Founded in 1995, Amazon is the largest internet shopping website in the world and has proven time and time again that it can deliver.
For many of us, sad though it may seem, a visit to the book shop is now just an opportunity to look around before going home to check the price on Amazon. Such is their outstanding success. Because of their size and volume of sales, they can generally offer the best price (through bulk buying) and their range of stock reflects the breadth of interests of the entire internet market.
For relatively low volume orders they frequently supply free delivery and whatever the hobbies of the person you are buying for, you will find something in Amazon that they don't already have.
If you have not yet browsed around Amazon in search of bestsellers, non-fiction or every other kind of book then its time you gave them a try!