Get most of my books off of Ebay. I was buying from ChessCafe, but more often than not their books are on "back order"
Who is your go to Chess Book Vendor?
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Jan 15, 2015
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I like the old time vendors before the age of amazon who used to have used book lists. I found Vol1 Issue 1 (May 1904) Cambridge Springs Special of American Chess Bulltein by Herman Helms from Chessco years ago which is no the chessbutler but no longer has a web site as of yet. Bob Long always bought used collections and they were treasure troves.
I do scour eBay & Etsey just to name two for rare chess books these days. Haven't found any in a long time in a used book store partly because most used book stores are OOB.
Jan 15, 2015
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For used books I go to eBay and Amazon.
I have found the best prices and best service for new books from Chess4Less. Since they are owned by a British fellow, I have obtained some books, like the latest edition of "My 60 Most Memorable Games" before they are available anywhere else in the U.S.
Jan 15, 2015
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Chessco (Bob Long) actually sold his web site and customer list to Chee4Less a while back. They are located in Florida for the USA.
Jan 15, 2015
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I forgot to include Dale Brandreth's web site if you are looking for rare chess books or magazines. He also sells new Cassia edition books as well as McFarland and other collectable chess books. Many many tournament books here which is my favorite. Web site might be a bit obscure but hey the selection is no where else to be found. I have dealt with Dale in the past and just 3 weeks ago and he is a very good chess book vendor. In fact I found a magazine I was missing for 25 years to complete my collection on his web site. Take a look, if you collect chess books especially tournaments you will not be able to resist.
http://www.chessbookstore.com/home/just-out-1
I used to order from Chessco a long time ago. I am now skeptical of chess book reviews that give glowing reviews but, don't live up to the hype. I mainly shop Amazon now & use the " look inside " feature. This is helpful for me. Small chess diagrams are a big no no for me.
The library. I don't need to possess the book. One might want to own a book if they will frequently reference it or are using it as a coaching tool, but I am doing neither.
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Jan 15, 2015
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We can now get many free books on the internet, places like archive.org. They are free and legal since they are old and in the public domain. Even though they are old they still are valuable since they teach basic ideas and principles. And some are written by masters and grandmasters such as Lasker and Capablanca.
Interesting. It seems that a lot of our US vendors are not mentioned. For example, does anyone buy from USCF Sales?
wiscmike wrote:
The question is chess book vendor, not equipment or supplies.
Also do you go on the web and just order off the lowest price or are you loyal to your chess vendor if they give you super sewrvice.
Just curious since some vendors seem not to have much customer service while others go all in.
Remeber NOT about chess sets just CHESS BOOKS.
Amazon.com, cheap. and used.
Jan 20, 2015
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USCF is the same as House of Staunton. Very good selecton, they have many many books. Therefore you need to be selective in choosing your books as many chess books are mediocre. I use a few different sources for book reviews and try to find a good book review before I buy a modern chess book. I also collect chess books and have to go to used book sites for most of those.
HOS had very good service on books. I get prompt delivery from Georgia where they are located to Wisconsin vis USPS MEDIA MAIL.
What review sources do you trust?
Some of what we have seen is simply ridiculous. 100% glowing and not much meat on the bones. Sure, it is nice to see when our books get praise, but not every "review" counts.
Amazon.com.
Several sources:
- amazon.com
- amazon.co.uk
- newinchess.com
- ebay.com
- www.chess.co.uk
- allegro.pl
For chess books, this is pretty much all I ever needed to use.
Jan 20, 2015
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MongoosePress wrote:
What review sources do you trust?
Some of what we have seen is simply ridiculous. 100% glowing and not much meat on the bones. Sure, it is nice to see when our books get praise, but not every "review" counts.
My first two places i go to for reviews are chess cafe and amazon. Then there are others that aren't so extensive and are more like blogs but very helpful as chessbookreviews.wordpress.com
Silman also has a review http://www.jeremysilman.com/shop/pc/home.asp
And this link is a gateway to reviews and publishers.
http://www.chessopolis.com/chess-book-reviews-chess-book-publishers-and-dealers/
Jan 20, 2015
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When I want to read reviews about a book I Google the name of the book. If I don't see enough or decent review sites, I will search the name of the book followed by the word, review.
I also read Amazon reviews, but make sure the author of the review is qualified.
MongoosePress wrote:
What review sources do you trust?
Tony Miles.
The question is chess book vendor, not equipment or supplies.
Also do you go on the web and just order off the lowest price or are you loyal to your chess vendor if they give you super sewrvice.
Just curious since some vendors seem not to have much customer service while others go all in.
Remeber NOT about chess sets just CHESS BOOKS.