poetry books: for books ideally you want a site that does not charge you for delivery of charges reasonable amounts for the service. however, when it comes to poetry, you also want the sites that have the best selection of titles. we have found the following websites to be the best:

• www.foyles.co.uk - free delivery to all UK addresses
• www.blackwells.co.uk - good selection, reasonable delivery charges
• www.whsmith.co.uk - free delivery to your local store, charges for home delivery

jazz: for jazz, again it come down to selection. in fact a lot of the time we have found that it is better to go directly to label websites. the major jazz labels are:

• Blue Note - www.bluenote.com
• Columbia Jazz - www.columbiarecords.com/Jazz/main.html
• Verve Records - www.vervemusicgroup.com
• MCA/grp/impulse - also under verve/universal

but you can also find a good selection or great deals on these sites:

• www.101cd.com
• www.cow.co.uk
• for rare stuff: www.classicalandjazz.net

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