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Of small, neighborhood book stores, larger chain book stores, and online bookstores, what is the best place to shop for books, and why?



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by quasar

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May 11 '02 The Best Places to Find Science Fiction eBooks
FictionWise, Baen Books, and MemoWare offer quality eBooks for science fiction and fantasy lovers.... read full review
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by meleahk
Mar 13 '04 Some of My Best Places To Buy Books
Shop around for the best prices.... read full review
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by donnamr

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Sep 01 '01 Personalized Children's Books at Hefty.com
Hefty.com is a company that specializes in high quality, well-designed personalized books for children. They are far above their competitors in this field. You can order from local distributors.... read full review
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by Rocketgirl

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Feb 15 '00 Abebooks.com a Great Resource
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by AngelaBar
Sep 06 '00 Old Books: Treasure collections
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by Howard_Creech
Jun 21 '00 Character Counts
Used Bookstores reek with character, and their eclectic "one-of-a-kind" selections, while often a bit dusty/musty, are always unique and fascinating.... read full review
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by rosieroon
Mar 27 '00 A very good place to shop for books
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by WendyD3520
Apr 17 '01 Amazon.Com VS. The Neighborhood Bookstore
Supporting a local shop is a wonderful thing if the local shop is worth supporting.... read full review
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by Mynameismir
Oct 21 '00 Recycle a book at Powells.com
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by KMINER
Apr 05 '00 Want To SAVE Money on Books?
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by Chuck_Hansen
Mar 01 '00 Cracked Bindings and Dog Ears
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by MikesCelticLuv
Jun 17 '00 Grab a book, pull up a chair, and enjoy an overpriced cuppa coffee.
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by frainke
Jul 06 '00 New Books for Below Cost!
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by porphyria
Jun 19 '00 What Should You Read Next?
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by bailey264
Aug 08 '00 Free Shipping you tell me?
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by JDinPA
Mar 01 '00 Where Else Can You Find Over 10 Million Books?
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by fyvel
Nov 07 '01 You CAN buy lots of books at an affordable price!
You can buy books at a reduced price - I'll show you how!... read full review
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by poneyby
Jul 19 '00 Some great online places to buy books.
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by forkids
May 25 '00 Chinaberry
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by melyssa
Sep 07 '00 What works for me
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by Couponaholic
Feb 03 '00 So many books, so many options!
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by bailey264
Aug 03 '00 Shop in your underwear or stick with the comfy couches?
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by movielover123
Oct 15 '02 Tales of a Junk Store Addict
The best places to shop for books and videos and other assorted junk. ... read full review
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by skyrydr
Mar 21 '01 Half.com beats them all - hands down!!!!!
I love this site since it recycles perfectly good reading, video and audio materials for everyone's mutual enjoyment.... read full review
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by margomargo
May 14 '00 Check Out Your Local "Browse n Sneeze"
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by MHawkins
Mar 08 '00 Edward R. Hamilton--Bookseller
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by ktryathart1
Jun 25 '00 Are You The Touchy Feely Type?
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by caravan70
Apr 07 '00 Finding Our Manna, Online and Offline
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by Daphnye
Oct 10 '00 Goodwill store, and other nonprofit stores
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by sweetcece
Nov 30 '00 The Best Places To Purchase Books
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by kcfoxy
Jul 08 '00 Depends On What You Are Looking For
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by cyanne_t
Nov 21 '04 Greed in the Literary World: A Rant
Forget Barnes & Noble. Go to Half-Price Books or your local used book store and support them!... read full review
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by expono
May 05 '00 An Uncommon Pleasure: A Common Reader -- Book Catalog
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by Alena
May 07 '09 Best Places to Swap Books Online
Paperbackswap is my favorite. The site is comprehensive and easy to use.  They also have the best selection of books available.... read full review
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by MHawkins
Mar 12 '00 Ecampus.com
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by tomgray
Dec 31 '99 It's the interface, stupid
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by abazur
May 12 '01 "Mom always said not to play ball in the house..."
Remember that episode of Silver Spoons when Menudo paid a visit and Grandpa thought they were a gang and ran out of the house screaming, "My hubcaps, my hubcaps"?... read full review
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by aawehr
Jul 01 '00 Where Everybody Knows Your Name
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by meredi11
Jan 19 '00 Amazon.com is the Way to Go!!!
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by IrishMa4
Mar 18 '00 Share Your Passions!
