Book Clubs

Was wandering are there any book clubs on photography around .And is it worth

joining or just go down to the local library

Good morning Jay,

I found some great books at pretty good prices at my local Barnes and Nobel....

Hi Jay, I was a member of a book club years ago, the thing I didn't like was I had to reject their selection before it was sent, nor did I like the minimum purchase.

The part I did like was their selections were pretty good, prices fair.

I like sites like www.alibris.com, there you can find out of print books of all subjects, not just what is currently published and available at a bookstore or a club. You can find an 1823 edition copy of Frankenstein for 40 grand, or on my to buy list is:

"Internationally acclaimed photographer Lee Friedlander presents a sumptuous book of exquisite black-and-white portraits and scenes featuring jazz and blues musicians of New Orleans, taken between 1957 and 1974. At once highly objective and deeply intimate, the photos capture the complex humanity of creators of jazz and blues--the very spirit of the music of New Orleans. 92 photographs."

Or you could spring $2410 for a signed 1st edition of:

Adams' used book

Yosemite and the Range of Light-1st Edition/1st Print : Book: Fine/Like New Fine/Like New

Jacket: Very Good Very Good

Edition: First Edition; First Printing

Binding: Original Cloth

Publisher: Little Brown & Company, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Date Published: 1979

Description: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Signed by Author. Folio. 0821207504. An extremely attractive copy of this First Edition, (stated) First Print. Fine book condition with only very little wear in very nearly Fine dust cover, with only little wear. Directly SIGNED by Ansel Adams on half-title page.; Yosemite and the Range of Light contains 116 impressive prints demonstrating the mastery of Ansel Adams. The book contains poster classics like Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite Valley, 1944, Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite Valley, 1960, and Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada, from Lone Pine, 1944.

Of course, the same book is available for $1.99

I've ordered a few books, packing and shipping are impeccable, this is a nice way to build a library that will be an heirloom, fun to create, and it will never crash.