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Continuing our reviews of the online book stores…

BookCloseouts.com is one of North America’s largest sellers of bargain books. Bargain books are new, unread books that the publisher sells off in volume to reduce excess inventory.

Sometimes the publisher printed too many copies; in other cases bookstores purchased too many copies and have returned them to the publisher for credit. The books therefore have been handled a few times but are still in excellent condition. Shop at BookCloseouts now!

BookOpinion Says:

This store has some great bargain-basement prices without too much hunting! We found BookCloseouts.com to not only have some of the best prices on books on the web, but a surprising variety. We were impressed at the wide selection of books and popular authors available for closeout discounts.

BookCloseouts is a great place to go first when you want to expand your library. You’ll be able to do that affordably and with great taste.

Site Ease of Use: Right off the bat, we liked the New Arrivals section located on BookCloseouts home page. You can also search easily via the side navigation. You can shop by category, genre and top 10 bestsellers, bringing up pages where it’s all right there for you — book covers, titles, authors and prices. You can even narrow down the search more from there.

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What BookCloseouts Says:
“BookCloseouts is the bestseller of bargain books on the internet. All of our product is offered at 50-90% off the list price. A wide range of quality books at low prices is an easy sell for affiliates. BookCloseouts.com has been in operation for over 10 years selling books all over the world. We have been doing E-Commerce successfully since March of 1997 and will continue to be a leader in our specialized market. We offer excellent Customer service both by phone and e-mail, and have a 100% product guarantee. With over 5 million books, and new inventory received every day.” READ MORE

Continuing our reviews of the online book stores…

Books-A-Million offers some of the lowest prices of any leading online bookseller. Look for the “Compare Prices” links throughout bamm.com to see for yourself! You’ll find everyday discounts of 10% to 40% off. Save even more on thousands of overstocked and closeout titles in the Bargains section.

BookOpinion Says:

We found Books-A-Million to be among the better places to buy books online. Purchasing books online is fast and easy. Be sure to check out the various departments found here, such as the top section on Books-A-Million’s home page where you will be able to see today’s hottest titles and the best specials with the biggest savings.

Here’s a tip for you book lovers: Join the Millionaire’s Club and save an extra 10% off each item you purchase (for everyday savings up to 46% off). The $15 annual membership pays for itself if you spend just $150 during the year. Simply add a Card to your shopping cart and the 10% discount will be applied immediately to the items you’re purchasing today.

Another tip: Free shipping on orders more than $25! Click here for free shipping!

Site Ease of Use: The site is more text-heavy than some other book sites, which sets it apart. You can glance at a book and get a quick rundown as you are browsing. The sales and discounts are played up throughout. Navigation-wise, you wish the book categories were readily in the side column for easy reference. Instead, you have to click on a small link to pull those up. Once up, the drill down is simple. Shopping for books by text search is made easy at Books-A-Million. Shop by simply entering the title, author, keywords or ISBN. You’ll find what you are looking for in just moments.

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What Books-A-Million Says:
“BOOKSAMILLION.COM operates separately from Books-A-Million retail stores, featuring different retail items and pricing. Other differences include shipping costs, delivery time, item availability, and taxes. Store availability is individual to each store and you must check with that store directly to find out if a book is in stock.” READ MORE

Continuing our reviews of the various online booksellers…

A1Books is a bargain outlet for new and used books in all categories. It is easy to find steep discounts on a title you are searching for. The online bookstore carries more than a million titles, including new and used books. A1Books has been selling books online since 1995, and more than 2.5 million customers have been served.

BookOpinion Says:

The BookOpinion staff found A1Books to be one of the better bookseller sites on the web. Whether it be the latest thriller, biography or just a good cookbook, A1Books is a one-stop online bookstore that provides you with a variety of discounts on new and used titles from multiple sellers. For example, you cou can find used Harry Potter books for just 75 cents. Be sure to look at reviews on the third-party sellers before you make a purchase.

Also, check out the Bestsellers categories as well as the Showcase of the Month section found on the A1Books home page.

Site Ease of Use: The drill down on the side navigation is a little tricky as you call up too many books on a single click. Other than that, the site functions smoothly and you can search by text easily. Once you select a book you are interested in, you can see the range of prices that the book is available for from the different sellers of new and used titles. Go to A1Books.com and begin shopping by simply clicking on a category or entering words into the search box.