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by Allison024
Jan 30 '00 Barnes and Noble - my slightly biased opinion
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by DoubleCoog
Mar 22 '00 Book Price Comparison Tool: Evenbetter.com
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by benho
May 08 '01 The Great Debate: Big mega-store vs Small corner-store
The eternal battle rages on between the mega-chains and the corner bookstore. Here are my thoughts on the great debate.... read full review
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by wordwalker
Jan 09 '00 Almost Free; for a Good Cause
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by meanbeast
Dec 20 '01 Cheap Books: Why Spend $10 If You Can Spend $1?
Cheap books. You just can't beat that. ... read full review
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by susiee
Apr 24 '00 Books, Books, Everywhere
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by Lytabyron
Jan 05 '01 I'm in Heaven at Powell's
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by hymie
Oct 02 '00 Books-a-million online - good and inexpensive
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by Skeptic
Mar 11 '00 Barnes & Noble: easy and fun to shop!
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by britguy
Mar 21 '01 BLACK ORCHID BOOKSHOP
The Black orchid is a friendly, knowledgeable store, where you can find many wonderful books by many brilliant authors. ... read full review
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by brickmanli
Aug 31 '01 Guide to Bargain Book Hunting Online
Want to buy great books at a fraction of what you pay at Amazon or your neighborhood store? Devoted to my fellow book lovers and bargain hunters.... read full review
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by sherrylee
Jan 16 '00 Brick & Mortar, all the Way
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by Lark729_89
Feb 07 '00 Used Books At The Bookstore Of W. Bridgewater
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by theworm
Dec 01 '00 Books on a Budget
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by abhaille
Feb 29 '00 I'm OBSESSED
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by jaxmom28
Jun 29 '01 Mood Shopping
The best place to shop depends on the kind of shopping experience you want to have.... read full review
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by BlackCat2
Sep 02 '00 All of them...
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by rosie6349
May 28 '01 A Book By Any Other Name
yard sales, used book stores, trading or using gift certificates.... read full review
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by Prepoia
Jan 12 '00 Head for the Border(s)
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by emlin
Dec 17 '99 Best Book Buys On The Internet - EBAY IS BOOKIN'!
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by DoubleCoog
Feb 01 '00 Half Price Books: Walk out with an armful
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by belle240
Jun 11 '01 Don't shop at Borders
Barnes and Noble is ok for a corporate store. Independent dealers are better. Borders is the worst.... read full review
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by adonna
May 26 '00 Modern Times Bookstore--Books You Won't Find at Chains (online or off).
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by meeshling
Nov 05 '01 The Wonderful Secrets of a Used Book Store
If you're looking for a change from an electronic society, take solace in a used book store.... read full review
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by janetaba
Dec 19 '00 Barnes and Noble means customer service
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by bayrat
Jan 24 '00 half-price, best price
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by Ed.Williamson
Jan 05 '01 LOST IN (BOOK) SPACE: Tattered Cover Bookstore In Denver
If you read go there and buy books.... read full review
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by chantilly20
Mar 16 '00 "Borders" for Books and More!!
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by jaderabbit
Aug 07 '00 Online and in person, buy books from other book lovers!
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by qq11
Mar 08 '00 Used Books are My Passion
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by Doodlebug
Jul 21 '00 My secret for a cheap book collection
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by mar6732
Jan 24 '00 Barnes & Noble - The Only Bookstore You Will Ever Need
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by Darkmistress
Aug 29 '00 Home Away From Home
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by frazzledspice
Dec 25 '99 Online Booksellers Compared
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by caroleg
Dec 18 '99 Amazon.com is the place to go for books (and more)
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by princessjill
Aug 31 '00 Tired of dropping $400 a semester for school books?
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by buffoonery
Mar 27 '00 Brandeis and Lake Forest Book Sales: Revised Opinion
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by amylouky
Feb 13 '00 Goodbye, campus bookstore.. hello, varsitybooks.com!
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by melliott03
Feb 10 '00 Relax With A Book
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by CarieP
May 10 '00 WOW! 12 Books plus shipping for only $21.00!!
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by Alastor
Feb 11 '00 Tattered Cover
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by disartain
Jun 15 '00 Cheapest places
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by brownjo
Aug 04 '00 Amazon.com & Media Play all the way
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by bonzobean
Jan 15 '00 B&N: Anthing but nobel
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by bwyckoff1
Aug 14 '00 I did the leg work-take advantage of me
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by Penguinlady
Jan 18 '00 Vromans (and Amazon, but I feel guilty about it)
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by allisonsmom
Jan 24 '00 Amazon.com for books and more
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by blackelve
Jan 26 '00 Which and Where...
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by pholdermomof3
Jan 08 '01 You Have Many Choices
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by toniroger
Dec 20 '99 The Free Place for Books......
