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Buying books online

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  • 29-08-2012 4:09pm
    #1
    head_honcho
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    I have never bought books online, what sites are good and hasslefree and easy for newbies like me!


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    MagicMarker
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    Amazon.co.uk - The best by far imo, delivery is free when you spend over £25 and you're more or less guaranteed to have them within 3-5 working days, also have the option to buy used books for a good discount.

    Bookdepository.co.uk - Free delivery, so if I'm just looking to buy a particular book I'll go with these rather than paying for postage with Amazon. Delivery takes 1-2 weeks in my experience.


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    MagicMarker wrote: »
    Amazon.co.uk - The best by far imo, delivery is free when you spend over £25 and you're more or less guaranteed to have them within 3-5 working days, also have the option to buy used books for a good discount.

    Bookdepository.co.uk - Free delivery, so if I'm just looking to buy a particular book I'll go with these rather than paying for postage with Amazon. Delivery takes 1-2 weeks in my experience.

    MagicMarker, bookdepository hasn't the book I am looking for and Amazon has the book I want but it only takes credit card, not laser, and I honestly haven't anyone whose credit card I could use :( Do you know anywhere else I can go to for books online? thanks...


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    Wing126
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    www.play.com maybe. I can't remember if they accept laser or not. But the maestro logo is on the bottom so I think they do.


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    Thanks for that Wing126, had a look there, great site but the book I am after isn't on it! :rolleyes:


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    MagicMarker
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    www.easons.com

    You might pay over the odds, if they have the book that is.

    Also http://www.omahonys.ie/, never used them though.


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    echo beach
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    head_honcho wrote: »
    MagicMarker, bookdepository hasn't the book I am looking for and Amazon has the book I want but it only takes credit card, not laser, and I honestly haven't anyone whose credit card I could use :( Do you know anywhere else I can go to for books online? thanks...

    Can you use one of those 'top-up' type cards? I'm not familiar with them but I've heard them advertised as being accepted everywhere a credit card is.


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    echo beach wrote: »
    Can you use one of those 'top-up' type cards? I'm not familiar with them but I've heard them advertised as being accepted everywhere a credit card is.

    Are they like a gift card echo beach?


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    Nody
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    head_honcho wrote: »
    Are they like a gift card echo beach?
    Not quite; I think he's talking about something like the O2 money card. The main problem with them all is that they charge you per top up.


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    smileybee
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    What about awesomebooks.co.uk? They take paypal and possibly laser. I've used them quite a bit (maybe too much) and they're pretty good.


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    highlydebased
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    smileybee wrote: »
    What about awesomebooks.co.uk? They take paypal and possibly laser. I've used them quite a bit (maybe too much) and they're pretty good.

    Awesomebooks is great. 3 used paperbacks delivered for a tenner- unbeatable really


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    awesomebooks looks great but the book I want isn't on it, the only place I've seen it is ebay US and amazon! Thanks for the replies and helpful links though


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    Prenderb
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    You could also try http://www.bookshop.kennys.ie/ - an Irish company based in Galway, free delivery too.


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    Not on there either but thanks Prenderb!


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    MagicMarker
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    Have you tried eBay?


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    #16
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    Yes MagicMarker, it's on Ebay.com and the sellers will only ship within the US, I haven't anyone in the US that I can ask to get it for me, typical that I want the one book that I can't get! :rolleyes: :p


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