Here are 5 steps to find any Sefer in the world
Getting Oriented If you are not sure how to start ..Here is a short guide ..
1. Books in print If the Sefer you need was recently printed - Try searching here
2. Books out of print If the Sefer you need is probably out of print - Try searching here
3. Book Searches Don't have the time to search ? Here are prices for expert book searches
4. Reproductions Identified the Sefer ? Here are prices for Reproductions:
5. Rare or Used books Prefer an original copy ? Try searching lists from used book dealers
How to shop on VG Orders, memberships, shipping, terms, contact info etc.
Getting Oriented ..Here is a short guide ...
Jewish books (Seforim) are sold here in 4 ways:
New books (in print) straight from the publisher or distributor
Old books (out of print)
as original
copies from the publisher or used book dealers
Old books (out of print) as hard bound paper photocopies (facsimiles)
Old books (out of print) as digital copies in .pdf files from book
scanners
1. "I don't know the exact title or author of the Sefer I wish to
find."
If true click on
Searches.
If not continue to the next line
2. "I saw the Sefer in a store" or "I believe it was reprinted in the
last few years".
If true click on
Books in print.
3. "I am a scholar" .... "I am a collector" ..
If you are a scholar click on
Reproductions. If you are a collector click on
Used and Rare books.
4. "I already know
exactly which book and media I need - I only want to place my order".
If true then click on
How to Shop here
or on the
order-forms
1. First try to search yourself - If you think the Sefer you need was
recently printed
- Try looking here.
VG
New Books Section: This
section specializes in Seforim published privately by Rabbis and scholars
which are often sold only from their homes. It also includes many Seforim
that are frequently requested by our users.
VG
Retrospective catalog
shows all the Seforim cataloged on our website over the last five years. You
can view or search this list in
html or download
it as an Excel
file.
VG
Publishers Showcase is a catalog of catalogs. We scan printed Jewish Publishers catalogs and price
lists. If you know the name of the publisher of the Sefer you are
looking for you may find it here.
VG
Bookstore list is a central
catalog compiled by one of Israel's best-known distributors and Seforim
trade specialists of 14,000 items he cataloged between 1965-2006.
2. If the Sefer you need is older and probably out of print - Try looking here.
Here are some resources of prescanned Seforim you can order as a quality bound photocopy or a digital copy:
Mercaz HaSeforim HaNedirim list of 19,000 rare Seforim sold as bound photostats.
Judaica Archival Project 1250 titles from the original Judaica Archival Project microfiche collections
MPMI Institute 13,000 titles in rare Hebraica in bound photostats CD's and a hard disk.
3. Dont have the time or expertise ? Here are prices for Searches and Bibliographic Research:
Search for book in print: Members FREE Non-members 35 Sh. Subscribers - FREE Search for book out of print: Members 50 sh. Non-members 70 Sh. Subscribers - FREE Research hour: Members 150 sh. Non-members 190 sh Subscribers - FREE Book Searches will not be charged if a request is quoted from any one of our on-line catalogs - But please also quote the exact URL.
If a book is not listed please identify the Sefer as fully as you can. Unclear or Incorrect information may result in a Search charge.
All copyright issues are the customers responsibility.
| Number of pages | Cost per page (first scanning) | Cost per page (pre-scanned books) |
| 1 - 10 pages | 4.00 sh. per page | 2.00 sh. per page |
| 11 - 25 pages | 3.00 sh. per page | 1.50 sh. per page |
| 26 - 50 pages | 2.00 sh. per page | 1.00 sh. per page |
| 50 - 99 pages | .90 sh. per page | .45 sh. per page |
| 100 > pages | .70 sh. per page | .35 sh. per page |
| Delivery: | ||
| Electronic Delivery | 35 sh. | Includes .pdf creation (non-searchable), uploading to our FTP site or CD mailer for very large files |
| Shipping | Postage etc. | See orders page > shipping |
| Bindings: | ||
| Soft cover Binding | 15 sh. | Clear plastic cover with staples (125 pages max.) |
| Hard cover Binding | 50 sh. | With gold stamping on cover (300 pages max.) |
See also the VirtualGeula:
Rare Book Offers
See also
Shlomo's List:
5716 Used Seforim from the last century