We have a pretty major update for users of our book price comparison site BookSpy.Net. Search results and price comparison pages now include Amazon.com ratings of the book, as well as reviews of the book. Simply click on ‘Amazon.com Reviews’ to see the reviews for the book. We have also added more detailed book information including shipping weight, binding, and summaries of the book under the ‘Details’ link. See the graphic below for a visual guide:
Book reviews, book ratings, and more now at BookSpy!
We hope this benefits our users, and as always, if you have any suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact us!
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We’ve recently added a new feature here at BookSpy.Net. A gadget version of our popular book price search site is now available through Google Gadgets.
Using the BookSpy.Net Gadget
The BookSpy.Net Google gadget lets you quickly search for textbooks from your desktop, iGoogle page, or even your own web page or blog. To use the gadget, simply enter a title, author, or ISBN, and click ‘Search’. Entering an ISBN is the fastest and most accurate way to search, and you will be taken straight to the lowest four prices from dozens of vendors. From the results page you can go straight to the vendor and purchase the book for the lowest price! If you entered a title or author first, you will first be taken to a list of search results. Find the book you are looking for and either click the title or click ‘Compare Prices’ to be taken to the results page.
Here is a preview of the gadget, resized to fit this page:
Adding the Gadget to your iGoogle page or Desktop
You can add the BookSpy gadget anywhere you can place a gadget (ie iGoogle, Google Desktop) with the following link: 
. Alternatively, you can go to your iGoogle page, and add the gadget by searching through the directory.
To add a gadget the Desktop via the Desktop Sidebar:
- At the top of the Sidebar, click Add.
- Type the URL for a gadget spec into the Search gadgets text field and then click Search gadgets. If the gadget is found, its title is displayed next to an Add button. Click Add.
Adding the Gadget to your webpage or blog
You can get low book price search results on your webpage or blog by following this link. From here you can get the code for the gadget and even choose its size to match your requirements!
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We are proud to announce a few new features over at BookSpy.net. First, on the homepage, you will find a place to recommend books to the next site visitor, or even ask for a recommendation. If you sign in with google you will be notified when someone responds to your request or answers your question or book suggestion. We hope users will take advantage of this feature, and offer new ideas that may make it more useful. Second, we added an easy way to share or bookmark the book you find when searching for books. There is a small toolbar on the results page that lets you bookmark it to a few popular bookmarking services as well as Digg and Reddit. Finally, we have added a box containing books that you may be interested in based on your search history at the bottom of the results page. Stay tuned for more updates and features!
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Used books are everywhere. Used books are in people’s homes, used books are in libraries, used books are online, in thriftstores, at garage sales, in your newspaper, in…well you get the picture. A lot of these books are firewood basically, that you do not want in your house or office. Others can net a 10,000% profit. Just remember, when looking for books, never buy without knowing its value. Use scout tools such as the free one offered at bookspy.net. Here are a few ways you can net used books:
- Craigslist- Run a craigslist ad offering to buy used books. You will get all kinds of responses to this. Again, check before you buy or offer low.
- Local Newspaper Ads – Again, run an ad offering to buy books. You will get everything from little old ladies offering you 500 romance books, to college students looking to make a little money.
- Booksalefinder.com – Hit up your local friends of the library book sales. This is often where the big money comes in. Just be aware that some libraries are looking up books themselves and keeping the good ones! Skip over these libraries if you find any doing this.
- Thrift stores – These tend to get picked over quickly by other booksellers, but if you live in rural area, or there are not many booksellers in your area, these can be a goldmine.
- eBay – Finally, you can look for underpriced books on eBay. This one takes a bit more time investment, and a bit of hard work. Ocassionally it can pay off though.
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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.
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About BookSpy
We started this book price comparison site to make it easier for college students, and book lovers, to find the book they want at the lowest possible price. Our aims were to create a simple, easy to use, no frills book search engine to quickly find quality venues to buy used books or new books at a discounted price.
Compared to other book price comparison sites, ours is also the only to let users review and recommend books to each other, all while providing a fast and easy to use service. When you quickly need to find a book, remember BookSpy!
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