technical and university bookstores online. . [, net-hap, 9/24/96.]

Or try Book Web, for info from the American Booksellers Association. . [Victor Tobias , BESTWEB, 8/20/96.]

For women's bookstores -- or feminists' bookstores -- check the list at . [Scott P. Kerlin , AERA-GSL, 12/8/95. net-hap.]

Strategies for obtaining books are listed by librarian Marylaine Block, in Book Bytes . [, net-hap, 10/18/96.] (Interlibrary loan can get almost anything, in a few days to weeks. And humor books are likely to turn up at remainder houses or remainder tables in bookstores, since they often go out of print quickly.)

Over 200 free online editions of computer and Internet books can be found in the Online Electronic Publishing Collection, at . [, net-hap, 11/18/96.]

The Alexandria Virtual Library Web Site provides free online reading and searching of current computer and business books, available in hardcopy from online booksellers. . [Chas. Cooper , net-hap, 11/4/96.] (The site also hosts a book discussion group.)

Sandcat Inc. specializes in elegant, unique, or hard-to-find books, plus other one-of-a-kind merchandise (e.g., from estate sales). . [, net-hap, 7/31/96.]

Blake's Books offers used and out-of-print scholarly books, plus special library services. Over 40 online catalogs and a searchable database. . [, net-hap, 11/27/96.]

Bookfinders International offers free search for out-of-print books, plus antiquarian lists that you can browse. 100K UK titles. . [, net-hap, 7/28/96.]

Book Express Inc. lists 1.8M titles in print, 900K titles out of print. Search by ISDN, grade or age level, etc. . [, net-hap, 8/596.]

When you use Advanced Book Exchange (ABE) to search for out-of-print books, you can store a search to be run every day until a match is found. . [, net-hap, 8/5/96.]

Booksearch Online can add you to the antiquarian Books Wanted or For Sale lists, for a modest fee. Database searches are free. . [, net-hap, 9/24/96.]

Other out-of-print book sites and dealers are listed on Bibliophile Bookshelf, . [Errol Porter , net-hap, 3/4/96.]