ALTADENA, CA, November 26, 2001-Best Web BuysTM, an online comparison shopping site for books, music, videos and bikes, today announced Forbes magazine has recognized the site as one of the "Best of the Web" in the December 3, 2001 issue. Forbes lists Best Web Buys within the "Comparison Shopping" section under "Luxe Shopping".
Forbes magazine reported that at Best Web Buys shoppers, "Find prices on a wide variety of books, videos, music, even bikes. Sort through results by store, store rating and price. The site includes shipping costs, delivery time and states where sales tax is charged, so you get a bottom-line figure. There are also detailed merchant info pages that supply (among other things) e-mail addresses for anyone wanting to cancel an order." What Forbes rated "best" about Best Web Buys was, "The site calculates your total cost (price plus shipping) before your order."
"We are extremely thrilled to be acknowledged by Forbes," said Steve Loyola. "Best Web Buys helps people find hard-to-find items while also helping them save time and money. By using our site, shoppers can make an informed decision of where to buy their goods at the best possible prices and from reputable stores."
Price Comparison Shopping Means Real Savings
Best Web Buys four product specific sites - Best Book Buys, Best Music Buys, Best Video Buys, and Best Bike Buys -- compares prices, shipping and availability of more than 2 million titles and items at dozens of online stores including Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), Barnes and Noble (NYSE: BNBN), half.com, Powell's, buy.com, and Tower Records.
A quick search for Jonathan Franzen's highly acclaimed book "The Corrections" ($26 list price) at BestBookBuys.com finds it for $15.40. A search for the soundtrack to "Moulin Rouge" ($18.97 list price) at BestMusicBuys.com finds it for $9.90. And a search for the DVD release of "Shrek" ($26.99 list price) at BestVideoBuys.com finds it for $17.99. With just these three items alone, a shopper could save $28 dollars over buying the same items at retail prices.
About Best Web Buys
The first category site to emerge from the Best Web Buys family was Best Book Buys. One of the first comparison shopping services on the Internet, Best Book Buys was launched in August 1997 and has received accolades from a number of sources including The Today Show, Money, Smart Money, USA Weekend, PC Magazine, Cool Site of the Year Awards, and CoolShopping.com. The second product site, Best Music Buys was launched in September 1999 with Best Bike Buys quickly following. Best Video Buys is the most recent site to have emerged.
Best Web Buys 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.
