What is a Book Want?
    When you want a book and you can't find it yourself, there is probably a bookseller or collector someplace who has a copy. At IMC we can help in two ways, one is free, one is not. In neither case is success guaranteed either quickly or ever.
    Send an email to IMC. One email for one book wanted. We can only list one book for free. Your email "contents" (max.40 English words) will be added to our Book Wants List page. Include your email address as well as book title and other details (author, ISBN, publisher, year published, etc). Anyone who can supply you with the book or relevant information will contact you directly. Each new Book Want will be added at or near the top of the list. Old Wants will be deleted without contacting you after three months. You may resubmit the Want. What if you don't know title or other details, but you know the subject? For example: Books published in English in Japan in 1946. Such requests will be accepted, but they are harder to reply to and thus less likely to get results. You must follow the simple rules: (a) Use the following email link. (b) Do not make any change to the pre-entered Subject. (c) Start the contents of your message with the Book's Title. (d) Keep the total length of the message at 40 words or less. (e) Be sure to include your name and email address. (f) Send here.  We do not assume any responsibility. You should take normal precautions when dealing with people you do not know.  You may Want one book and there is no charge. If you Want more than one book there will be a charge of Yen 2,000 ($20.00) per five books. 
We are in Japan and can try to find books. The minimum search fee is Yen 10,000 (US$100.00). Old books may take months or years to locate, but most books can be found (or not found) within one month. The search fee is the same whether the book is found or not. Our specialty is English, but we can also search for Japanese and other language books. If we find a book, we will tell you where it can be obtained. You may choose to buy it from IMC or through some other channel. Use this email address to order and we will reply with an invoice.
Before you post a Book Want or ask us to do a Book Search, search the links here. Abebooks or other specialists in Europe or Japan links may have what your bookseller and Amazon don't have.