What you should know about ordering books from our site...

There are many Advantages to ordering hair and beauty books from us through a co-operation with Amazon.com.

• You save as much as 40% on the books you order.
• You save time shopping and standing in checkout lanes at a bookstore.
• You can browse through over 2.5 million book titles, including one of the largest selection of hair and beauty books.
• You are dealing with a Secure site which guarantees you absolute safety when using a credit card.
• You are dealing with one of the most reputable book dealers that guarantee your absolute satisfaction. If you are not satisfied with any purchase you may return it for a complete refund.

I personally buy the bulk of my books from Amazon.com and have been very happy with the results. I now avoid retail bookstores as much as possible because I know I can find what I am looking for on Amazon.com.

You Are Perfectly Safe When You Order On The Net.

I suspect you may all be concerned about security and privacy. I hope I can answer some of the most common questions about Amazon.com and how they protect you when you order books from them.

• Credit card security
  
  Statistically, it's much safer to use your credit card on the Web than to use it in a restaurant or department store. I think that's good news, but Amazon.com still takes every possible precaution to protect the integrity of your credit card information.
  
  

• Amazon.com's Secure Server
  
  They use the Netscape Secure Commerce Server, which encrypts any information you type in. You can safely enter your entire credit card number on the secure server and it cannot be read in transit.
  
  Of course, you can use the secure server even if you want to pay by check or enter only the last five digits of your card number. Remember, if you choose the secure server, all the information you enter on the order form--name, address, phone number, etc.--is safely encrypted.

You Can Do Secure Ordering With Amazon.Com

There are two ways in which you can order from Amazon.com without having to enter your complete credit card number on the Web:

1. Paying by check or money order
   
   You can select "pay by check" on the order form, and send a personal check or money order in U.S. dollars for the amount of your order. PLEASE NOTE that currently Amazon.com is only able to accept postal money orders denominated in U.S. dollars or checks denominated in U.S. dollars and drawn on a U.S.bank. Checks must have a valid nine-digit bank routing number (ABA code) micro-encoded on the bottom of the check. Paying by check does slow down your order somewhat, as Amazon.com does not order your books until your check is received, and they don't ship the books to you until your funds clear. If you are in the United States, paying by personal check typically delays your order about seven to ten days.
   
   
2. Calling or faxing your card number
   
   Amazon.com has a way for you to use your credit card without ever having to enter the complete number on the Internet. When filling out the order form, you can enter just the last five digits and the expiration date of your credit card on the order form. This gives Amazon a way to track your order but guarantees your security. Then you can call or fax Amazon.com to give them the rest of your credit card number. You can do this even if you can't use their secure server, and your credit card number will be completely protected.

How Amazon.com Stores Your Credit Card Number

To give you an additional layer of security, all credit card numbers are stored on a computer that is not connected to the Internet. After you type it in, fax it in, or call it in, your complete credit card number is transferred to this secure machine across a proprietary one-way interface. This computer is not accessible by network or modem, and the numbers are not stored anywhere else.

Amazon.com Respects Your Privacy.

They NEVER sell or rent their list of customers to anyone. In fact, the Electronic Privacy Information Center cites the quality of their concern with customer privacy as one of the reasons they became an Amazon.com Associate. If you would like to make absolutely sure that Amazon.com never sells or rents information about you to third parties, just send an e-mail message to never@amazon.com.