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At 1:54 PM -0800 4/1/00, nwinski wrote:
> I tried an experiment. I tried your book search (B3) and compared it to my
>favorite book comparison search, http://www.addall.com (AA). I tried it on
>a book that I recently purchased via AA.
>ISBN: 0932750494
> I notice that B3 only searches 28 book vendors. AA searches 41 vendors
>and passes through any available coupon discounts. The result was that B3's
>best offer for this book ($39 list) including shipping was $25.87. AA found
>the same book including shipping for $21.25. That's an additional 21.74%
>savings. I have a small book biz on the side. The standard wholesale discount
>for a small book store or vendor is 40%. As you can see, the AA price is better
>than wholesale.
> Past performace is no guaranatee of future results.
I tried such a search once and went with the "lowest price" offer. It
took me six weeks to finally get the book.
Some of these "low bidders" have no inventory of books, I have been told.
Bob Fulks
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