ALTADENA, CA, August 20, 2001-Best Book BuysTM, a leading online book comparison shopping site for college students and a service of Best Web Buys, today announced Money® magazine has recognized the site for back-to-school textbook bargains in the September 2001 issue of the magazine
Money magazine reported, "For students who want to avoid the long lines and big bills at the campus bookstore, there's BestBookBuys.com, an on-line shopping bot that compares prices at 25 online bookstores and reports the cost (including shipping and sales tax) for new and used books. We found a new copy of Ross L. Finney's Calculus ($124 retail) for $109, and Henry Gleitman's Psychology ($79 retail) for $70. Just make sure you get the right editions! When finals are over, use the site to sell the books back."
In May, 2001 Best Book Buys announced the launch of a $1,500 Scholarship to be awarded to the college student who writes the most compelling essay on "The Book All College Students Should Read". The essay contest continues until October 31, 2001 with the winner to be announced on December 15, 2001. Students can enter the contest at www.bestbookbuys.com. The scholarship will be paid directly to the winner.
Best Book Buys compares prices, shipping and availability of more than 3 million titles at dozens of online bookstores including Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), Barnes and Noble (NYSE: BNBN), Borders (NYSE: BGP), half.com, and Powell's.
Besides serving the college market, Best Book Buys also helps consumers find new, used, close-out and audio books.
Best Book Buys was one of the first comparison shopping sites on the Internet and has received accolades from a number of sources including The Today Show, Money Magazine, Smart Money, USA Weekend, PC Magazine, Cool Site of the Year Awards, and CoolShopping.com. Best Book Buys is a service of Best Web Buys and was founded in 1997 by Steve Loyola, a former Jet Propulsion Laboratory computer scientist. The company is located at 2400 Lincoln Avenue, Altadena, California, 91001 and can be reached at 626.296.6260. The company is closely held. Business inquiries should be directed to Steve Loyola.
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