My favorite place to buy books online is " www.half.com ." You can find almost any book every published from the comfort of your own computer. Best of all, most books that have been out for a while can be purchased for $0.75! Amazing!!!
But, wait you say. There must be a catch. You are right. Its call 'shipping and handling'. Not only do you have the WAIT for your books, but you have to PAY a bunch to get them to your house. How much? Well about $4 per book. The good news is that if you can find books from the same seller/shipper you only pay $4 for the first book and about $2 for each additional book (paperback are a bit less than hardback). So if you have several books you want and you can find them for cheap AND from the same shipper you can still get a great deal.
This means I have to watch out because once I get a book form a seller, it is easy to add additional books at about $3 each. Sounds cheap, but it adds up in a hurry when your "to buy" list is as long as mine.
Oh, and there is a new feature called "Buying Wizard". I LOVE it!!! Instead of adding books to your cart, you click on the 'buying wizard' button in blue right under the picture of the book. You set the minimum condition you are willing to accept (I always go for 'good+') and the minimum seller feedback (l use the default of '100+' and '98%+). You can continue shopping and add all the books you are interested in (up to 10, I think) and then click 'find deal'. The computer will find the best deal, as in TOTAL COST: price + shipping', by trying to use the same shipper, as much as possible. I like to do this if I'm looking for a series. Once I have added my selected books to my cart, I click on the seller's name and SEARCH THEIR SHOP to see if there are any $0.75 books I want. The name of the game is to reduce shipping costs.
Example 1: New series by Becca Fitzpatrick
#1 Hush, Hush (out for about a year) about $4 for hardback or paperback
#2 Crescendo (out THIS week) listed for $10+
So that would be $14+ + $6 s&h = MORE THAN $20 for 2 books.
I could probably pick them up locally for about the same amount and not have to wait.
Example 2: My most recent purchase on half,
I was looking for the magic trilogy by Justine Larbalestier
#1 - Magic of Madness (paperback) $0.75 + 3.49 s&hTotal = $12.16 for 4 books, not bad - and they were all in fab conditions, listed as 'good' condition.
#2 - Magic Lessons (paperback) $0.75 + 1.89 s&h
#3 - Magic's Child (paperback) $0.75 + 1.89 s&h
The Scarlet Pimpernel (paperback) $0.75 + 1.89 s&h
2 comments:
Never pay full price for anything! I have found Laura's piano books, and books for my adult piano student on half.com too, I've never tried their CDs or DVDs though. Have you?
Nope. I bet they are okay though. Let me know if you buy any.
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