ALTADENA, CA, December 10, 2001 - Best Web BuysTM, an award winning online comparison shopping super site, announced today the launch of Best Electronic Buys (www.bestelectronicbuys.com) offering consumers a fast way to find the best prices on the holiday season's most popular electronic gifts including cameras, DVD players, game consoles, handhelds and MP3 players.
Best Electronic Buys searches across 13 online stores including Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN), Computer4sure.com and Wal-Mart for the best prices on hundreds of electronic products from more than 24 manufacturers including Handspring, Hewlett Packard, Microsoft, Palm, Nikon and Sony. At Best Electronic Buys consumers can simultaneously compare prices, including sales tax and shipping charges, as well as availability and average days to ship before ordering. Best Electronic Buys also features "Hot Deals" offered at the various stores.
A quick search for Microsoft's Xbox at Best Electronic Buys finds it currently available in a number of online stores ranging in price from $494.99 to $854.98 depending on the package selected. Another search for Hewlett Packard's Jornada 525 Color Pocket PC (list price $299.99) finds it as low as $189.99 online. A search for the popular Canon EOS Rebel 2000 camera (list price $560) finds it for $334.95. Buying the camera online through Best Electronic Buys would save $226. Many online stores are now guaranteeing delivery before Christmas if purchased by December 17.
Price Comparison Shopping Means Real Savings
Best Web Buys' five product specific sites -- Best Book Buys, Best Music Buys, Best Video Buys, Best Bike Buys and now Best Electronic Buys -- compare prices, shipping and availability of more than 2 million titles and items at dozens of online stores including Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, half.com, Powell's, buy.com, and Tower Records.
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. The Best Web Buys family of sites has received accolades from a number of sources including The Today Show, Forbes, Money, Smart Money, USA Weekend, PC Magazine, Cool Site of the Year Awards and CoolShopping.com.
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, Calif., 91001 and can be reached at 626/296-6260.
