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WHAT IS A TRUSTWORTHY SITE BESIDES THRIFTBOOKS.COM?

I really like Thriftbooks, but I am unable to find everything I want there.  Is there another good one that you can recommend?

 

TIA

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Re: WHAT IS A TRUSTWORTHY SITE BESIDES THRIFTBOOKS.COM?

I buy used books on Amazon.

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Re: WHAT IS A TRUSTWORTHY SITE BESIDES THRIFTBOOKS.COM?

Here are places online I have used a lot:  Alibris, Abes, Better World, Edward R Hamilton

 

They all have great service, at least I have never had any problems.  ERH sends catalogs all the time, too.  There is another one which sends catalogs -- Daedulus (SP) which sends catalogs.

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@Dusty1  Yes, I have also bought on Amazon.  They didn't have what I am looking for.  Thanks for answering. Woman Happy

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@AngelPuppy1   Thanks for the list.  I will check them out later today.  I am enjoying mindless reading escapism with J.D. Robb's Death series.  I have read most of them, however there are a few that I haven't found.  I found all the Grisham books my husband needed on Thriftbooks, but I have exhausted their stock with what I want.  Their prices are less than the thriftshops around here, though  I have missed browsing them during this time "in house".  I had a pretty good stock to begin with.  Thanks again!

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I have been ordering for over 10 years or more from AbeBooks.com.  I ordered all the Mitford Series from different sellers and some a very rare book "Thelma" that I had been looking for forever.  The author, Vera Caspary wrote "Laura" that was made into a move decades ago.

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I've found some great deals on used books on eBay.  Also, the website All Bookstores dot com compares prices for you on many online bookstores.

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I LOVE Abe Books. It's shocking how many books there have free shipping.

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On eBay there is a seller called your_online_bookstore that does buy 2 get one free.

 

another seller is second.sale that had a similar savings and fast shipping.  I have also used better world books.  I have never had any problem with a book I bought off eBay- have always been surprised at how good the quality was and no problems receiving items quickly.  Much better to use eBay than amazon!

what Grisham do you need?  I may have them

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I love BookBub!