ebyron

HI,

We've been here for awhile now and still haven't managed to find anywhere that I can easily get hold of 'normal' paperbacks at a good price. I keep ordering from Amazon back in the UK instead!! Has anyone come up with a solution to this? More than happy to go down the second hand route....

xx

Amazulu

Google The Book Depository - highly recommended.

Daydreamer123

Either the book depository or amazon and do a bulk shop. I order loads of books at once off amazon so that the shipping isnt too high because sometimes with the shipping it still works out cheaper than the other online no shipping places. Sometimes they do really really cheap paperbacks so well worth doing!

I dont know about anywhere else, but around North Sydney where I work, there are often discount book shops set up, either in unused shops or just on a table in the shopping centre, they are also quite a bit cheaper than normal bookshops, but the choice isnt as good, and you never know when they are going to be there. They seem to have similar stock to the book people - if you ever had them come to your office in the UK?

ABCDiamond

The 4 Twilight books at KMart in paperback version, all four would have cost me $76.21.

I ordered those four books in the Hardback version for $74.70, from www.bookdepository.com with free postage.

The current FX rate is making the UK prices much cheaper.


Secondhand books however, are very cheap, and there are often large book sales held by local groups, Scouts etc

Tearose

I havent tried bookdepository ? Are they ok ? I agree the books over here are so very expensive, I left all mine behind when I came over, wish I'd packed more now.

KMart often have offers on, and I reckon they are one of the cheapest stores here, Angus & Robertson are ridiculous, I have ordered from Amazon, but now I've found out about the depository I'm going to check them out.

fish.01

School fete's - often one on nearby somewhere - often can get a plastic bag full for $2 - all quality reading of course

Sally Simpson

Have used Book Depository & thought they were great!
I did do comparison prices & they came out best on that too!

Pollyana

Book Depository are great. Their Search thing is pretty lousy but you can always use Amazon first to find the book, then once you have the exact details get it from Book Depository

steve_kelly_and_boys

also try

abebooks.com and select australia and new zealand down the bottom haven't used them over there yet as i am not there but use them in the u.k all the time .

twizzle

Yes I also use amazon & Book Depository. If doing a small order, Book Depository tends to work out cheaper, but sometimes their books are a wee bit more expensive than Amazon. So if doing a larger order, Amazon can work out cheaper. Just do the shopping basket with your order on both sites & see what the final cost works out to be....

mulben

Book Depository has 10% off (via email) untill Sept.10th

Highly recommend http://www.betterworldbooks.com/ for good
second hand books in Trade or Hardcover ,cant go past Book Depository for mass market paperbacks.

Searching books printed in UK look up
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/

Jane and Jason

So what happens to all these books that are being bought from Book Depository etc, does everyone just keep them, or do you pass them on to other people? Surely there must be scope for some kind of book swap 'thing', as there must be loads of finished books lying around!

andreak

I have tried to order many book on Book Depository and everytime I try and order something its out of stock ~ my last search was the Australian book of Birds (readers digest) and I've tried to order Excel Study aides but always out of stock ~ has anyone else found this with this site?

ABCDiamond

There are quite a few massive secondhand book sales in our area, and other areas from what I hear.
Often organised by the local Scouts group etc.

They have very cheap secondhand books, and lots of them available.

eg: 11/12 October.

scrubbedexpat020

www.booko.com.au

http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/15861