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by kurt_h
Dec 18 '99 Never pay full price
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by glennhanna
May 07 '00 It's like a Free Online Classified Ad Service
Half.com is shaping up to be a great place to sell and buy used stuff.... read full review
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by margomargo
Sep 02 '00 Your Tax Dollars at Work - The Inter-Library Loan Program
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by RCarte2000
Oct 11 '00 Bargain Shopping!!!!
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by jonathanwade
Jan 20 '00 Some Thoughts About Buying Books Online
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by KyuzoSS
Feb 12 '00 I try to meet girls at bookstore
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by DavidWeisman
Mar 26 '00 Unless you know exactly what you want ...
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by caconti
Oct 02 '00 MysteryBooks--DC's Home of Great Suspense
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by soxfan
Aug 19 '00 The favorite haunts of a Boston bookworm
Chains are good as far as selection goes, but this Bostonian prefers to browse indie stores and discount shops.... read full review
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by v_aikens
Dec 31 '00 Borders is the Best!
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by dbirchall
Mar 14 '00 Saving money by buying books used from Powell's.
Huge selection, great prices, and good service make Powell's a good place to comparison-shop.... read full review
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by damino
Apr 11 '00 For the Frugal bookophile! Used and discounted book stores!
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by TerryBain
Feb 22 '00 City of Books
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by realtraveller
Apr 30 '01 L. A. Times Festival Of Books
Get a book recommendation straight from the author's mouth... read full review
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by charles
Dec 25 '99 Did You Say Thriftstores, Online & Brick-And- Mortar...?
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by MsHooterville
Nov 01 '00 Amazon.com Saves Me Time and Money
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by startdotcom
Jun 13 '00 Half.com - Buyer/Seller Review
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by shannongee
Jan 19 '00 Amazon is tops in my book!
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by CarieP
Mar 21 '00 Books Dirt Cheap!
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by adidas6942
Jan 19 '00 VarsityBooks.com: Because your college has sucked up enough of your money already!!!
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by LRGuis
Jul 01 '00 Where We Love To Shop...For Kids Books
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by dreamcatcher39
Jun 17 '00 Where I fall in love - Continually . .
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by expono
Apr 18 '00 The Best Used Book Sale in Houston is this Spring, 2001
Go there. Find the next practicable date and get your discount Southwest Airline reservations if you have to. I mean it.... read full review
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by jlusk5
Feb 05 '00 Book & More
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by wish99
Jul 29 '00 Big is good!
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by mrosenbe
Apr 12 '01 Amazon.com is Great!
Amazon.com has great selection, prices, customer service.... read full review
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by nightfall
Aug 11 '00 Buying books cheaply online
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by Prncess
Jan 30 '00 Amazon.com wins with me
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by jmk444
Aug 11 '00 I Love half.com!!!
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by gale
Jan 23 '00 Always Check This Book Site First!
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by KatherineED
May 07 '01 Right in you're own neighborhood!
What's wrong with second hand books?!... read full review
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by solstar
Aug 24 '00 Where to go, online and off
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by wannabe_writer
Feb 03 '00 Spanish Translations of Classical Favorites
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by RdeCassia
Aug 08 '00 Amazon: not what it used to be
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by ronniep
Dec 18 '99 online vs the "real thing"
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by jdanishevsky
Jan 11 '00 From my personal experience
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by chouser
Apr 19 '01 We aren't as dumb as you'd hoped
The place you love to hate might surprise you.... read full review
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by mzkito
Oct 30 '00 Feeding a Book-Addiction On a Budget
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by ldial2
Dec 18 '99 Bargains that Feel Like Stealing
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by jennymarshall
Jun 22 '00 Browse at Amazon. BUY at Half.com
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by goddess_30
Nov 21 '00 A cheap alternative to book buying
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by ritag
Jan 24 '00 bn.com IS THE BEST
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by Angela-C
Jan 12 '00 Simply the Best Bookclub - Online & Off
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by chancel
Feb 10 '00 Barnes and Noble, purveyor of evil
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by soli2dblue
Apr 01 '00 5 Stars for Borders!
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by Mattog
Mar 22 '00 City Lights Books
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by foxfroggy
Apr 10 '00 My name is Pat, and I'm a bookaholic...
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by harperb
Apr 13 '00 It just depends what you're looking for
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by sax_angel
Apr 05 '00 Help! I have no money for food.
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by ramico
Jan 25 '00 Students - Check Home First!!!
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by JetersGirl
May 21 '01 Where I like to shop for books
Online, big bookstores, used bookstores, or garage sales, there are many places you can buy books, you just need to decide where is best for you.... read full review
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by o_utkin
Mar 14 '00 Internet the way to go
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by lunasees
Feb 28 '00 Barnes and Noble
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by legotech
Apr 17 '00 Used bookbuying tips from a used bookseller!
