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<p>[QUOTE="stldanceartist, post: 1877903, member: 13307"]Just wanted to let you know that I also attempted to find a copy of the Kennedy Half Dollar Book a few months ago (last summer?) It's out of print. There was one seller on Amazon selling a used copy for an outrageous sum (IMO.) It's no longer available there, so they either sold it or removed the listing. I also contacted Mr Wiles and CONECA - no copies and no immediate plans to re-print the book.</p><p><br /></p><p>My girlfriend used to work in a bookstore - she searched the online catalogs they used there to look up hard to find books. Also came up empty.</p><p><br /></p><p>Where I found success was by asking my local public library to find a copy and do an interlibrary loan for me. They told me there were TWO libraries in the country that had this book - the Library of Congress, and the Vigo County Library in Indiana. They ended up actually getting the book after about a month wait time.</p><p><br /></p><p>Once you have the book, you could use it for a couple weeks until you return it, or you could probably scan the entire book into PDF format. It's not a super long book. I'm not saying that's what I did - I'm just saying that could be a more permanent option. </p><p><br /></p><p>Disclaimer: I'd also like to say that, when available, I purchase copies of books I need for my own education, preferably from the authors themselves.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="stldanceartist, post: 1877903, member: 13307"]Just wanted to let you know that I also attempted to find a copy of the Kennedy Half Dollar Book a few months ago (last summer?) It's out of print. There was one seller on Amazon selling a used copy for an outrageous sum (IMO.) It's no longer available there, so they either sold it or removed the listing. I also contacted Mr Wiles and CONECA - no copies and no immediate plans to re-print the book. My girlfriend used to work in a bookstore - she searched the online catalogs they used there to look up hard to find books. Also came up empty. Where I found success was by asking my local public library to find a copy and do an interlibrary loan for me. They told me there were TWO libraries in the country that had this book - the Library of Congress, and the Vigo County Library in Indiana. They ended up actually getting the book after about a month wait time. Once you have the book, you could use it for a couple weeks until you return it, or you could probably scan the entire book into PDF format. It's not a super long book. I'm not saying that's what I did - I'm just saying that could be a more permanent option. Disclaimer: I'd also like to say that, when available, I purchase copies of books I need for my own education, preferably from the authors themselves.[/QUOTE]
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