The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: Bodger on September 05, 2013, 05:54:53 am
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If ever there's a book that I need or fancy getting, then I always try this website. I've used it for years and more often than not, I've managed to save myself a packet. Its also extremely useful for getting those out of print books too.
All you need is the author and or title. :farmer:
http://www.abebooks.co.uk/?cm_ven=Google&cm_cat=UBL&cm_pla=Branded%20Terms%20(Exact)&cm_ite=a.b.e%20books (http://www.abebooks.co.uk/?cm_ven=Google&cm_cat=UBL&cm_pla=Branded%20Terms%20(Exact)&cm_ite=a.b.e%20books)
Is there a book you fancy? Give it a try, apparently there are over 13000 book dealers who have their books catalogued on the site.
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Yes, I've used this for years too. Very good for sourcing smallholding / homesteading type books from the USA that you simply can't get over here.
Good shout Bodger! :thumbsup:
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Yes, they're great for rarer books! I'd been considering to sell some of my preloved gems on there but the charges are quite high compared to amazon. :&>
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I was prompted to make sure that people knew about ABE after seeing this post from Bionic. I'm not getting at Bionic by the way, I wouldn't dare. (http://smileys.on-my-web.com/repository/Happy/happy-thumbs-up-050.gif)
http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/forum/index.php?topic=36849.0 (http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/forum/index.php?topic=36849.0)
I let my fingers do a bit of walking and found most of the books not just a little bit cheaper but often many times cheaper on ABE and that's after the 15% discount offer.
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Yes, they're great for rarer books! I'd been considering to sell some of my preloved gems on there but the charges are quite high compared to amazon. :&>
I've never sold on ABE but much to my wife's disgust, I do keep buying, buying, buying and then occasionally, I do a bit more buying. ::)
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Another source of low priced books is World Books. There are a lot of ex library books on there and the postage is free. Worth a look.
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I've never heard of ABE but there is a book I have been trying to get for ages and its out of print. I will give ABE a go, thanks
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Let us know how you go on. :fc:
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I've never sold on ABE but much to my wife's disgust, I do keep buying, buying, buying and then occasionally, I do a bit more buying. ::)
I know what you mean! Third year running I'm trying to stick to my new year's resolution - no more books until the ones I have will fit on the shelves (as in until I've read a lot of others and moved them on ;) ). Now they come in for free from friends so much faster than I can read them! I still buy the occasional one for other family members which still end up with me :roflanim: :&>
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My shelves are full of farming, smallholding, cider, cookery, poaching, hunting and fishing books.
I used to like the 'Through the Keyhole' TV programmes and I was always especially interested when the camera panned across the householders library. I think the books on your book shelves, or in my case, under my bed and in the bathroom, say an awful lot about you. :o
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thanks for sharing really appreciate the effort.