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USING CYBERSPACE TO SAVE ON BOOKS

SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL

Deerfield Beach reader Jon Freeman passes along this tip: He buys a lot of used books and tends to find lower prices and better availability by typing in a desired tome's name at BookFinder4u.com.

Within seconds, the website simultaneously checks for the cheapest deal at apparently 130 "bookstores" (including previously mentioned Alibris.com, Amazon.com and BetterWorldBooks.com, a k a Betterworld.com).

For example, take Nectar of the Gods by Gwen C. Watkins. BookFinder4u.com found the cheapest new copy at Textbooksrus.com for $5.67, plus $2.99 shipping. In fact, 11 stores were selling it for less than Amazon.com's used-book marketplace, though it too had a respectable enough price at $6.04 plus $3.99 shipping. The book's list price is $9.95.

The current best-seller The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown, which retails for $29.95, cost the least through Walmart.com: $14.50, plus $2.47 shipping, according to a BookFinder4u.com search.

"All of which proves that you should never use just one shopping bot or store but keep a list that you refer to" for comparison-shopping, Freeman says.

Half-priced book sale: Paperbacks cost as little as $1 and up-to-date best-sellers cost $4.50 during the summer-long, half-price book sale at the nonprofit Brandeis Used Book Store, 9060 Kimberly Blvd., Boca Raton; 561-852-2650. An art book valued at $75 to $100 would sell for $15 to $20, says Ruth Levine, publicist for the Brandeis National Committee's Florida region. Thousands of books are up for grabs and include topics such as history, Judaica and philosophy.

Freebie: For a free sample of UnderJams Night Wear for children weighing 38 to 85 pounds, go to Underjams.com. Click on either boys or girls, then "Try a free sample."

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