|
Our library don't support homeschoolers very well. I am told that many of the schools have better libraries than the county.... They also stopped inter-loans with the next county. I can get a library from that county being a non-resident and pay $50 per card. This next county does have several of the books we need for the year, so there is justification for paying the $50.
With this in mind, I have about 15 books that we need that can not be found in our library system. I can piece purchase them but still I am paying shipping charges with a higher rate of used books if purchased thorugh individuals. I have tried, with no avail. This avenue is not an option for me for my current booklist w/ the current available options.
I purchase many books from Amazon individualy... here and there and never in a large lot as I am this year. In the past years, I have had an awesome Library (before moving) that supported Christian-view homeschooling. Then all I had to do is to purchase used books a month or two in advance, usually one or two at a time. That never really bothered me before.
However this year is totally different. I don't have AS good of Library support as before. After taking it to the Lord, I just knew there had to be a book store that held many of my books and would give me a break on shipping.
I was told that http://www3.addall.com/ was the best place to go. It is a great site. It is a marketplace we I can compare prices and services from 41 different on-line bookstores. An awesome resource! However, in my hunt this wasn't going to work for me. The website says that some vendors do give discounts on multiple items. After searching for the books from the same vendors, I came up with three vendors to sell majority of my books on my list. One place was going to charge $9 in shipping for three books... books of 64 pages each. I thought that was too steep and not much of a break. I understand that AddAl can not control that.
I did recognize that Addal cheapest seller for the books I was looking for was Amazon as the cheapest seller... no discount on multiple items.
Thank you so much for http://www.biblio.com/. This is another reat resource! I like this website because of the layout of the website. It is very user-friendly. It is a marketplace also for venders to post to them. Biblio is in comparison to Amazon where individual people can post to sell books just as bookstores can. Therefore, there is more likely to find a used book here when you couldn't find it in one of your usual used book stores. This is a valuable tool to keep!
Through "Addal" I found another booksstore. I felt led, lol, to find this bookstore online, and I did. If I order directly from them, there is no shipping!! I just purchased 4 books off of my list that came to 18.36. If I order these books from Addal.... which led to Amazon (in this case), the shipping alone would've cost me $15.96!!
http://www.betterworldbooks.com/
The only drawback is.... the price of the used books are a little higher than those found on Amazon, and etc.
When it was all said and done, and I saved close to $4 off my overall total. Was it really worth my trouble? Humm....
Where do you go to purchase used books?
I love reading your comments. They are so encouraging. Your comments allow me to get to know you better and feel a sense of relationship. Please remember to use your manners. If you do not have something nice to say, do not say it at all. Comments that are rude/critical in nature will be erased. Thanks, friends!
| 
Posted by 
Posted by 
