At the recent Forum for Classics, Libraries, and Scholarly Communications meeting at the AIA/SCS Conference in New Orleans, the topic of reliable Greek vendors came up as it usually does when a group of classics librarians gets together. I offered to pull together a list of “approved” vendors from Greece to post to the FCLSC blog. Acquiring Greek language materials published in Cyprus and Turkey also is a challenge, so I decided to add a couple of choices from each of those countries as well.
Those who have made this list have weathered Greek economic crisis, although are still struggling in the credit-starved, cash-only reality in which they operate. This should be a dynamic list. Please comment and add your own recommendations! I welcome feedback and questions both on and offline: email: karabel [at] fas.harvard.edu / phone: 617-495-2426
CYPRUS
MAM (The House of Cypriot & Cypriological Publications)
Mikis Michaelides
P. O. Box 21722, 1512 Nicosia, CYPRUS
Bookshop: 19 Constantinos Palaiologos Avenue, 1015 Nicosia, CYPRUS.
Telephone: +357 22 753536; Fax: +357 22 375802
E-mail: mam@mam.com.cy
Website: www.mam.com.cy
MAM supplies Greek Cypriot materials for the Library of Congress.
They do not handle approval plans or vendor record loads.
They manage periodical subscriptions and standing orders.
The Moufflon Book Shop
38 Sofouli Street, 1096 Nicosia
Telephone: (+357) 22 665 155; Fax: (+357) 22 668 703
Email: distribution@moufflon.com.cy
www.moufflonpublications.com
Offers 10% discount to libraries. Send orders via email not via web site to get the discount.
They do not handle approval plans or vendor record loads.
They manage periodical subscriptions and standing orders.
GREECE
Andromeda Books, The Classics Bookshop of Athens
46-50 Mavromichali Street, 106 80 Athens, Greece.
Tel. ++30 2103600825 Fax. ++30 2103390469
E-mail: archeolo@otenet.gr
Phaidon Theodorou
http://www.andromedabooks.gr
Supplies new, used & out of print archaeological books
Working web-site, online purchase with credit card
Casalini Libri
Casalini Libri s.p.a.
Via Benedetto da Maiano, 3
50014 Fiesole (FI), Italy
Tel. ++39 055 50 18 1; Fax ++39 055 50 18 201
info@casalini.it
http://www.casalini.it/
In cooperation with Wissenschaftliche Versandbuchhandlung Dr. Martin Berg they provide quarterly promotional catalogues of new title proposals in the areas of Art & Classics and Hellenic Studies.
As of Jan. 30, 2015:
Greek items have been loaded into the I-Libri International database
Slip selection will be available.
Approval plans will be available.
Casalini’s prices for Greek materials are higher than buying directly from Greece. An analysis of pricing versus value-added services from a major European vendor will be done once these services are in place.
Dr. Fourlas
Dr. Benjamin Athan. Fourlas
Ippokratous 6
GR – 106 79 Athens
Tel./Fax: +30-210-36 01 055
Email: drfourlasbiblia@hotmail.com
http://www.drfourlas.de/
Dr. Fourlas supplies academic publications, series and monographs from Greece and Cyprus to numerous universities, libraries, research centers and private individuals all around the world. They are often able to supply out-of-print and out-of-commerce materials.
Their web site has subject-based catalogs in PDF and Word formats.
They do not offer approval plans and vendor record loads.
They manage periodical subscriptions and standing orders.
Oionos Book Services from Greece
Konstantinos Papadopoulos
P.O. Box 17169 100 24 Athens Greece
Telephone: 011-30-210-7231271 Fax: 011-30-210-7254629
E-mail: karpapad@gmail.com
Oionos Bookservices from Greece supplies research libraries and institutions outside Greece with primarily Greek-language scholarly and mainstream publications.
Oionos offers approval plans and vendor record loads.
They manage periodical subscriptions and standing orders.
At the time of this writing, Oionos is the only Greece-based book vendor who offers a profile-based approval plan along with vendor records. They will work with your library’s systems office for requirements.
TURKEY
The following book vendors can supply U.S. libraries with Greek language items published in Turkey:
The ISIS Press
ISIS Limited Co.
Yazmaci Emine Sokak 6
Burhaniye – Beylerbeyi
TR 34676 ISTANBUL-TURKEY
fax : +90 216 321 8666
e-mail: isis@tnn.net
http://www.theisispress.org/
The ISIS Press supplies academic journals, series and monographs published in Turkey to university libraries, research centers and private individuals.
Libra Books
Ebe Kızı Sok. Günaydın Apt. 9/2
Osmanbey – İstanbul – Turkey
Tel.: +90 212 232 99 04 / 05 , Fax: +90 212 231 11 29
http://www.librabooks.com.tr/
Libra Books supplies academic journals, series and monographs published in Turkey to numerous university libraries, research centers and private individuals. They can supply out of print titles.
