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John W
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« on: 17:35:52, 13-05-2008 »
Don't know which thread to post this on, so new topic.

Just been alerted again to this site where you can get back issues of The Listener, Radio Times and a host of publications on the history of broadcasting.

http://www.radiotimesbacknumbers.com/


Let me also mention a site that I've often used for second-hand music-related books

http://www.abebooks.co.uk/
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« Reply #1 on: 17:47:05, 13-05-2008 »
I have used abebooks a lot John and agree, it's a wonderful site.

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« Reply #2 on: 17:50:28, 13-05-2008 »
Blimey - those RT back numbers don't come cheap do they?!

Abebooks is amazing though. Couldn't live without it.
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« Reply #3 on: 18:33:56, 13-05-2008 »
I'd never heard of Abebooks. That looks like a very useful site indeed - thanks, John.
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« Reply #4 on: 18:47:51, 13-05-2008 »
Quote from: martle on 18:33:56, 13-05-2008
I'd never heard of Abebooks. That looks like a very useful site indeed - thanks, John.

It's like a network of 100s of booksellers. You will find local booksellers there. I saw a book I was looking for there and the bookseller was in Leamington so I just went round to his shop and got it there.
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« Reply #5 on: 20:07:09, 13-05-2008 »
Or there is this http://www.bookfinder.com/  It's been the ruin of many a poor boy. And God, I know, I'm one.
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« Reply #6 on: 21:22:27, 13-05-2008 »
I've ordered loads of things from Abebooks as well - they are very comprehensive in terms of the sellers they reference, but the postage rates are rather extortionate, significantly more than Amazon. These days it is worth trying the 'Shopping' option on Google as well - I managed to find a copy of Richard Middleton's Studying Popular Music there today at half the price I'd found it elsewhere (from a site that sells ex-student copies of books).
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« Reply #7 on: 21:26:33, 13-05-2008 »
Yes, I've used Abebooks as well - very good for cheap 2nd hand New Liszt Editions to replace the ones I had which were falling to pieces due to being poorly bound in the first place  Angry
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