Archive-Name: internet-services/internet-mall THE INTERNET MALL (tm) Shopping on the Information Highway A monthly list of commercial services available via the Internet (C) Copyright 1994 Dave Taylor: see end for details Maintained by Dave Taylor [issue #10, release for 1 August, 1994] Organized by floors: First Floor: Media, Second Floor: Personal Items, Third Floor: Computer Hardware and Software, Fourth Floor: Services, Top Floor: Food Court. Any line prefaced with + is new or modified in this latest issue. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Neither floods, heat nor politics interfere with the continued growth of - the Internet Mall. In the last month we've grown 50%, over sixty new - shops, including: an insurance agency, an optometrist, French and - Norwegian bookstores, two new florists, lots of new promotional goods - vendors, new art galleries, computer peripherals and telephone & - telecom sections, employment and translation services, travel - agencies, immigration services, and, of course, more food! -> Don't forget to read about the special twelve day art, wine and -> cuisine tour of Italy in the travel section too. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- * + FIRST FLOOR: MEDIA + Books Looking for some Shakespeare or Dickens? You'll find the online version of Book Stacks Unlimited, of Cleveland, Ohio a great addition to the Internet shopping mall. To connect: telnet books.com Moe's Books of Berkeley, CA is an excellent used bookstore with over half a million titles specializing in rare, antiquarian, remainders and imported books. Available catalogs are photography, art monographs, fine press/literature and illustrated children's books. Contact them through email: moesbooks@delphi.com United Techbook Company of Longmont Colorado offers an online book service that encompasses over a million titles. You can connect, search for titles, and order books by using the command 'telnet utcbooks.com' with the account 'utc' (the password is also 'utc'). There are a number of specialty bookstores available through the Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link: type 'gopher gopher.well.sf.ca.us' and choose 'commercial services' to find FringeWare and Extreme Books (catalog also available via email at 'catalog@mailer.extremebooks.com'). Powell's Technical of Portland, Oregon offers new, used, and antiquarian titles in fields including architecture, computing, communications, engineering, math, and physics. You can contact them through email: ping@technical.powells.portland.or.us Infinity Link Network Services offers an online catalog of CDs, video tapes, books, and laserdisks, all by connecting via telnet to columbia.ilc.com - log in as 'cas' at the prompt. Alternatively, use gopher by typing 'gopher columbia.ilc.com' Publications and related from Statistics Canada, the national statistical agency of Canada, are now available through its Talon service through gopher, WAIS, email and anonymous FTP. Use your favorite connectivity package to connect with talon.statcan.ca The University of California, Irvine bookstore is now on the Internet through the WorldWide Web. Browse reviews and Ansel Adams photographs or search for books with WAIS. Web to http://bookweb.cwis.uci.edu:8042/ or Gopher to "gopher.cwis.uci.edu", in "The Campus"/"Bookstore". Pathfinder Press specializes in publishing revolutionary and working-class leaders in their own words, including Malcolm X, Nelson Mandela, Che Guevara, Fidel Castro, Karl Marx and Frederick Engels. Use gopher to connect to "gopher.std.com" in /Book Sellers'. Wordsworth Books of Cambridge Mass has an enormous selection of general interest books and a large computer and technical book department, and offers a discount on all books to online customers. To find out more, send email to 'info@wordsworth.com' or connect with Gopher to the system 'gopher.wordsworth.com' Natural Literacy, based in Palo Alto, California, specializes in books on nature studies, environmental topics, and outdoor activities, including plant and animal identification, environmental policy and politics, backpacking, paddling, park guidebooks, and more. Learn more by sending email to 'natlit-info@envirolink.org' Sidney Kramer Books is a retail bookstore and library distributor specializing in government and business-related titles: politics, economics, defense, area studies, business management, and computer sciences. Send mail for more information: skbooks@clark.net Seaside Book & Stamp focuses on two niches: stamps and stamp collecting supplies and science fiction books. The firm stocks over 10,000 titles and is accessible with gopher "gopher gopher.nstn.ns.ca" or through electronic mail: gtucker@fox.nstn.ns.ca Development Press of Victoria, British Columbia, specializes in how to involve the public in planning and decision-making by corporations and government agencies. Send for their catalogue about their quarterly newsletter, Constructive Citizen Participation, their resource book and their instructional video at connor@amtsgi.bc.ca Annex: Horror and Science Fiction Bookstores Future Fantasy, a bookstore of science fiction, fantasy, mystery and horror, is now on the net. You can browse their catalog and place orders through the Web. Use the URL: http://www.commerce.digital.com/palo-alto/FutureFantasy/home.html Nebula Sci-Fi Bookstore is an alternative science fiction bookstore that is accessible through electronic mail. To receive a catalog, send mail to 'nebula@cam.org' with the message subject "catalog". Bakka, a science fiction, fantasy