Quietly, Booksellers Are Putting an End to the Discount Era: “…the discount era in the bookstore business has

virtually come to an end. With none of the fanfare

surrounding new markdowns, the dominant bookstore chains,

Barnes & Noble and Borders, have quietly raised their prices.

So have the online stores Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com,

and Borders.com, just a year after their discounts of up to 50

percent on best-selling books escalated the price wars to a

new height.” Online book purchases are no bargain anymore given added shipping charges; so head back to your local independent bookseller! New York Times