ALTADENA, CA, January 28, 2003 - Best Web BuysTM (www.bestwebbuys.com), an online comparison shopping site for books, electronics, music, videos, and bikes, today announced PC World magazine has recognized the Best Book Buys® site for finding the best price for new and used titles in the February 2003 issue.
In the February cover story, PC World reports about Best Book Buys, "Whether you're looking for Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance or Zen and the Art of Stand-Up Comedy, this site will scour online bookstores to help you find the best price for new and used titles."
Unlike other online comparison shopping sites, Best Book Buys calculates a shopper's total costs including shipping and applicable taxes before placing an order. Best Book Buys also details a list of "Hot Deals" offered by their bookstore partners for additional savings. In addition, Best Book Buys only searches among reputable stores providing good customer service unlike others who search scores of stores that may not provide the best service.
"We are thrilled to be recognized by PC World for finding the best online prices for books since this reflects our mission to save our customers time and money while also making the online shopping experience easy and pleasant," said Steve Loyola, founder and president of Best Web Buys.
Awards and Accolades
Over the last five years, Best Book Buys has received accolades from a number of sources including Forbes "Best of the Web", The Today Show, Money, Smart Money, USA Weekend, PC Magazine, Cool Site of the Year Awards, and CoolShopping.com.
About Best Book Buys
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), half.com, and Powell's. Best Book Buys also helps consumers find new, used, closed-out and audio books.
Best Book Buys was the first category site to emerge from the Best Web Buys family in August 1997. The second product site, Best Music Buys was launched in September 1999 with Best Bike Buys and Best Video Buys quickly following. Best Electronic Buys is the most recent site to have emerged. Steve Loyola, a former Jet Propulsion Laboratory computer scientist, founded the company. The company is located at 2400 Lincoln Avenue, Altadena, California, 91001 and can be reached at 626.296.6260.
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Editors Note: Best Book Buys, Best Bike Buys, Best Music Buys, Best Video Buys, Best Electronic 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.