and horror book store, now offers its amusing and informative catalog through the Internet. Get your own copy by sending mail to "vmall@hookup.net" with the subject "send bakka catalog" Annex: Electronic Books An interesting alternative to modern printed material is electronic books, which are available for purchase through the aptly named Online Bookstore. Connect with gopher or WWW to marketplace.com. The Please Copy This Disk project offers over 240 different (Mac or IBM format) disks containing classic books and government documents as electronic texts. The free monthly Internet-on-a-Disk newsletter is also available: for information, send email to B&R Samizdat Express at samizdat@world.std.com Multimedia electronic books for Windows users are available from OmniMedia through the network, and you can find samplers by using FTP to check out the directory "/pub/noring/books" on "ftp.netcom.com". For more information, please send email to "noring@netcom.com". The Internet Bookstore offers a wide variety of copyright-protected text-only versions of publishers books and periodicals to Internet users, accessible instantly, day or night. Learn more by sending mail: ebooks-info@access.digex.net Annex: Technical and Computer Books Softpro Books is a small computer bookstore with shops in both Boston and Denver and an online catalog of over 1000 titles. SoftPro is also available on the world.std.com gopher server (choose "Shops of the World"). You can also contact them through email: softpro@world.std.com O'Reilly & Associates, publishers of a wide variety of high quality books on Unix and Internet topics offer their books directly through the Internet. Point your gopher to 'ora.com' (e.g., 'gopher ora.com') or telnet to ora.com with the login 'gopher'. High Mountain Press Direct offers books on Unix, CAD, desktop publishing and geographic information systems topics. You can request catalogs and order titles by sending mail to 'info@bookstore.hmp.com' Artech House, a technical book and software publisher, offers hundreds of different technical titles - and some software and video tapes - via the Internet. Connect to 'gopher world.std.com' and choose 'Shops of the World'. One of the larger technical bookstores accessible online is Quantum Books, of Cambridge, Massachusetts with 20,000 titles on-hand and a database of 65,000 titles. The focus is primarily computer science, math and physics. Contact them by gopher: look in 'Book Sellers' after using gopher to 'world.std.com', or email 'quanbook@world.std.com' Roswell Electronic Computer Bookstore is an extension of the retail store located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The online database includes over 5,500 titles and they can special order just about any book in print. Web to http://www.nstn.ns.ca/cybermall/cybermall.html gopher to gopher.nstn.ns.ca 70/ CyberMall or email: roswell@fox.nstn.ns.ca Silicon Valley is a logical place to find a great technical and computer bookstore, but through the Internet, you can also get to Computer Literacy Bookstore by electronic mail: send a message to info@clbooks.com to learn more about this service. Looking for German language technical books and CDROM disks? JF Lehmanns Fachbuchhandlung in Berlin now offers online CDROM and book catalogues, You can access them directly with gopher or the Web: use 'gopher gopher.germany.eu.net' or 'Web to the following: http://www.germany.eu.net:80/shop/jfl/jfl_kat.html Cucumber Books of Maryland is online with its large selection of discount Unix and C books. Request a catalog: catalog@cucumber.com or talk to a human by sending mail to: info@cucumber.com. Washington D.C.-based Reiter's Scientific & Professional Books can now be reached through the Internet by sending mail to 'books@reiters.com'. A good choice for difficult-to-find technical literature. + + InfoBook offers a selection of over 10,000 current technical and + reference books, including many titles in French. Send queries + through electronic mail to infobook@interlink.net or use Gopher + to connect directly: 'gopher gopher.interlink.net'. + + Norwegian Library House AS and Swedish Library House AB offer a full + import bookselling service in Norway and Sweden, together with an export + service for Scandinavian books. Learn more about them by connecting to + their 'Web URL http://www.oslonett.no/home/paul/index.html or send + email to: nlh@oslonett.no Annex: Religious Books & Related 1-800-JUDAISM offers a variety of judaica items, including books, videos, music, and supplies. Connect through gopher: 'gopher judaism.com' or use the URL 'gopher://judaism.com/' Annex: Travel Books Moon Travel Handbooks offers a wide variety of travel publications and information from its own press and others. The gopher site can be reached by the command 'gopher gopher.moon.com', through email 'travel@moon.com' or check out the 'Hawaii' travel Web page, produced with the UCI Bookstore: URL http://bookweb.cwis.uci.edu:8042/Books/Moon/moon.html The Magazine Rack Samples of many different magazines are available on the Internet, as shown below: "The New Republic" via 'gopher gopher.internet.com' "The Global Network News": http://nearnet.gnn.com/news/home/news.html "Mother Jones": http://www.mojones.com/motherjones.html "WIRED": http://www.wired.com/ "The Internet Letter" through the Web at: http://www.mtv.com/commercial_resources/internet_letter/index.html All these and more are also available by checking into the Electronic Newsstand. Try: gopher internet.com or telnet internet.com, login as 