Category: Books
Amazon Apple e-book Deals Under Investigation
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is investigating agreements between the country’s largest e-book publishers and two of the largest sellers — Amazon.com, Inc. and Apple, Inc. — that may block competitors from offering cheaper e-book prices. Both Amazon and Apple have reached agreements with the largest e-book publishers that ensure both will receive the best [...]
College Textbooks: Look For Used and Rentals
College textbooks is a giant racket that should be investigated by state Attorneys Generals. Many colleges and professors (like the ones who require that THEIR books and their LATEST Editions be used) rip off unsuspecting students and their parents. But as more people figure out what a ripoff this is, there are more places for [...]
Costco And Amazon: Best Deals For Your Money
Shoppers like Ellee Rose of Middletown and Jessica Lyons of West Hartford already know about the great bargains, value and superb customer service you get at Costco and from Amazon.
But it doesn’t hurt to have our (I do the shopping and cooking while my wife does the cleaning) shopping habits supported by two recent studies.
The latest came this month from Consumer Reports, which analyzed the responses from more than 30,000 of its readers and found that Costco and Amazon stood out as great deals for consumers. The world’s largest retail business – Walmart – was way down on the list, despite the fact that people spent $405 billion at its stores last year.
College Textbooks: How To Save Hundreds of Dollars
College textbooks is a giant racket that should be investigated by state Attorneys Generals. Many colleges and professors (like the ones who require that THEIR books and their LATEST Editions be used) rip off unsuspecting students and their parents. One way is by waiting until the last minute to tell the students which books are [...]
An Important Guide to French Battlefields
Rattling around northern France on various trips, as much as I would enjoy the great culture and astonishing natural beauty I was drawn, too, to the many battlefields there, to me haunted places, sites of such horrid valor and mad history. Normandy. The Somme. Verdun. Caen. Amiens. It is a truly humbling experience. I wish [...]
We Lose A Lot When A Local Bookstore Closes
Here’s some bad news: From The Hartford Courant: “Bookworm, the independent bookstore that has been a fixture in town since 1973 will close by the end of the month and leave its Farmington Avenue store, founder and owner Sarah Bedell said Monday. “Bedell, 67, said concerns about her health, and not the faltering economy, prompted [...]
E-Book Readers? Hold Off Purchase
Before rushing off to purchase an electronic reader you might want to consider two facts: Soon after you purchase a unit it will become obsolete as several companies continue to update and produce new models. And two major publishing houses will delay publishing top-selling books electronically for four months. Apple is believed to be working on what [...]
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