LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 29, 1999--Best Book Buys(TM) (www.bestbookbuys.com), Money Magazine's May 1999 winner for finding the best online book deals, Tuesday announced that the nation's 15 million college students can now shop for the best prices for their textbooks and other required readings online at www.bestbookbuys.com.
In order to better serve the Gen Y College Market, Best Book Buys has added Classbook.com and VarsityBooks.com to the list of online bookstores that it searches.
The 13.5 million college students already using the Internet frequently, according to the Student Monitor, can now immediately put the power of the Internet to work for them to find the best deals on their books by simply logging onto www.bestbookbuys.com.
Once at www.bestbookbuys.com, students can search for a book by: title, author, keyword or ISBN code. Best Book Buys then searches online bookstores to find the best deal. Best Book Buys lists the online stores that carry that book and includes not only the item price of the book but also shows additional charges for sales tax and shipping.
"Introduction to Algorithms" by Thomas Cormen, a commonly used textbook, currently sells for $76.85 at the Stanford Bookstore and for $68.25 at the Harvard Bookstore. Best Book Buys found an online store selling it for $54.90, which includes shipping costs.
College students now spend $270 to $400 per semester on books, according to the National Association of College Stores. By using the Best Book Buys Web site, students can save up to 30 percent without leaving their computers.
"What's great about Best Book Buys is that we provide students the best prices for their books, which translates into real savings on their education," said Steve Loyola, president of Best Book Buys.
In addition to serving the college market, Best Book Buys searches 20 other online bookstores including Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN - news), Barnes and Noble (NYSE:BKS - news) and Borders (NYSE:BGP - news) to find the best prices on books for consumers. Best Book Buys also helps consumers find used, closeout and audio books.
In January 1999, Best Book Buys beat out Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble and other online book sellers to be voted the 1998 Cool Book Site of the Year by the 4th Annual Cool Site of the Year Awards. Best Book Buys is a subsidiary of Best Web Buys and was founded in 1997 by Loyola, a former Jet Propulsion Laboratory computer scientist.
The company is located in Los Angeles and can be reached at 626/568-0205. The company is closely held.
Note to Editors: Best Book Buys and Best Web Buys are trademarks of Best Web Buys. All other trade or brand names mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.