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by abedelia
May 22 '00 The Ultimate Scam
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by tiannei
Jan 24 '00 Search My Simon for the best prices
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by eyestar
Jan 11 '00 Online - almost all the way
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by jenny1013
Feb 04 '00 Bibliofind - The book lovers heaven
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by shirleybonsell
Jan 01 '00 Steer clear of Allbooks4less
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by ruff
Feb 11 '00 Bookstores and Libraries are Useless
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by DebbieG
Mar 13 '00 Treasure hunt in a 2nd hand bookstore
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by Curyea
Jan 26 '00 Disappointed with Barnes and Noble.com
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by stuzle
Jun 30 '00 Buying Children's Books---my four favorite sources!
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by chpsk8
Dec 05 '00 Buying books the Cheapskate Way.
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by Mindi_D
Jan 18 '00 Best place to shop for books
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by wld14evr
Feb 07 '00 Amazon.com - They Have It All!
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by SCJennifer
Jan 19 '00 Amazon.com Customer Service
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by eholmes1
Apr 05 '01 Bargain Hunter's Paradise
Check out bookfinder.com and find out when your local library has a booksale. Most of them do!... read full review
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by MofoNobI
Sep 20 '00 Can Bigwords.com replace your college bookstore?
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by friskycelery
May 27 '00 My Favorite Bookstores, Volume Three
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by tazme1
Apr 13 '00 Barnes and Noble... My Mini- Vacation
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by Kahfess
Jan 03 '01 Wow! So Many Choices, So Easy!!
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by Jennlee.2
Jan 13 '00 Best online site for technical books
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by kidd_kasper
Jan 19 '00 Half Priced Books
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by derval
Feb 10 '00 Cheap Books
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by mittenskitty
Jan 20 '00 Large Print Books
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by jonnie
Jan 05 '00 Would'nt want to join this army...
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by lap0530
Jan 12 '00 What do Bill Gates and I Have in Common?
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by Free2Be
Jan 03 '01 Thrift Stores
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by faeriedragon
Dec 29 '99 Shopping in my pj's!
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by fastrunner
Dec 21 '00 Ecampus Gets My Vote
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by friskycelery
Mar 12 '00 My favorite bookstores
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by any1canu2
Jun 02 '00 Best Christian Books and more...
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by sampo24
Mar 22 '00 Why buy a book when you can get it for free?
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by kancel
Jan 19 '00 What All E-commerce Should Be
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by julieagee
Aug 08 '00 Buying A Book?
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by ladyhawk617
Oct 11 '00 Hard to Find Books - CHEAP!!
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by JeffSullivan
Jan 24 '00 Finding Rare Books and Best Prices
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by shannons
Feb 01 '00 Where Ever You Happen To Be
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by Trotterman
Jun 30 '00 The Best Places Are Where You Find Them.
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by mgreber
Dec 20 '99 Amazon is the only choice
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by Staceygill
Dec 01 '00 Amazon.com is the way to go!
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by Newlywed
Sep 26 '00 Part I - Best Online Book Buying Site.
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by Cyndy
Jan 29 '00 BarNEs AnD noBlEs boOk sTorE!
I want to give this 5 STARS, but can not get back in to change it!... read full review
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by bgabel
May 13 '00 The Pricewatch of books: bestbookbuys.com
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by Cate1956
Apr 02 '00 Spend a day in Barnes and Noble
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by bperreault
Aug 30 '00 Largeprintbooks.com Ready for LARGE PRINT BOOKS? Me Neither
This is the best site to find a difficult category-large print.... read full review
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by Bar2969
Jan 11 '00 BookCloseOuts.com - Save Money!
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by Jessikamel
Jan 25 '00 A+ for Amazon.com
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by friskycelery
May 07 '00 My Favorite Bookstores, Volume Two
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by missred412
Mar 11 '00 Never pay Full Price!!!
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by everafter
Jan 15 '00 The Feel and Touch of A New Book
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by pyallen
Apr 30 '00 Book bot
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by anavidi
Jan 02 '00 Amazon is NOT enough
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by Baezplace
Jan 24 '00 Barnes & Noble, just the best book store out there!
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by BedrockTime
Sep 12 '00 Ecampus.com=Free Shipping +Cheap Books
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by mamapaul
May 20 '00 Do you really want to shop Amazon.com?
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by mcommini
Apr 23 '01 Where You Never Expect
The types of books you enjoy will often determine where you find what you're looking for. Still, the best finds are often surprises!... read full review
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by Moonvine
Apr 05 '00 Out of Print Books-Don't Get Burned
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by MARIEROY
Jan 15 '00 Barnes & Noble--a great place to spend a Friday evening!
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