'enews'. Email info@enews.com for more information on the service. "The Magazine For Adult Children of Aging Parents" is for anyone facing the questions, issues, and concerns from having an aging parent. Covers all aspects of eldercare, including the emotional costs of care. Sample articles and subscription form are available. Via the WorldWide Web: href="http://www.service.com/answers/cover.html">ANSWERS Most students are unaware of the many sources of financial aid that are available, but now you can work with Chinook College Funding Service of Tucson, Arizona to explore the possibilities. For more information, send an email message to 'info@chinook.com' College Consulting Services offers help on writing projects - including college admission essays - responses to research questions and help in finding financial aid. Contact them through email: ajr@umd5.umd.edu Development and Family Learning Children and teachers love to sing along with the many music cassettes and fun kits produced by Jordan Music Productions. Learn more about the possibilities: Send email to "vmall@hookup.net" with the subject "send jordan catalog" Interactive Video Systems can take family pictures and incorporate them into an educational cartoon that includes a personalized activity book. Send mail to 'vmall@hookup.net" with the subject "send ivideo catalog" + + No mission is more important, no adventure is more rewarding than raising + caring, competent children. The Craftsmanship Company presents: LIFECRAFT + "The Art and Science of Skillful Living". A family reference of skills to + Teach your children to make a masterpiece of their lives. For ordering + information Contact: CRAFTSMANCO@delphi.com + + Educational Software Design + + The X Press specialize in educational documents, software, HyperCard Stacks + and more, with all products conforming to the UK National Curriculum + guidelines. TXP also offers assistance with software design, marketing + products into the UK, packaging and reproduction. For more details, please + contact: Therese Lewis: therese@armswalk.demon.co.uk + + TOP FLOOR: The Food Mall + Popcorn is much more than just something you put in the microwave oven and to prove it Myers' Gourmet Popcorn of Colorado Springs is now on the Internet! Receive a catalog of their many products by sending email to the company: "mgp@aol.com" Chocolate-lovers will cheer the addition of Rogers Chocolates to the Internet Mall. A small company with recipes going back over 100 years, these chocolates make great gifts, if you can let 'em out of arms reach. Get your own catalog by sending mail to "vmall@hookup.net" with the subject "send rogers catalog" Murchies Tea and Coffee now offers a variety of beverage alternatives to Internet users, including hand-picked gourmet coffees, teas from exotic gardens, delectible edibles and imported gourmet spices. Learn more by sending mail to "vmall@hookup.net" with subject "send murchies catalog" Gardeners and cooks alike will be pleased to find River View Herbs on the Internet, with its selection of over 350 herbs, edible flowers and scented geraniums. Get your own catalog by sending mail to "vmall@hookup.net" with the subject "send rvherbs catalog" Brewing your own beer? Canting (or decanting) your own wine? Now you can get yeast, bottles, filters, barrels and all the other elements of a home-brewery through Watson's Barrels and Wine Making Supplies. Send mail to "vmall@hookup.net" with the subject "send WATSON catalog" + + Gourmet peanut lovers will rejoice that the Virginia Diner is now + offering its unique peanut gifts through the Internet. To find out + more about these delightful items or even about the restaurant + itself, use the 'Web: URL http://www.infi.net/vadiner/vadiner.html + + WellnessMart offers a variety of different books, newsletters and + free publications on nutrition, and also sells its own nutritional + and herbal supplements. Learn more by sending email: info@wellnessmart.com **** Notes on the Internet Shopping Mall **** This listing is maintained by Dave Taylor, who is responsible for the specific prose in each listing. If you disagree with anything stated, have good or bad experiences with any of these services, or, most importantly, have additional services to add to this list, please send me electronic mail: taylor@netcom.com. Please note that I am in no way able to guarantee the legitimacy of any service listed herein and am in no way liable for any good or bad experiences you might have. Caveat emptor! The criteria for being on this list are that the company must be on the Internet, must have products that they sell and customers must be able to order through the net directly, either by gopher, wais, www, or email. Excluded from this list are Internet service providers themselves and contract technical support from companies. This list is available through a variety of mechanisms: type 'finger taylor@netcom.com' for information on how to obtain the most up-to-date copy or send a message with 'send mall' as the subject to taylor@netcom.com. Finally, this listing and compilation of material is (C) Copyright 1994 Dave Taylor. The Internet Mall is a trademark of Intuitive Systems, and "Shopping on the Information Highway" is a service mark of Intuitive Systems. Permission to distribute this list is granted providing the entire list remains intact, including this notice. If you're going to publish it, let me know! All trademarked items are the sole legal property of the registered trademark holders and are used with that understanding. *****************