HT1338 upgrade operating system from 10.5.8 to Snow Leopard

Hi
I have looked online and called a couple of stored to try and find the DVD required to upgrade my operating system but apple no longer seem to sell it and I am starting to run in to problems with newly purchased software. I even looked for the Lion USB but this seems to no longer be sold
Is there still a way of upgrading to a newer operating system so complete necessary software upgrades
Thanks
Tim

Forgive me being lazy but I wrote the following in reply to the post that preceded yours.
Aways keep an eye on 'More like this', the column adjacent to your initial post.   You will often find answers and positive leads to your questions there.
Upgrading to Mountain Lion.    Start by buying the Snow Leopard retail disc 10.6.3, then update to 10.6.8 via the combo updater >>>
Combo updater for Snow Leopard.      Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1
Buying Snow leopard from Apple.        Last I read, you must call them (1-800-MY-APPLE). It is $29 plus tax for family pack and $19 plus tax for a single.     The disc is no longer available through a store.
Before you buy anything, first make sure your Mac is compatible.
Minimum specs for …     Snow Leopard.  Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard -          Read the Technical Specifications
Minimum specs  for Mountain Lion. Apple - OS X Mountain Lion - Read the technical specifications.

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