Thank you for visiting the Real Estate BookstoreTM. As a real estate editor and author for more than 25 years, I created this site because I know how important it is for timely information to be made available to business people, consumers and students. Buyers and sellers of real estate, and those who assist them in that process, are involved in what is an expensive and frequently emotional process. Information that can help make this process easier and more understandable for all concerned is available and should be used.
Why use the Internet? The Internet has created wonderful resources for readers. The catalog listings of on-line publishers can be counted in the millions. As a result, however, it can be difficult to track down the book that you need quickly, especially if you want to "browse" all of the listings on a particular topic. It can take frustrating minutes to download all of the pages that contain listings. And, too often, the titles that appear are out of print, available only on back order, or listed in an out-of-date edition. The Real Estate BookstoreTM is a response to all of those difficulties. It is a comprehensive listing of the latest editions of the currently in-print real estate titles carried by Amazon.com. We favor no publishers or authors. We have worked hard to include only titles that are available for immediate delivery. It does happen that books in high demand become temporarily out of stock. If that is the case, the book order page will indicate the expected delivery date.
Amazon.com was selected as our supplier because, quite simply, it is the biggest on-line bookstore in the world. The company has shown that it is willing to make the investment necessary to provide the widest possible selection of books, as efficiently as possible. It's service has been reliable and discreet. Perhaps best of all, Amazon offers great discounts on most of the books it carries and you can take advantage of those discounts at this site. What does it cost you to use this site as your gateway to Amazon.com? Nothing. As an Amazon.com affiliate, the Real Estate BookstoreTM receives a commission on sales that it generates, but that commission does not affect the price you pay for the products you order. The Real Estate BookstoreTM is designed to be self-sufficient so that it can provide the best possible service at no additional cost to you. We would appreciate it if you would use this site as your entry point to Amazon on future purchases of books, CDs, videotapes, software or any of the other products that Amazon carries. Just click on any of our titles or one of the links you find at the Gift icon or Books in Today's News.
Since the Real Estate BookstoreTM opened for business in August, 1998, we have expanded the resources available at the site. We recommend exceptional books. We have a link to the Hud Library, which provides a gateway to thousands of resources available on the Internet. One of the most entertaining features of the Real Estate BookstoreTM is the page featuring Music to Set the Mood. You can download excerpts from dozens of great songs and instrumentals and play them while you make your purchase selections. A link to Books in Today's News provides immediate access to titles that may become instant best sellers. And, thanks to the Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition, there are stock market updates and business news headlines throughout the day. You also have the opportunity to order the Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition, for which a commission is generated toward the continued maintenance of the site.
We hope you enjoy your visit here. If you have any questions or comments about the Real Estate BookstoreTM, I will be happy to respond to them. If you are trying to track down a publisher, or order a product that is not currently on our list, we may be able to help you. Let us know if there anything else that you would like to see at the Real Estate BookstoreTM.
Thank you for your support.
Martha R. Williams Manager@RealEstateBookstore.com
Author,
The Art of Real Estate Appraisal
California Real Estate Principles
Fundamentals of Real Estate Appraisal