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What A1Books Says:
“We are one of the largest Amazon marketplace partners and one of the deepest discount booksellers online today. A1Books delivers over 1 million titles ranging from bestsellers to textbooks to technical books like medical and law books at the lowest prices. You will find up to 50% OFF on books.” READ MORE

Continuing our review of online bookstores, this time BookOpinion looks at the web site of Canada’s largest retail book chain.

At Indigo Books & Music you will shop a true booklovers’ haven — a place that reflects the best of a small proprietor-run shop bundled with the selection of a true emporium. You can also go to Chapters.Indigo.ca for the latest in CDs, DVDs and more!

BookOpinion Says:
We found Indigo Books & Music online to be one of the best Canadian sites on the web to buy books and music. At Chapters.Indigo.ca it’s easy to find the top-selling books, DVDs and music at what feels like a huge entertainment warehouse at the touch of your fingertips. As an added plus, you get free shipping within Canada on all orders of $39 or more.

Site Ease of Use: Get to what you are looking for in moments by starting in the various departments, including Books, Music, DVDS, Videos and more. Be sure to visit the Best Selling departments at Chapters.Indigo.ca to view and shop what’s hot.

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What Merchant Says:
“Indigo Books & Music Inc., (TSE: IDG) is a Canadian company committed to providing a service-driven, stress-free approach to satisfying the booklover. …Indigo Books & Music Inc. is committed to being your most complete and trusted resource for books, music, gifts and much more.We said in the very beginning that we wanted to create a true booklovers’ haven — a place to discover books, music and more that might, in the rush of life, have gone undiscovered. A place that reflects the best of a small proprietor-run shop bundled with the selection of a true emporium…Indigo Books & Music Inc. operates www.chapters.indigo.ca, a leading Canadian destination for online shoppers seeking books, videos and DVDs. Committed to providing a convenient and hassle-free e-commerce experience, chapters.indigo.ca offers a secure shopping environment, easy-to-use search tools and industry leading customer service. Chapters.indigo.ca also supports the growth of Canada’s e-commerce industry operating one of the Internet’s leading affiliate programs for website owners.” (read more)

At BetterWorld.com you can fund literacy, care for the environment and get a fair price on the books you want. Better World Books is the socially conscious consumer’s bookstore of choice.

BetterWorld can offer these great rates because, unlike most other online used booksellers, all of the used books are physically in stock. At any one time, around 2 million books are on the shelves of the company’s Indiana warehouse.

TIP: BetterWorld.com offers the lowest shipping rates on the web: FREE shipping in the USA, and $2.97 shipping worldwide.

BookOpinion Says:

We found BetterWorld.com to be one of the more intriguing online bookstores on the web. Along with its eco-friendly way of doing business (you’ll have to read BetterWorld’s About Us page to learn about it) the company uses portions of its sales to donate to 80 non-profits and 500 libraries.

So, not only will you be able to purchase the latest Harry Potter book, you’ll be helping worthy causes as well.

Site Ease of Use: At BetterWorld.com choose your book by simply searching in the search box by either Title, Author, or ISBN. It’s simple and user friendly.

Remember, there’s free shipping within the USA and $2.97 shipping worldwide on every book. Go to BetterWorld.com now!

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What BetterWorld Says:
A bookstore is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking. - Jerry Seinfeld

“We agree with Jerry. We’re real people, we run a bookstore, and we’ve been thinking.

Funding Literacy
We’ve been thinking about some people we’re proud to know. People like John Wood, the founder of Room to Read. John quit Microsoft in 1998 to start building libraries in rural Nepal. 8 years later, he is building libraries in poor, rural villages with the “scalability of Starbucks and the compassion of Mother Theresa.” John has written a book about his journey called Leaving Microsoft to Save the World. We have over 100,000 books for sale that were collected to benefit Room to Read.

We love literacy programs like Room to Read, Books for Africa, Worldfund, National Center for Family Literacy, and our 70 other literacy partners. They provide the building blocks for children and families to learn, grow, and share in the vast collection of human knowledge committed to paper. It just makes sense that a bookstore ought to generate funding for these programs. BetterWorld.com does that with every book we sell…” READ MORE