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With the growth of the Internet, there are now many, many, many
retailers of both secular and Jewish products on the Internet. This
reading list cannot claim to list them all; however, we can identify
some of the largest ones. Note that the FAQ makes no claim as to the
quality of any of these services. They are likely all good, but the
reading list can provide no guarantees.
Secular Services
The following commercial concerns all provide a large selection of
books, including a fair selection of Jewish books:
* Amazon. [6]http://www.amazon.com/
[7][Amazon Associate] Note: The S.C.J Reading List has established
an affiliate relationship with Amazon.Com. Now you can complete
your Jewish library and support the continued development of the
Reading Lists at the same time. For those reading this at
www.scjfaq.org/rl/gen-sources.html, you can click the link to the
left to browse Amazon's selections. Alternatively, if you enter
Amazon using the URL
[8]http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home?tag=socculturej
ewish, the reading lists will get credit for your entry.
[9]We make it easy. When you see the Amazon graphic (or "[Buy at
Amazon: http:...]") on an entry in the reading list, this
indicates that the specific book is available for purchase at
Amazon. Click on the graphic/link to go to Amazon and purchase the
book.
* Barnes and Noble. [10]http://www.bn.com/
Jewish Retailers
The following retailers all provide a large selection of Jewish books:
* Broders Rare and Used Books. [11]http://www.brodersbooks.com/
A good sources for the rare or used books, often not stocked by
other retailers.
* Jewishmall [12]http://www.jewishmall.com/
A collection of online Jewish retailers
* Jewishmusic.Com [13]http://www.jewishmusic.com/
Operated by Tara Publications. Stocks both books and music.
* Judaism.Com. [14]http://www.judaism.com/
Operated by US Judaica, formerly Pinsker's Bookstore in Pittsburgh
PA. This concern is well known from their land-line number:
1-800-JUDAISM.
* J. Levine Books and Judaica. [15]http://www.levinejudaica.com/
Based out of New York, NY. Sells books, media, and Judaica.
* My Jewish Books. [16]http://www.myjewishbooks.com/
An online discount Jewish bookstore. Orders are fulfilled by
Amazon.com, and proceeds go to tzedakah.
* Virtual Jerusalem Shops. [17]http://vjshops.virtualjerusalem.com/
A collection of Judaica shops in a wide variety of categories.
Publishers
The following are publishers of Jewish Music or Jewish texts. You can
often order directly from them. An additional source of Jewish
Publishers is the Association of Jewish Book Publishers
([18]http://www.avotaynu.com/ajbp.html). There is another list of
publishers at
[19]http://www.lights.com/publisher/db/topics-Religion-Jewish.html.
Additionally, almost all "mainstream" publishing houses, such as Simon
and Schuster ([20]http://www.simonsays.com/), Macmillan Publishers
([21]http://www.macmillan.com/), Doubleday
([22]http://www.randomhouse.com/doubleday/, another division of Random
House), Random House ([23]http://www.randomhouse.com/), Harper Collins
([24]http://www.harpercollins.com/hc/), among others, all offer
popular Judaica in their catalogs.
Some good publishers that focus specifically on Judaica are:
* Artscroll/Mesorah. [25]http://www.artscroll.com/
[26][Artscroll Affiliate] Publishers of timeless Jewish classics,
including Talmud commentaries. The S.C.J Reading Lists have also
established a relationship with Artscroll. Support the Reading
Lists by purchasing books through Artscroll. In the web version of
the reading lists, you can use the Artscroll graphic link link to
the left (or the link that is at the bottom of each page) to shop
at Artscroll. If you are reading this without the graphical links,
either visit [27]http://www.scjfaq.org/rl/ to read the web
version, or go to Artscroll directly at
[28]http://artscroll.com/linker/socculturejewish/home
[29]We make it easy. When you see the Artscroll graphic (or "[Buy
at Artscroll: http:...]") on an entry in the reading list, this
indicates that the specific book is available for purchase at
Artscroll. Click on the graphic/link to go to Artscroll and
purchase the book.
* Jacob Aronson Inc. [30]http://www.aronson.com/
Publishers of Judaica
* Behrman House. [31]http://www.behrmanhouse.com/
Behrman House is the leading publisher of Judaica and educational
materials for Jewish religious schools in North America and in
English-speaking countries around the world.
* Ben-Simon Publications. [32]http://www.swifty.com/bensimon/
Publishes Jewish and family themed books.
