The E-Sylum:  Volume 6, Number 48, November 9, 2003, Article 11

ANS BOOKS ON DEMAND

  Ed Snible writes: "I recently discovered that most of the
  'out-of-print' American Numismatic Society publications
  can be purchased in facsimile form from the microfilm
  publisher 'Books On Demand.'  I've been told (by a BOD
  customer) that the quality is similar to a xerox copy.  The
  prices start at $30, with the longer publications costing
  much more.  I haven't ordered anything yet myself, but the
  arrangement seems like a great boon to scholars having
  difficulty locating scarce originals.  I counted 181 out-of-print
  ANS titles on BOD's web page, which is
  http://wwwlib.umi.com/bod/search/basic .  (The in-print
  books are of course still available from the David Brown
  Book Company,
  http://www.amnumsoc.org/store/davidbrown.html )."

  [Ed originally published this note on the AmNumSoc-L and
  Moneta-L mailing lists.  He'd planned to mention B.O.D. on
  E-Sylum after getting more feedback, but he agreed to
  publish it now.  I should mention here that I owe Ed an
  apology for misspelling his name last week in the item regarding
  the new Amazon search feature. -Editor]

  Ed adds: "Sebastian Heath at the ANS was surprised himself
  to find out about BOD.   The ANS signed up for the program
  in 1974 when it was a microfilm-only venture.  They had
  forgotten about the program!  They are reviewing the
  agreement now.

  Jim Schell said (on Moneta-L) "My experience using Books
  on Demand for the ANS Numismatic Notes and Monographs
  series has been mixed. The copies are near original size and
  the text is clear. The plates are the quality of a rather poor
  photocopy. Eventually, I had to purchase the original works
  on the secondary market to obtain usable images.  Additionally,
  when I ordered a copy of Nancy Waggonner's dissertation
  addressing Alexander's mint at Babylon, the plates were not
  available, having been retained by her institution. Hope this helps."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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