Buy Paul Loeb's Books

Please encourage local stores, both independents and chains,  to stock Paul's books as visibly as possible.  For bulk information, click here. And if you buy five or more copies Paul will even autograph them.

Your Local Independent Bookstore

To buy on-line through your local independent store, or find the number to order in person or by phone. Calling, ordering, and letting them know where you've heard about the book can really build in-store presence.

Click here for Soul's wholly updated new edition, ($16.99 paperback, St Martin's Press 2010)

Click here for The Impossible Will Take a Little While

Click here for Soul's original edition. 

Click here for Paul's earlier Generation at the Crossroads.

Powell's.com (Independent and unionized)

Click here for Soul's new edition

Click here for The Impossible
Click here for Soul's original edition

GoogleEbook

Click here to get a Google Ebook of Soul's new edition through my favorite Seattle independent bookstore, Elliott Bay Book Company
Click here to get a Google Ebook of The Impossible

Barnes&Noble.Com

Click here for Soul's new edition, or still better order through a local store

Click here for The Impossible

Amazon.Com

I won't stop you from ordering through Amazon, but here are some reasons why I'd prefer you buy my books and all other through any other channel

Amazon has lobbied extensively against being charged local sales tax on their booksales, undermining local economies and placing them at an advantage over regular bookstores. They've also lobbied to keep major loopholes on federal taxes.

As the LA Times reported, Amazon keeps its warehouse workers in 100 degree heat, with an ambulance outside in case they pass out. If they go home because they're sick, they get written up and six points and they're fired. If their scan card doesn't work, which it often doesn't they're sent home, and then they're still docked. If they get an injury from the pace, they're fired. I met some of the former workers at a rally where I spoke at Amazon's headquarters, and this immensely profitable company treats them as totally disposable.

Amazon has been a major supporter of ALEC, the right wing group that's drafted most of the voter suppression laws, the anti-immigrant laws, the union-busting laws and the regressive tax laws that have passed since 2010, plus the Florida "stand your ground" law that gave a legal excuse for George Zimmerman to shoot Treyvon Martin.

In January 2010 Amazon dropped all the books of Soul's publisher, St Martin's for nearly two weeks, as well as their sister companies Henry Holt, Farrar Straus and others. They did this as part of a raw power play, attempting to set a precedent by bullying the publishing group into letting Amazon set so low a price on Kindle editions that it would undercut in-store sales, particularly of hard-backs. Amazon then backed off in response to public outrage.

Washington State has the most regressive tax system in the country, where those at the top pay the least and those at the bottom the most. We're worse than Mississippi. Part of that is the lack of any state income tax. When voters launched an initiative to tax households earning $400,000 a more per year, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (now worth $19 billion) donated $150,000 to help defeat it.

In Fall of 2011 Amazon offered a smart-phone tool where people would go into brick and mortar stores, check out books they wanted, and then get a $5 discount if they captured the info on their phone and bought from Amazon. This is even more arrogant than anything else they've done.

So here are the links if you haven't traded in your Kindle for a less propriatory platform, but, I'd really prefer people order from actual stores.

Click here for Soul's new edition

Click here for The Impossible

Special autograph offer:

If you buy ten or more copies and send Paul Loeb the list of names of people you're giving them to, he will send you autographed bookplates.  Please send the list, a self-addressed stamped envelopes, and .50 apiece per name to cover the cost of the plates to
Paul Loeb

3232 41st Ave SW
Seattle, WA 98116

Both Paul's publishers offer substantial bulk discounts for organizations, reading groups, or any other use where you're giving copies away.  Costs for 15 or more copies of SOUL are $8.50 apiece plus roughly .50 per copy shipping. (Or $10.20 each plus shipping for 10-14 copies) Unless you're a registered nonprofit you'll also need to pay tax. Costs for 25 or more copies of THE IMPOSSIBLE are $8.00 apiece including shipping. If you only want to order 10-24 copies of THE IMPOSSIBLE and need a discount, most local stores will give you a bulk discount, or you can get 30% off at Barnes&Noble.com, or $11.16 apiece. If you're interested in large numbers of books, like 500 or more, the discounts are higher.

For Soul of a Citizen contact:
Anna Kotopoulos
Special Markets Department
Macmillan Publishers
175 Fifth Ave
New York, NY 10010

anna.kotopoulos@macmillan.com

(800) 221-7945 X 5442 or 646-307-5442

  If that doesn't work try X 5441

F: 212-598-9173

 

 

 

 

For The Impossible Will Take a Little While contact:
Elizabeth Tabasko
800 810-4145 X 4691 or Elizabeth Tabasko

 

If Elizabeth isn't reachable you can try x 4692
Colleen Dunlap

 

 

Order direct from the publisher:

You can do this, but it helps the books more and is faster to order through a store or on-line

For The Impossible call Basic Books/Perseus
800-371-1669  X 1

For Soul call St. Martin's Press at
1-888 330-8477

Donate for Soul of a Citizen outreach

If you'd like to donate toward Soul's academic and media outreach, you can do so using the secure PayPal link below. To make it tax deductible you'll need to make a check out to Western States Center ($50 minimum) and mail it to the address below the PayPal link.

Tax deductible checks can be made out to Western States Center

And mailed
c/o Paul Loeb

3232 41st Ave SW

Seattle, WA 98116