From Curbly.com, but I've seen it around in other places.

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Labels: bookshelves, design, Pictures

From Seattle PI

Abebooks UK lead the field with a rating of "89% for overall satisfaction and were praised for how easy it was to find products on their site."

That seems pretty high to me. We do a lot of ordering for customers, and one out of every three orders arrive quickly and without hassle. More often than not, books are "out of stock," or we receive a book that is totally different from what we ordered. This happens a lot using Amazon, as they are still working out the kinks of their ISBN/ASIN title matching system. Usually it is an issue with large print / audio book / book club edition substitutes. Overall, it is good to see these numbers. Happy customers come back.

From Auctionbytes.com

Online bookselling site Abebooks.com has acquired Chrislands, a business that builds, hosts and maintains online bookstores, the fourth acquisition in four years.

This had been rumored for a while, but has finally gone through. Abebooks maintains that the pricing and services of Chrislands will not change, but time will tell. Chrislands offered many smaller bookstores a gateway to the web with their easy hosting setup and database management. Chrislands was easy, but simple, and their services were limited. Perhaps Abebooks will allow them to offer more robust packages.

Labels: abebooks, antiquarian bookselling, chrislands, retail, web