The preorder tool on half.com is good for this too. That way, you can set a price that you are willing to spend for a particular book and if the book shows up for that price or less, half.com automatically buys it for you. I wound up having to do that for Athyra. Wound up getting it for about 15 or so and didn't have to keep checking for it all the time. Ryan -----Original Message----- From: Beldarrin at aol.com [mailto:Beldarrin at aol.com] Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 9:09 PM To: Raellew at aol.com; dragaera at dragaera.info Subject: Re: [dragaera] Re: Athyra Hmm... I kept looking for "Athyra" since I finished "Jhereg" and I saw it mostly for $40+. Lucky for me, while looking for Final Fantasy paraphernalia on e-bay, I got the brilliant idea of looking for "Athyra" on e-bay, too, and then got disgruntled and starting checking Amazon and Barnes & Noble online religiously (like four or five times a day). After about two weeks of doing this, I (well, okay, it was actually my husband - hey, even they're useful once in a while!) found a copy on Amazon for only $16 plus $3 shipping & handling. Deciding not to look a gift horse in the mouth, I purchased it right away. And so, the moral to this story is, just keep checking - on e-bay, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble... Also (and yes, this is a longshot), check out local used book stores. Some people don't know the treasures they have! ~ Stephles the <ahem!> Great