Best Places to Buy Used Books Online

When you go to buy used books online,you need to keep a few things in mind: is your credit/debit card number safe, are you getting a deal on the book, and is the shipping price reasonable?. The big names in bookselling tend to be more trustworthy, but independent booksellers tend to offer the
best prices.

The good news is, you can get small-vendor pricing through well-known online bookstores. Several big-name book sellers have established online storefronts that allow you to pay through them, but buy from independent seller. The most well known is Amazon, Half.com (owned by Ebay), Buy.com and Barnes and Noble’s BN.com.

Searching for the best deal

If you’re in a hurry and can’t visit each site individually, I suggest you use the BookSpy.net search engine, at http://www.bookspy.net/. This site searches dozens of online bookstores, including the big ones like Amazon and Half.com. This is a search site, so when you go to buy the book, you are taken to the merchants website, so your credit card info is not used until you actually buy the book from the trusted seller.

Shipping & Handling

The last thing you need to keep in mind is the price of shipping. Major sites offer a fixed price, but independent stores may be able to charge more. Always take this into consideration when buying a book, and you will be sure to save.