I just saw this full page ad in The Baltimore Sun announcing overnight delivery of books and DVDs in the mid-Atlantic. If you order by 11am on a weekday, they will have the goods to you before 7pm the next day, and shipping is free if the order is over $25. The service is available in all of Maryland state and Washington, D.C. Check the web site for more locations. Faster Delivery is an extension of Same Day Delivery, which has been available in Manhattan for some time. When I was living there in a hotel, I loved being able to order books on my Sidekick in the morning to have them appear automagically on my nightstand when I returned to my room. Even though I walk past a BN at Washington's Union Station in the mornings now, it'll be fun to place an order on the train for next evening arrival at home in Baltimore.

- mike lee -