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Tuesday, November 14, 2006
WFMW: finding discounts on books

I love to shop online and I hate to pay full price for anything, so here's my procedure for finding a discount on books.
If I'm looking for a common, relatively inexpensive book, I usually only check 2 sites: Ebay and Addall. Addall is a search engine that searches nearly every major bookseller on the internet and brings all the results to you in one neat table, sortable by price and several other factors, with shipping included. You can search new or used books.
I have tried Book Finder, but much prefer Addall's interface. Fast and beautifully simple, Addall saves me time and money.















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If I find a good deal from a major online seller, I'll also do a quick google search for coupon codes: just type in the name of the seller (amazon, bookcloseouts.com, or CBD, for example) and the word coupon or coupon code.
If I'm looking for a textbook or other fairly expensive book, I also like to try a google search with the title of the book and some helpful words like used or homeschool. This causes google to find and search the myriad of small-to-medium sized message boards and other forums for selling used curricula. You'll be surprised at what you can dig up this way!
If I'm willing to wait for a copy of the book I want at a price I can live with, I will used Ebay's "favorite searches" function: Ebay will email me anytime my desired item appears in an auction.

Of course, it's also nice when you stumble across the Very Title You've Been Wanting in a thrift shop or at a yard sale, but how often does that happen?
How do you find discounts on the titles you want?

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4 Comments:
At 11/21/2006 9:35 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Ah, I usually take it out of the library. Most libraries can get you almost any book, although there may be a wait for newish bestsellers. If I find that I've enjoyed something so much or found it so useful that I would like to own it, I agree that Addall is a great tool. BookFinder.com is another service that does a nice job.

 
At 11/23/2006 7:49 AM, Blogger Mom2fur said...

Wow, that's really cool. Thanks for the link. Now I won't automatically rely on Amazon. I'll see if I can get a book cheaper! (I do use my library, but I'm notorious for late fees and there are books I'd like to keep for my own.)

 
At 12/13/2006 1:43 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I use a bookfinder site called bigwords.com - sounds about the same

 
At 9/03/2007 5:23 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I am also fond of reading books, magazines, novels etc.generally i purchase them from CouponAlbum's great stores(magazine.com, barnes and nobels)with great discount..

 

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