magichater Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 (edited) Hi There, New to the internet can anybody tell me where the best place to buy books online is? Many Thanks Julia Edited October 6, 2008 by Michelle moved to correct section, hidden link also removed!! Quote
pipread Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 Hi there & welcome to the club. I find Amazon is a good place to buy books, I`ve never had any problems and you get some good deals. Quote
Stephanie2008 Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 Yeah I would agree that Amazon is good. PLus the delivery is really quick. I also look at Ebay. Can get some good bargains at times. Quote
Inver Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 Play.com is good too sometimes! Free postage too. Always Waterstones too, and if you have a loyalty card thingy you collect points to spend on books too. Postage is free over Quote
Lukeozade100 Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 Heres my list; Amazon as first port of call and for general browsing, then if I have just one book I want to buy off to The Book Depository here the books are cheaper than most anywhere else, postage is free, and it even tells you the price on Amazon so you can compare, sometimes it will be cheaper on Amazon... If i'm spending more than Quote
Inver Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 Heres my list;Amazon as first port of call and for general browsing, then if I have just one book I want to buy off to The Book Depository here the books are cheaper than most anywhere else, postage is free, and it even tells you the price on Amazon so you can compare, sometimes it will be cheaper on Amazon... Thanks for that link. Now added to my shopping favourites list to compare book prices. I'm sure I have ordered things with them via Amzon before. Quote
kehs Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 Abebooks.com are great for out of print books. Quote
Talisman Posted October 7, 2008 Posted October 7, 2008 I avoid Amazon wherever possible - they are not an ethical company to deal with. Play.com and the aforementioned Book Depository are my preferred choices - or if I know the author, buying direct from them. Quote
Jo-Bridge Posted October 7, 2008 Posted October 7, 2008 I love bookmooch but as you're swapping books you have to wait for the book you want to become avaliable! Hadnt hear anything about amazon being unethical- why is that? Quote
pipread Posted October 7, 2008 Posted October 7, 2008 (edited) Heres my list; Amazon as first port of call and for general browsing, then if I have just one book I want to buy off to The Book Depository here the books are cheaper than most anywhere else, postage is free, and it even tells you the price on Amazon so you can compare, sometimes it will be cheaper on Amazon... Hadn`t heard of the Book Depository, thanks for the tip Edited October 7, 2008 by Maureen Fixed quote Quote
knitnat Posted October 9, 2008 Posted October 9, 2008 I noticed they also have free shipping overseas...for someone like me shipping is often the killer for buying os! We have recently sent a book to the UK for review and it cost more to send it than the book retails for! go figure, but still that is the price you need to pay sometimes to get soemthing off the ground! Quote
Julia The Bookworm Posted October 18, 2008 Posted October 18, 2008 Amazon is really great for booklovers on a budget- cheap and quick delivery! Quote
~V~ Posted October 19, 2008 Posted October 19, 2008 I'm another lover of The Book Depository I'm still not buying fiction books though (part of the read three buy one thing on here from ages ago) but have bought non-fiction from them very recently and they are still great Quote
Janet Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 I avoid Amazon wherever possible - they are not an ethical company to deal with. Gosh, really? In what way? I've always used them. I use the link on here to get Michelle a few pennies. The only other company I use online is The Book People. Quote
tillymint Posted October 26, 2008 Posted October 26, 2008 Although it's not a book buying site, I found readitswapit pretty good. I've done a few swaps on there and it only costs you the cost of the postage to send your swap. Quote
waterloo neal Posted November 17, 2008 Posted November 17, 2008 I always use Greenmetropolis.com. They're cheap, the staff are very friendly and efficient and they also give to the Woodland Trust. They've just started their own forum too! Quote
sajid78 Posted November 17, 2008 Posted November 17, 2008 (edited) www.bookrabbit.com is pretty good, some bargains on there if you look hard enough. Edited November 18, 2008 by sajid78 Quote
frankie Posted November 19, 2008 Posted November 19, 2008 I just discovered play.com which is even cheaper than my usual favorite site adlibris.com (only for Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark). The only downside is that it might cost me more cause now I'll be able to order book more frequently. I have to try to keep myself in check. I do love free shipping though... Quote
Ceinwenn Posted November 19, 2008 Posted November 19, 2008 Amazon do free shipping now on orders over a certain amount, or at least here in the UK they do. The only catch is that they send them 2nd class, so they take longer to get here. Quote
Kell Posted November 19, 2008 Posted November 19, 2008 Amazon do free shipping now on orders over a certain amount... Quote
Charm Posted November 19, 2008 Posted November 19, 2008 I've just registered for greenmetropolis but haven't actually used it yet. I was just wondering - do you have to sell books on it too as I'm trying to build up a collection and would really rather keep them (I'm thinking of starting to re-read some too) or can you just buy and not sell? Quote
Charm Posted November 20, 2008 Posted November 20, 2008 No need to sell at all! Excellent! I shall get stuck in! Quote
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