The most famous online bookstore is http://www.amazon.com, and they have an excellent collection of medical books as well. The site is a pleasure to visit. Not only is it very well laid out, so that it’s fun " browsing" through the aisles, but most books have reviews about them, so that you can decide whether or not the book is worth buying. Many of the reviews have been written by readers, and help you to evaluate the quality of the book. The site also automatically suggests additional titles you might want to look at, depending upon your interests. The titles are well classified , and the selection is excellent, so it’s easy to find books which you’d like to buy. The major problem is that the only way to order online is through an international credit card, which is still not available in India. There are other specialised online medical bookstores as well, for example, Medbookstore at http://www.medbookstore.com ; First Internet Medical Bookstore at http://www.fimb.com/FrontPage.html and The Online Discount Medical Bookstore at http://discountmedbooks.com/. In addition to offering books, most of them sell CD-ROMs and medical supplies ( such as stethoscopes) as well. Many of these offer discounts and special sales, so that it’s worth comparison shopping before deciding where to buy. However, you also need to add shipping costs to any purchase you need to make – and this can be a pretty penny, since the books are shipped from USA !