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Bargain Book Alerts!

Summer is a great time to pick up some of last year's books for great deals, whether it be for your personal library or for early Christmas shopping. Bookstores and publishers are looking to clear room for new titles so they often blowout older stock. In some cases you can get last year's hard cover release for cheaper than the upcoming paperback offering.

Chapters.ca/BargainBooks is a great place to look for deals on hockey books. Here's what they're offering right now.
  • The China Wall: The Timeless Legend of Johnny Bower. Jacket price: $27.95. Sale Price: $5.99
  • Gretzky to Lemieux: Story of 87 Canada Cup: Jacket Price: $34.99. Sale Price: 6.99 
  • 2009 NHL Official Guide and Record Book: Jacket Price: $29.95. Sale Price: 2.00
  • TSN 25 Years. Jacket Price: $39.95. Sale Price: $7.99
  • Legendary Stanley Cup Stories: Jacket Price: $27.95. Sale Price: $6.99
  • Dominant Dany Heatley: Jacket Price: $14.95. Sale Price: 3.99 KIDS
  • Spectacular Sidney Crosby: Jacket Price: $14.95. Sale Price: 3.99 KIDS
  • Sensational Jarome Iginla: Jacket Price: $14.95. Sale Price: 3.99 KIDS 
  • Brad Richards: A Hockey Story. Jacket Price: $17.95. Sale Price: 3.99 KIDS 
  • Travels With Stanley:  Jacket Price: $21.95. Sale Price: 4.99
  • St. Michael's College: Jacket Price: $40.00. Sale Price: 6.99 
  • Best of Hockey Night In Canada. Jacket Price: $29.95. Sale Price: 5.99 
  • Brodeur: Beyond the Crease: Jacket Price: $29.95. Sale Price: 5.99
  • Going To The Net. Jacket Price: $32.95. Sale Price: 6.99 
  • The Meaning of Puck: Jacket Price: $29.95. Sale Price: 5.99
  • Colour Commentary by Brian McFarlane: Jacket Price: $29.95. Sale Price: 14.98
  • Leslie McFarlane's Hockey Stories: Jacket Price: $19.95. Sale Price: 4.99
  • 100 Greatest Canadian Sports Moments: Jacket Price: $39.99. Sale Price: 7.99
  • Great Canadian Hockey Phrase Book: Jacket Price: $13.95. Sale Price: 3.99
Be sure to check these titles out the next time you are at Chapters/Indigo. If you wish to buy online, click on my affiliation link as proceeds help to support this website.

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