Best Book Buys  
Glossary of Terms | Back  
Adobe eBook Reader
A type of electronic book. Requires Adobe Acrobat eBook Reader (free from Adobe.com.)
Back

Club Price
A discounted price offered to club members at Books A Million. Membership costs $10 a year and the discount is 10% off their regular prices.
Back

Collectible
Unofficial description for used books as listed by sellers on Amazon's Marketplace. Examples include first editions and autographed copies.
Back

Gemstar Ebook Editions
A type of electronic book. Designed for the Gemstar GEB 1150 and GEB 2150 eBook devices. Click here for more info.
Back

Hurt New
A term used by some stores to describe a USED book.
Back

Hurts
A term used by some stores to describe a USED book.
Back

Markdown New
A term used by some stores to describe a USED book.
Back

Markdowns
A term used by some stores to describe a NEW book that has been marked down in price.
Back

Microsoft Reader
A type of electronic book. Requires Microsoft Reader software (free from Microsoft.com.)
Back

Palm Ebook
A type of electronic book. Requires PalmOS compatible PDA and Palm Doc compatible reader software.
Back

Sale
A term used by some stores to describe a NEW book that is on sale.
Back

Sale Books
A term used by some stores to describe a NEW book that is on sale.
Back

Sale Zone
A term used by some stores to describe a NEW book that is on sale.
Back

Short Discount
A term used by some stores to describe a NEW book that has been discounted.
Back

Special New
A term used by some stores to describe a NEW book.
Back

Special Sale
A term used by some stores to describe a NEW book that is on sale.
Back

Special Zone
A term used by some stores to describe a NEW book that is discounted.
Back

Used
A previously owned book. Each store has different policies regarding the condition their used books. The table below summarizes the used book policies for each store:

Store Used Book Policy For more info...
Amazon Marketplace The book condition is usually described by the seller in their comments.  
Barnes and Noble They won't sell used books with mildew stains, pages missing, or every chapter underlined. Even lab manuals, study guides and workbooks are intact and virtually scribble-free.
Classbook They guarantee complete satisfaction with the condition of their textbooks. They will not ship books with excessive highlighting, missing or torn pages or any other severe problems.
ecampus Used books are considered in good condition even when they contain highlighting, margin notes, or other markings.
half.com The book condition is usually described by the seller in their comments.
Powells See website for explanation.
textbookx The condition of their used books is the same that you'll find in the used book section of your campus store; some markings, highlighting, etc., but generally in very good shape.

Back

Used Markdown
A term used by some stores to describe a USED book.
Back

Used Quantity
A term used by some stores to describe a USED book.
Back

Used Rare
A term used by some stores to describe a USED book.
Back

Used Zone
A term used by some stores to describe a USED book.
Back

Copyright © 1997-2000 Best Web Buys, Inc. All rights reserved.