Bookshop.org Survives–and Thrives–In Amazon’s World

Re:Bookshop.org Survives–and Thrives–In Amazon’s World by nunodonato on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @03:48AM (#35536263)

I was super excited to find such a great alternative to bookdepository... until I realized it's US only :(

Hope they keep growing!

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Re:Bookshop.org Survives–and Thrives–In Amazon’s World by ycombinete on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @03:58AM (#35536327)

Suppose they will keep growing, until Amazon buys them as well, and kills them as well.

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Re:Bookshop.org Survives–and Thrives–In Amazon’s World by Hamuko on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @03:54AM (#35536301)

I'm currently testing out Blackwell's (blackwells.co.uk) as an alternative to Book Depository. They at least deliver to me in Finland, although I'm not super impressed with their dispatch times. Order made on the 5th of April is still being processed.

Another alternative that I was told of, which I haven't tested yet, is Wordery (wordery.com). They advertise free worldwide shipping like Book Depository.

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Re:Bookshop.org Survives–and Thrives–In Amazon’s World by alex_muscar on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @04:44AM (#35536668)

I've had OK experiences with alibris. Based in UK though.

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Re:Bookshop.org Survives–and Thrives–In Amazon’s World by Hamuko on Thursday April 13, 2023 @03:12AM (#35552101)

Shipping prices seem awful though. A book advertised as 8.87€ will be 26.74€ after the taxes and shipping are added in checkout. Meanwhile the same book is around 17€ on both Wordery and Blackwell's.

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Re:Bookshop.org Survives–and Thrives–In Amazon’s World by Hamuko on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @06:13AM (#35537384)

>Order made on the 5th of April is still being processed.

Update: order was dispatched like five minutes ago.

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Re:Bookshop.org Survives–and Thrives–In Amazon’s World by Aethelwulf on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @08:22AM (#35538490)

https://uk.bookshop.org !

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