And If It’s Not in Stock

Alas, I could not find the eighth and final volume of Page Smith’s People’s
History of the United States. But Half.com has over 8 million items
for sale, and it turned up later.
Since my initial purchase, I have purchased an additional few dozen
books. Now, before I buy books I don’t need immediately, I always
check with Half.com first.
And If It’s Not in Stock
If you need a book immediately and it’s out of stock, Half.com will
display several online bookstores, where you can purchase the book
new, and show the prices. This enables you to go to the online bookstore
with the lowest price and purchase the book new for immediate
delivery.
Out of Stock
For Half.com, “out of stock” means that no seller has submitted the
book for sale. The catalog database for Half.com is huge, but
Half.com cannot possibly have all titles in the catalog. Half.com
depends on its sellers to provide the inventory. As soon as a seller
provides a book, it is in stock and available for purchase. Half.com
has millions of books in stock.
Music
Right from the beginning Half.com offered plenty of popular music.
Today it offers all. Even J.S. Bach, who was invisible when I first tried
Half.com, has 13 webpages of titles today. This is a great source of
music CDs.
Movies
I found the Kenneth Branagh version of Hamlet, a favorite of mine,
listed (along with nine other versions) as well as Chariots of Fire, about
the 1924 Olympics, a wonderful movie. This is undoubtedly the larg