Avoid those crazed holiday shoppers, shop from home, it's easier than ever. There are numerous bookstores on the internet, and this holiday season they are geared up and ready to ship. First let's check what's up at Amazon.Com? It's obvious that the holiday spender should stop at the Amazon Gift Center to look for the perfect book or send a Gift Certificate. When you're done spending you can even have your book gift wrapped.
I hope you didn't spend all your allowance there, because it's on to Barnes and Noble. This web outlet hasn't been around as long as the other guys, but sure enough we find the Barnes and Noble Holiday Gift Center right up front. There are assistants to help you find the right title and a promise of gift wrapping (no link found). Alas, there are no gift certificates.
A Pricing Comparison:
It's been awhile since I checked these two monsters out myself. I thought maybe it might be beneficial to do a little window shopping. This is what I found when I compared the prices of two popular titles recently released in paperback, A Canticle for Leibowitz and The Prestige.
| Store | Canticle | Prestige |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.amazon.com | $9.56 | $11.96 | http://www.barnesandnoble.com/ | $9.56 | $11.96 |
Not much to compare there. Looks to me like the giants are still setting the standard for web pricing.
A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.
Published by Bantam Books
Publication date: October 1, 1997
Reprint Edition ISBN: 0-553-27381-7
The Prestige by Christopher Priest
Published by Tor Books
Publication date: October 1, 1997
ISBN: 0312858868
If you're looking for something truly unique and different, why don't you revisit my July 25, 1997 article, Searching for OOPs: Rare and Out of Print Books. It's packed with tips for finding that needle in the haystack!
Oh, and for you passionate sf readers out there... stand up, or rather, sit down, type out your list and post it clearly for all to see. Who knows if you've been good (maybe Santa), but we want to know what you want this holiday season.
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