Buy-a-Thon: A marathon of buying tips at your fingertips.

Hi, my name is Jim, and I'm a researchaholic. I revel in researching things, often in excruciating detail, and I can't stop.

Which is why I created Buy-a-Thon. I reap the rewards of my research, as do my clients, friends and family. So I thought you should too, through Buy-a-Thon. Based on my research, Buy-a-Thon provides reviews, ratings and prices of products and services that many people need.

What do I get out of it? I'm a member of the Amazon Associates Program. And the web pages containing my buying tips provide specially-formatted links for buying, through Amazon.com, the products and services that I recommend. So I receive referral fees from Amazon.com whenever you purchase items through those links. So, by using this site and buying products and services through it, you're funding and feeding my addiction to research, and I'm feeding you great deals on great products and services.

At Buy-a-Thon, I do a marathon of research on buying tips, so you don't have to.

Here are the BUYING TIPS, which contain reviews, ratings, prices, and links for buying recommended products and services through Amazon.com (I've just opened this website, and many many more tips will be added in the coming days):

COLLEGE:

CAREER BOOKS: Click here to find and buy books from Amazon.com that help your college-bound child/grandchild/nephew/niece plan his or her future.

COMPUTER-RELATED:

TWO GREAT PRINTERS FOR YOUR COMPUTER: Click here to learn about and purchase, through Amazon.com, two great printers for your computer.

EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT A KILLER LAPTOP, THE THINKPAD W700: ThinkPad W700 Resources page [RSS feed for this info]

WIFI GUIDE FOR NETBOOK BUYERS: Click here.

INTEL 5350 WIMAX FAQ: WHAT'S REAL, WHAT'S FAKE, AND HOW YOU CAN FIND THE REAL DEAL: Click here.

PHONES:

A GREAT TELEPHONE FOR HEARING-IMPAIRED LOVED-ONES: Click here to learn about and purchase a great phone through Amazon.com for your hearing-impaired loved-ones.

WARRANTY-RELATED SERVICES:

APPLECARE PROTECTION PLAN: Buy the same AppleCare Protection Plan for your Macintosh computer that Apple, Inc., sells, but instead buy it for less money from Amazon.com. This lets you extend, for up to three years from your computer’s original purchase date, Apple’s telephone technical support and repair service for your Macintosh computer. Click here to learn more and to purchase the AppleCare Protection Plan through Amazon.com.

THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PLANS AND REPLACEMENT PLANS: Some consumers like to buy third-party service plans and replacement plans for electronic items that they purchase. But you should first be sure to check the policies of the credit card that you use to purchase your electronic item. Your credit card company may already give you a similar service when purchasing with that card. Click here to buy third-party service and replacement plans from Amazon.com, and to learn more about your other product protection options.

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