Best Book Buys® Becomes First Book Comparison Shopping Site To Capabilities Powered by Endeca Provide Extensive Search and Guided Navigation
Consumers can now perform targeted searches on 5 million book
database in seconds
LA CANADA, CA, August 10, 2004 -- Best Book Buys (www.BestBookBuys.com), a leading online comparison shopping service for books and a service of Best Web Buys(TM), today announced the launch of its guided search powered by Endeca, the leading provider of advanced search and Guided Navigation solutions. At the same time, Best Book Buys also unveiled a number of new features including a larger database with five million books, faster searches, and the ability for users to create up to 20 wish lists each holding up to 1000 books.
"Our customers have been asking for better search tools and we think we now offer the best search capability of any comparison shopping site," said Steve Loyola, president and founder of Best Web Buys. "Our guided searches make it easier for users to find a specific book even when they have limited information about it. They can also browse our database much the same way they walk up and down the aisles of a bookstore."
Once at BestBookBuys.com, the new guided search feature will allow shoppers to narrow search results by clicking on refinements such as subject category, book format, language and list price.
For example, a shopper looking for a gift for a fan of "The Da Vinci Code" might first search for books with "Da Vinci" in the title. This search will find almost 300 books, but the "Narrow your results by" section on the left side of the search results page provides numerous ways to refine this list to a manageable size and explore related products. A click on the subject category "Literary Criticism" quickly narrows the results down to a handful of books that examine the truth behind the theories in "The Da Vinci Code". Or, a click on the "Self-Help" category reveals books such as "How to Think Like Leonardo..." and "Da Vinci Decoded: Discovering the Spiritual Secrets of Leonardo`s Seven Principles".
In addition, shoppers can now browse books by author name, subject category, or special category such as Amazon Bestsellers and Greatest Books. Best Book Buys now also tracks its own bestseller information which is updated daily.
Key features of the Best Book Buys upgraded search engine include:
-- Expanded database of over 5 million books
-- Industry-leading search and guided navigation technology provided by Endeca
-- Faster searches, with more precise results
-- Automatic spell correction and alternative suggestions ("did you mean?") for misspelled search terms
-- Each title`s formats and editions grouped together
-- Sortable search results
-- Enhanced book information
-- Extensive author information
-- Language filter
-- Wish lists
About Endeca
Endeca`s award-winning Search and Guided Navigation solutions help organizations to integrate, discover, and navigate enterprise data to solve business problems associated with information overload. Endeca`s customers include a wide range of enterprises including retailers (Barnes & Noble, CompUSA, 1-800-Flowers, and BMG Music); finance (Putnam Investments, MFS Investments, and Quick & Reilly); business-to-business companies (IBM, Arrow Electronics and CDW); content delivery (World Book and IHS) and government (CIA and the Library of Congress). In 2004, the AlwaysOn Network named Endeca one of the top 100 private companies in North America. Endeca is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. More info: www.endeca.com or info@endeca.com.
About Best Web Buys
Best Web Buys` five product specific sites -- Best Book Buys , Best Music Buys, Best Video Buys, Best Bike Buys and Best Electronic Buys -- compare prices, shipping and availability of more than five million titles and items at dozens of online stores including Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, Powell`s, Overstock.com, Walmart.com, and buy.com. Best Web Buys was founded in 1997 by Steve Loyola, a former Jet Propulsion Laboratory computer scientist. The company is located at 1150 Foothill Blvd., Suite J, La Canada, California, 91011 and can be reached at 626.437.7159.
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Editors Note: Best Book Buys, Best Bike Buys, Best Music Buys, Best Video Buys, Best Electronic Buys and Best Web Buys are trademarks or registered trademarks of Best Web Buys. Endeca is a registered trademark and Guided Navigation is a service mark of Endeca Technologies, Inc. All other product and service names mentioned herein are or may be registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies or organizations.
Editorial Contacts:
Theresa Smith
Pathway Communications
Phone: 818-704-8481
tls@pathwaypr.com
Steve Loyola, President
Best Web Buys
Phone 626.437.7159
sloyola@BestWebBuys.com
Craig VerColen
Endeca
Phone 617.621.4927
cvercolen@endeca.com
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