Comments on: Buying Books Online in Australia – Alternatives to Amazon http://jamescrisp.org/2010/02/20/buying-books-online-in-australia-alternatives-to-amazon/ C#, .NET, Ruby, Rails, book reviews, mind hacks, Wing Chun and the occasional personal bit. Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:28:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Nathan http://jamescrisp.org/2010/02/20/buying-books-online-in-australia-alternatives-to-amazon/#comment-18802 Nathan Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:50:59 +0000 http://jamescrisp.org/2010/02/20/buying-books-online-in-australia-alternatives-to-amazon/#comment-18802 I've ordered two books in separate orders from Book Depository UK. At current exchange rate from AUD to GBP it's really hard to beat from US sites. I used to use amazon UK, but when buying a single book Book Depository works out cheaper. When I received second book, pages were falling out due to faulty glue (or possible heat exposure). Was a bit fretful, but emailed them to see what could be done. At first they offered me a partial discount, but I replied saying I'd prefer a replacement. No complaints from them, they agreed, sent me a replacement, and didn't require me to send original back, so relatively stress free experience over what I was expecting. I've had to return stuff to amazon before, so while their process was less official (no auto forms to fill out), achieved same result and in less time, so I'd be happy to order from them again. I've ordered two books in separate orders from Book Depository UK. At current exchange rate from AUD to GBP it's really hard to beat from US sites. I used to use amazon UK, but when buying a single book Book Depository works out cheaper.

When I received second book, pages were falling out due to faulty glue (or possible heat exposure). Was a bit fretful, but emailed them to see what could be done. At first they offered me a partial discount, but I replied saying I'd prefer a replacement. No complaints from them, they agreed, sent me a replacement, and didn't require me to send original back, so relatively stress free experience over what I was expecting.

I've had to return stuff to amazon before, so while their process was less official (no auto forms to fill out), achieved same result and in less time, so I'd be happy to order from them again.

]]> By: David Bolton http://jamescrisp.org/2010/02/20/buying-books-online-in-australia-alternatives-to-amazon/#comment-18710 David Bolton Sat, 20 Feb 2010 11:44:16 +0000 http://jamescrisp.org/2010/02/20/buying-books-online-in-australia-alternatives-to-amazon/#comment-18710 I've used and love them both. Book Depository now has a US arm too, that is sometimes cheaper than the UK -- and even better your UK login works on the US site too. Anyway, I usually start with Booko.com.au, but it usually points to one of the two Book Depository sites. I've used and love them both. Book Depository now has a US arm too, that is sometimes cheaper than the UK -- and even better your UK login works on the US site too. Anyway, I usually start with Booko.com.au, but it usually points to one of the two Book Depository sites.

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