I should have added that I also checked alibris.com, and the book is listed as $50-$120. I also misspoke about abebooks; it's more like $50, not $25. Emily
Emily Bergman [email protected] On Tue, Nov 18, 2025 at 8:55 AM Emily Bergman <[email protected]> wrote: > I responded directly to Aileen that I found 3 copies on Abebooks for about > $25. I also looked at thriftbooks.com and betterworldbooks.com, which > often sell books from libraries, but this title was not listed on either > site. Emily > > Emily Bergman > [email protected] > > > On Tue, Nov 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM Henry Hollander via Hasafran < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I do periodically mention to librarians that there are other places to >> search for books other than AMAZON. Sometime the price on Amazon is the >> cheapest price, but often it is not. It isn't hard to search elsewhere. >> All you need to do is plug >> I do periodically mention to librarians that there are other places to >> search for books other than AMAZON. Sometime the price on Amazon is the >> cheapest price, but often it is not. It isn't hard to search elsewhere. >> All you need to do is plug in the URL of a metasearch engine that searches >> many other sites. Try >> https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.addall.com/used__;!!KGKeukY!wYDvB1Jr2C_756zeJHXFGpeOx8aVjpYsVLpBrEGjysA_QFB1aQaZwAjdKAngoL4GXKsmrTXH34hcm-WtXleKR8OuJ3JYD9pMi8-CWM90r9c$ >> >> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.addall.com/used__;!!KGKeukY!w4GAQKtwQcfgjLcWrVwtRoFTcfHU-4o1SzZEmvGec3tQGiWadSdES2ETQVSon91R6-erSwv14ky4mQ8MGznvVQcKsw$> >> . >> >> I found this book for much less than $200 in seconds. It isn't always the >> case, but quite often it is. >> >> The lesson here is, NEVER START A BOOKSEARCH on the AMAZON website. >> NEVER, NEVER, NEVER. You may end up there in the end and that is OK. Amazon >> has a stranglehold on online retail. I'm not telling you to be loyal to the >> booksellers on this listserve. That has been a lost cause for 10-20 years >> at least. I'm just asking you to serve your own interests. >> >> That said, there are a lot of people out there selling books like >> widgets. They have no idea of their real value. If they can't find >> comparables they just put some insane price on the book and imagine that >> they deserve that because of the scarcity that they (often falsely) >> perceive. Or they let a computer price the book. It is frustrating. These >> #$#$%$@#@s are the gifts of the internet to you. Don't reward them. They >> don't know or care about books and couldn't care less about Judaism. >> >> Sorry for the tone. Just a little frustration seeping out. >> >> All the best, >> Henry Hollander (Believe it or not, a rabbi) >> >> Aileen Grossberg via Hasafran wrote: >> >> Resourceful librarians, I have a request from our school for the >> following title which appears to be out of print and very expensive on the >> used market, up to over $200. Alison Greengard, Lech Lecha, 32 pages, 2004, >> EKS Publishing. 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