I've been trying to get a copy of the new edition of James Fox's Biology and Diseases of the Ferret. Not having a lot of success. I place an order with Amazon.com in early November. At that time, they said it would ship in 3-5 weeks. After 6 weeks, I decided to check up on it. My online order said it was still in process, but when I checked Amazon's listing, I was amazed to see the book was "out of stock" at the publisher! So I called Amazon's 800 number to find out just what was going on. I must say they were very helpful. The woman I spoke to said she would call the publisher and find out what was going on. She would email me to let me know. Within an hour I had an email from her confirming the publisher was out, and did not know when they would have more. So I checked with some of the other internet book stores: books.com, barnesandnoble.com and a couple others. Most said the book was available by special order only, but Barnes and Noble claimed to have it in stock. I called their 800 number to confirm, and was told yes they had it. So I placed an order. Working with Barnes and Noble's online system was a major pain. After going around in circles for a while and getting occasional error messages, I finally thought I completed the order. I didn't get a confirmation email until about 9 hours later, and then discovered my order was duplicated! Five hours after that I got an email that they DIDN'T have it in stock and would have to order from the publisher, whom we all now know DOESN'T HAVE IT EITHER!! So I cancelled both orders, for which I have not received a confirmation 2 days later. Sigh... Anyway, does anyone know where I can find the second edition of James Fox's Biology and Diseases of the Ferret ? Linda Iroff Raisin Retreat Ferret Shelter Oberlin, OH http://www.oberlin.edu/~liroff/ncfs.html To help in raisin' funds for the Raisin Retreat, go here http://www.iGive.com/html/ssi.cfm?cid=3585&mid=30146 [Posted in FML issue 2529]