I have purchased many books from Barnes & Noble at their local store. I had never ordered online, but I received a gift card during the holiday season and figured it would be easier to purchase items on-line and have them delivered to me. Boy was I wrong. The items I purchased were all marked as "in-stock" and "shipps withing 24 hours". Upon my check out, there was no indicator that the items were on back-order or not in stock. I paid extra for additional shipping, and upon check out the shipping stated I would receive my... read full review »