I've found this to be true myself. Several times when I've tried to compare prices on books, Amazon has listed them as "not available" while Barnes and Noble has them and ships them to me promptly. You might want to shop around a bit. -- Anna V. in Florida's Zone 9 >Barnes & Noble online lists "100 Heirloom Tomatoes" as available & to ship in >1-2 wks. I love amazon but have at times found Barnes & Noble to be a better >source for out of print or hard to find books.