Re:Powell’s says it won’t sell books on Amazon anymore
by amateurdev on Friday August 28, 2020 @08:59AM
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Abebooks is my primary source of buying books!
Its especially good for me, since I'm not originally from the US and its the cheapest way to get publications in my native language from "foreign" sellers. I'd like to support booksellers in my country, but I go back only once or twice a year and can't make all purchases then.
On the other hand, I've found sellers that are shipping from within my city or around (happened thrice in 4ish years of buying). In that case, I'll just track them down and try to contact them for a direct purchase cutting out the middleman. Its a lot of work sometimes, but in my mind worth it.
Re:Powell’s says it won’t sell books on Amazon anymore
by 72deluxe on Friday August 28, 2020 @05:52AM
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No way, I didn't know Abebooks was owned by Amazon. I always found it far easier to use than Amazon's own site for finding books.
Re:Powell’s says it won’t sell books on Amazon anymore
by jfk13 on Friday August 28, 2020 @06:41AM
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Yeah, they were bought in around 2008. My enthusiasm for Abebooks has declined markedly since then. I still find the site better than Amazon's for a lot of things I'm interested in, but prefer to avoid both as much as possible.
For example, for online searches (in the UK), I try Amazon, Wordery, and Waterstones.com -- but usually Amazon first. If they don't have something or for some reason I feel I need to look elsewhere, I try the others.
Interestingly, for old or hard-to-find books, many people in the UK use BookDepository.com and AbeBooks -- guess what, both are owned by Amazon.
(I try to make up by visiting my local Waterstones regularly and more niche bookshops like Daunt when I can, but of course during the pandemic that's gone out of the window).