|
PureBytes Links
Trading Reference Links
|
Hi Norman,
Thank you for the other web address, which was new to me. I tested it
against 3 books I was interested in, and it did very well with two, but
missed on the 3rd.
Apparantly, "theBigStore.com" is not one of the sights searched by
www.addall.com. When I tested it with ISBN # 0446524794, the lowest price
found of
$ 12.35 was found at "theBigStore.com. This total price was 39% lower than
the $ 20.29 found on www.addall.com.
I guess I will try both sites in the future for comparisons. And of
course, I have no connection to bestbookbuys.com.
Barry
----- Original Message -----
From: nwinski <nwinski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <barry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2000 4:54 PM
Subject: Re: [RT] Re: Buying books from Amazon.com
>
>
> Barry Silberman wrote:
>
> > Hum,
> >
> > While I can't tell you if the number of reviews is a good indicator for
> > "Usefulness," I can suggest that when you make the decision to buy a
book
> > you "comparison shop" at the following URL. It will compare prices at
over
> > 20 online bookstores so you can purchase it at the lowest price.
> >
> > http://www.bestbookbuys.com/
> >
> > Happy reading.
> >
> > Barry,
>
> 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 am in no way affiliated with any of the above websites or book
vendors
> other than as an occassional customer.
>
> Shoppingly,
>
> Norman.
>
>
> .
>
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: hum <hum@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2000 6:14 AM
> > Subject: GEN: Buying books from Amazon.com
> >
> > > Dear Colleagues in RT Land,
> > >
> > > I want to get expertise on how to buy books from www.amazon.com. It
> > > seems like some books, such as The Electronic Day Trader
> > > by Marc Friedfertig, George West, have wide appeal as around 128
> > > people provided reviews. At the other hand, classics such as Day
Trading
> > into the Millennium
> > > by Michael P. Turner were only reviewed 27 times. Can one take the
> > > number of reviews as a yardstick for the "usefulness" of the book.
> > > What other criteria do seasoned amazon.com buyers used in selecting
> > > Friedfertig's book as oppose to the one by Turner.
> > >
> > > Any help will be great.
> > >
> > > ---------------------------------------------------------
> > >
>
>
|