* CCAR Press. [33]http://www.ccarnet.org/press/
Publishers of liturgical and reference material for the Reform
movement.
* Feldheim Publishers. [34]http://www.feldheim.com/aa/index.shtml
"Bringing you the finest in Torah Literature for the Entire
Family"
* Five Star Publications. [35]http://www.fivestarsupport.com
Various categories including kosher cookbooks, Holocaust memoirs,
consumer-oriented (Profits of Death, an expose of the funeral
industry) and children's books.
* Jewish Lights Publishing. [36]http://www.jewishlights.com/
Publishers of a large amount of contemporary Jewish thought and
practice books, including Anita Diamont's stuff.
* Jewish Publishing Society. [37]http://www.jewishpub.org/
The oldest publisher of Jewish literature published in the English
language. Since 1888, JPS has providing titles that further Jewish
culture and education
* Jonathan David Press.
[38]http://www.jonathandavidonline.com/home.htm
A New York-based nonfiction trade book publisher that specializes
in sports, biography, reference, and popular Judaica. The parent
corporation, Jonathan David Co., Inc., markets and distributes
Jonathan David publications throughout the world. In addition, it
issues Judaica Book Guide, a mail-order catalog offering the very
best in Judaica from the lists of all publishers at bargain
prices.
* Kehot Publishing. [39]http://www.kehotonline.com/
The publishing arm of Chabad.
* KTAV Publishing Company [40]http://www.ktav.com
Publisher of fine Jewish books and gifts, including prayer books,
books for children and young adults, toys, games, school supplies
and textbooks. KTAV also produces distinguished scholarly books on
topics ranging from Biblical study to contemporary issues.
* Milah Press. [41]http://www.milahpress.com/
Books on the holocaust, Hebrew language, and Zionism.
* Paulist Press [42]http://www.paulistpress.com/
* Pelican Publishing Company, Inc. [43]http://pelicanpub.com
Publishes books of Jewish interest for all ages, including A
Travel Guide to Jewish Europe, Passover Lite Kosher Cookbook,
Kosher Cajun Cookbook, Kosher Creole Cookbook, Kosher
Southern-Style Cookbook, Toby Belfer's Seder: A Passover Story
Retold, Toby Belfer Never Had a Christmas Tree, and A Belfer Bar
Mitzvah.
* Praeger Press. [44]http://www.praeger.com/.
* The Reconstructionist Press.
[45]http://www.jrf.org/pub/listmain.html
Publishing arm of the Reconstructionist movement. Publishes over
fifty titles dealing with Reconstructionist philosophy, liturgy,
education and current issues in daily Jewish life. The press also
publishes and distributes the works of Mordecai M. Kaplan.
* Schocken Books.
[46]http://www.randomhouse.com/knopf/schocken/home.html
A division of Random House, Schocken is well known for publishing
scholarly books on a wide variety of Jewish subjects.
* SHJ Press. [47]http://www.shj.org/gift.html
The publishing arm of the Society for Humanistic Judaism movement.
* Soncino Press. [48]http://www.soncino.com/
Publishers of Judaic classic books.
* Targum Press. [49]http://www.targum.com/
A major publisher of Jewish books. A subsidiary of Feldheim
Publishers.
* UAHC Press. [50]http://www.uahcweb.org/press/
Publishers of a large amount of material dealing with the Reform
movement.
* USCJ Bookstore. [51]http://www.uscj.org/mall/bookservice.htm
USCJ is the publisher of books for the Conservative movement.
The following University presses occasionally publish books of Jewish
interest:
* Columbia University Press.
[52]http://www.cc.columbia.edu/cu/cup/bottom.html
* Oxford University Press. [53]http://www.oup-usa.org/
* University of Chicago Press. [54]http://www.press.uchicago.edu/
Specialty Sources
The following vendors and publishers provide books for more
narrowly-focused audiences:
* [55]JudaicKiosk.com. JudaicKiosk.com is a one-stop shop for a wide
variety of Jewish Russian-language literature sold over the
Internet. Their catalogue, which can be accessed at
[56]http://www.judaickiosk.com, includes over 400 titles,
including fiction, poetry, biographies, Biblical commentary,
Judaic encyclopedias, history and academic texts, Hebrew-Russian
dictionaries and kosher cookbooks. JudaicKiosk.com guarantees a
wide range of Russian language Judaica, with reasonable prices and
excellent service.
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