I was just introduced to a book (cd, dvd, game) price comparison site. Nothing new there - but BookPrice.com also lets you subscribe via RSS to your search results - something all sites with search should let you do!
Looking for a Harry Potter set to get caught up before the new book? Well [...]

Thanks Sarah for pointing this out to me!!
There’s a tool called RSStalker that lets you track price changes on Amazon by RSS. You can have feeds for your entire wishlist or a specific item.
Also, from the RSStalker site:
Amazon.com doesn’t advertise it, but they have a 30 day price drop policy. If you bought [...]

Not very library-related - but it is what I learned today. Today I learned that the cover to Harry Potter is out!! Check it out if you’re a fan.
[update] See the Today Show unveiling of the cover. [/update]

In a bit of books business news, Borders is dropping Amazon.com in favor of their own e-commerce site. I’m not sure how I feel about this - I don’t usually shop on Borders.com because Amazon has better deals (and I’m an associate) - but I am curious to see what Borders comes up with [...]

I just finished hunting for the best price options for my textbooks for next term and I still spent way too much money! Books for education should be cheaper - it just doesn’t seem fair that they make the poor students pay the most for books.
Anyway, I’m all set for next term which starts on [...]

Did you order your copy? I just placed my Harry Potter order on Amazon - now I just have to patiently wait … hmmm - patiently … yeah right!! I want it now!

I’m still reading The Long Tail - and hoping to finish it today since the next term starts tomorrow - no more reading for fun Last night before bed, I was reading the section that starts on page 156 titled In the Library of Misshelved Books. I was reading so many great [...]

You may have noticed my del.icio.us bookmark to Kimbooktu - but I have to tell you how cool this site is. Kimbooktu lists gadgets, books, tools, and goodies for book lovers - it’s so much fun to read and maybe one day I’ll be able to buy some of these nifty gadgets.

I’m currently reading The Long Tail (I know I’m behind the times) and loving it. I want to share a few things I read this morning on the way to work (for those who haven’t read the book yet).
The first was on page 64. Anderson is talking about how we can all be producers [...]

Now that the gift giving is over, I have a ton of books to read - there is no way I can read them all before my second term starts on the 8th of January - here’s my list:

Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire

XHTML and CSS Essentials for Library Web Design by Michael P. [...]

Bookpool is having an O’Reilly sale - get your computer books cheap while the sale lasts. I just placed an order for 3 - I had to cut back from the 7 I had in my cart

If you’re like me - and done with your holiday shopping - then this post isn’t really for you - but for those of you who have procrastinated, check this out.
My Penguin: Books by the Greats, Covers by You:
Get your creative juices flowing with My Penguin, a series of six Classics we’ve recently published with [...]

This is something every student should have. I read my textbooks while commuting to and from work - this means the highlighter is held between my teeth while I carefully hold my book so as not to invade on other’s personal space. The booksling is the answer to this awkward situation.

For those of you who visit my blog you might see this list on my sidebar - but I have a bunch of neat books on my list that I want to share with you all - so I thought I should post it here.
Now Reading:

Complete Copyright: An Everyday Guide For Librarians by Carrie Russell
Online [...]

Okay - can someone please explain to me why books are not including descriptions on the back anymore?? I was just at Borders and I picked up a few books that looked interesting (yes, I’m judging on covers) and turned them over to find a bunch of reviews - but no description! I’m [...]

librarytwopointzero has a comprehensive comparison of three social cataloging tools: Gurulib, LibraryThing, and Shelfari.
The conclusion?
I think you can see that Librarything is my favourite. I think, in comparison to the other two, Librarything really gives you that extra.

After all of the fighting and foot stamping - it turns out that Google Book Search is actually helping publishers sell books - not hurting them. Techdirt says:
Luckily a few publishers have realized how this can be beneficial, and they’re now speaking up to say that Google’s Book Search has helped to “significantly” increase [...]

Last week I wrote about Book Sale Scout and then I found out about Book Sale Finder. Both are pretty handy. Personally, I like that Book Sale Scout better it lets you search for sales - it also lets you list your sales for free.
I still think that both need some serious [...]

There is a new site I just read about on ResourceShelf - Book Sale Scout. On first look I didn’t really want to explore much further - the design is severely lacking (a point that I emailed to the owners) - but I’m glad I did browse on. Using this service, you can [...]

Stephen Abram has a list of Book Recommendation Engines and he’s looking for any more you might know about. His list has 19 sites - most of which I’ve tried at one time or another - but there are a few I’m off to give a whirl.

I mentioned that I was half way through Tim Berners-Lee’s Weaving the Web last week - I also mentioned that I couldn’t put it down - well I found a way to.
Turns out I was enthralled in the how the web was started part - but not so much about the future plans. I [...]

I have been trying to buy my textbooks for classes for the last 3 weeks, but Drexel does not make it easy - in fact they make it down-right difficult. First of all they “require” you to buy your books from their bookstore - how? Well you search for your class and section (using [...]

I went to the library to return The Visible Librarian and I was going to check out The Invisible Web - but after picking it up off of the shelf I saw Weaving the Web and just had to change my mind.
Weaving the Web is written by Tim Bernes-Lee the sub-title reads “The Original Design [...]

I read over on blyberg.net that Google Book Search was including Find in Library links so I went to Google Book Search and did a search for my handy “PHP Cookbook” - no library links - then I did a search for “Anna Karenina” - no library links. What am I missing?
Bruno [...]

I was listening to LibVibe on the train to work today and Marv mentioned an article that intrigued me. So, I came into work and emailed Marv to ask for the link. Now I have to share it with you all.
The quote he mentioned in his report was from an article [...]