Comments on: Buying books online at AbeBooks http://rightreads.com/2009/06/buying-books-online-at-abebooks/ Book reviews for babies, kids and teens Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:10:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: KittyCat http://rightreads.com/2009/06/buying-books-online-at-abebooks/comment-page-1/#comment-7274 KittyCat Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:50:16 +0000 http://rightreads.com/?p=595#comment-7274 Synical - Thanks for telling me about what's at Amcorp Mall. I know about BookXcess but I'd read somewhere that it's secondhand heaven over there (including books, toys etc). Sigh...dunno when I'll get a chance to visit. You guys in KL are sooooo lucky Australian Online Bookshop - You've got a point there about online bookstores' wider range of inventory. I spend so much time online I guess I just savour flipping through real books in a bookstore :-) Synical – Thanks for telling me about what’s at Amcorp Mall. I know about BookXcess but I’d read somewhere that it’s secondhand heaven over there (including books, toys etc). Sigh…dunno when I’ll get a chance to visit. You guys in KL are sooooo lucky

Australian Online Bookshop – You’ve got a point there about online bookstores’ wider range of inventory. I spend so much time online I guess I just savour flipping through real books in a bookstore :-)

]]> By: Australian Online Bookshop http://rightreads.com/2009/06/buying-books-online-at-abebooks/comment-page-1/#comment-7215 Australian Online Bookshop Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:43:33 +0000 http://rightreads.com/?p=595#comment-7215 The best buy often found online. Online stores often cut because of lower overheads. Related items are another feature you might discover in most online sites that let you buy or browse available books online. It can lessen your time when looking for books of the same topic. A major advantage to the customer is the range of books you can browse at an online bookshop. In a conventional bookshop you may have immediate access to a few thousand titles, however some online stores have a database of over one million titles and although its true that these books are also available at conventional stores, they simply don't have the space to display them like an online store does. The best buy often found online. Online stores often cut because of lower overheads. Related items are another feature you might discover in most online sites that let you buy or browse available books online. It can lessen your time when looking for books of the same topic.
A major advantage to the customer is the range of books you can browse at an online bookshop. In a conventional bookshop you may have immediate access to a few thousand titles, however some online stores have a database of over one million titles and although its true that these books are also available at conventional stores, they simply don’t have the space to display them like an online store does.

]]> By: synical http://rightreads.com/2009/06/buying-books-online-at-abebooks/comment-page-1/#comment-7180 synical Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:50:02 +0000 http://rightreads.com/?p=595#comment-7180 You could also try Better World Books - used copies books start from $3.98 and the international shipping is at a flat rate of $3.97. (Yes, I mean in USD) I've bought books from Abebooks also, but at Better World it's for a good cause. I should try narrowing down sellers to Malaysia or Singapore (never thought about it) the next time I'm on Abebooks. Oh, and BookXcess in Amcorp doesn't sell second hand books; they sell remaindered brand new copies of books. I've not bought anything from the major chain bookstores for ages cos I know I can get them cheaper months down the road. You could also try Better World Books – used copies books start from $3.98 and the international shipping is at a flat rate of $3.97. (Yes, I mean in USD)

I’ve bought books from Abebooks also, but at Better World it’s for a good cause. I should try narrowing down sellers to Malaysia or Singapore (never thought about it) the next time I’m on Abebooks.

Oh, and BookXcess in Amcorp doesn’t sell second hand books; they sell remaindered brand new copies of books. I’ve not bought anything from the major chain bookstores for ages cos I know I can get them cheaper months down the road.

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