Review of www.bookdepository.co.uk
September 5th, 2007
Great online bookstore with free delivery, editor’s blog and twitter updates. I love it!
I came across this website many months ago and have used it frequently since. I had gotten annoyed with amazon.co.uk’s gouging shipping charges and so had gone in search of an alternative.
The site is really easy to use, has the usual categories to browse through, and the usual search facilities and reviews that you’d expect on an online bookstore these days. In addition it has interviews and news. I think the editor’s blog is a great idea and I also love the twitter updates.
There is free delivery so no additional shipping charges at the end of your shop which is excellent.
They also give you the option of buying from amazon so you can compare prices and also handy if they’re out of stock.
I have found most books cost less here and especially when amazon’s shipping charge is included.
Definitely recommend for easy book purchase at reasonable prices.
Rated /5 on Sep 05 2007 by ManicMammy
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1. Deborah | September 6th, 2007 at 10:15 am
I love this site! Use it all the time… it’s great how you can just order one book at a time too!
Amazon is a disgrace. Their warehouse is now in Dublin, yet UK people get free shipping after 15 and we don’t!? It’s a disgrace and I’ve tried to get in touch with someone, but apparently no one in customer service can discuss shipping charges or put me in contact with someone who can. Ridiculous!!!
2. manicmammy | September 6th, 2007 at 7:35 pm
Hey Deborah,
Thats brutal customer service. Its obvious they dont really give a crap.
Its been ages since I’ve bought anything off Amazon, too many half read books lying around the house at the moment. It would take a week away on my own to catch up.
Needed to buy some travel guides and so was on bookdepository site. The books in question were much cheaper than on amazon. It reminded me why I like the site and so I wrote the review.
3. Fiona O'Neill | September 10th, 2007 at 10:57 am
I’m a bit of an Amazon junkie (witness all my unread cookery books!), but I’ll definitely be checking this crowd out. Thanks.
4. manicmammy | September 10th, 2007 at 1:52 pm
Do, you may want to follow the twitter feed too.
http://twitter.com/bookdepository
They recently had a book giveaway for bloggers too.
5. obscure | September 26th, 2007 at 4:41 pm
I frequently use book depository, one thing I really like about them is that they bother to respond to support request generally the same working day.
6. Karen Palmer | October 2nd, 2007 at 10:07 am
This is the only place I will buy books from off the internet. Cheap prices, excellent packaging and a company that I trust, they also don’t bombard you with 20 items of junk mai 4 times a week.
I would also reccomend a website called http://www.readitswapit.co.uk - this is not to buy new books but you list all of the books that you have read (and more than likely won’t read again) and you swap them with other people. There is no charge to join and you just pay for P&P of the books.
7. manicmammy | October 2nd, 2007 at 11:27 am
Hi Karen,
Agree the lack of spam is also an advantage!
Will look into that other website, up till now, have jsut been dumping all my read books at the local charity shop. Thanks.
8. Igor | November 27th, 2007 at 4:34 pm
Dear all,
just to let you know to be careful when ordering books from bookdepositoryco.uk. It has some cheep offers but you may never get your books even though your card will be be charged. In my case, after 3 months waiting and many mails I was simply ignored from them. Bad way to sell books.
Best…
9. Manic Mammy | November 28th, 2007 at 10:30 am
Sorry to hear you’d a bad experience with the bookdepository, Igor.
Thankfully, all of my book purchases with them have gone smoothly and I’ve had no hassle whatsoever.
10. Khim | August 20th, 2008 at 5:49 pm
I have very good experiences with the bookdepository. I got a book and it was in a very bad condition and I have sent them an e-mail and they have refund me in full and I got a new book for free! They have responded me in ten minutes after I have send them the e-mail. Delivery is very fast. I always have ordered my books by Amazon, but now it’s bookdepository.
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