Comments on: Bargain Shopping for Books

By: Mike Saldana

Mike Saldana — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 06:07:43 +0000

I have been using price comparison sites like http://www.thecollegetextbooks.net for my buying my textbooks. It is better than going for standalone stores. As you can save on lot of money using them.

By: Bargain Shopping

Bargain Shopping — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 22:41:28 +0000

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By: Outroupistache

Outroupistache — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 23:54:10 +0000

It’s even more shocking in the UK… prices all from Amazon for
William Bernstein, The Intelligent Asset Allocator
Canada $30.21
US $19.77
UK c. C$36.62 (£18.04 x 2.03 exchange)

By: Quentin DSouza

Quentin DSouza — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 03:31:02 +0000

CC – As long as we continue to complain(more like bring it to the attention of more people) and not do the traditional Canadian complacency thing then perhaps we might get somewhere.

Brian – Another source of book deals for me has been ebay.ca. You never know what type of bargain you are going to get. I purchased Talbot Stevens book “Financial Freedom without Sacrifice” for $6. I asked the seller to pick it up.

The seller is living in a condo right by the Toronto Ferry docks. I mentioned going to Centre Island with my family, and the seller let me park in the Condo guest parking for the day. I picked up the book from the concierge in the morning, enjoyed the day with my family at Centre Island, and saved $20 in parking.

By: ThickenMyWallet

ThickenMyWallet — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:10:16 +0000

I think we always over-look one factor- the relatively smaller population density of this country. Even if the dollar is at par, it simply costs more to ship to Canada than in the U.S. I remember being in a book store and the clerk was saying that any book could be shipped to any retailer located in eastern U.S. overnight- there were warehouses located through the U.S. In Canada, the population isn’t dense enough to have inventory storage warehouses everywhere. I am not even factoring in the customs and border issues and how those costs are passed down to the customer. It is just a reality of living in this country that everything costs more because it costs more to get it from point A to B regardless of the exchange.

By: Canadian Capitalist

Canadian Capitalist — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:04:50 +0000

Quentin: There is no question that we pay more for books, electronics and many other items. Unfortunately, other than complain bitterly, there is very little we can really do about it. Shopping in the US is an option but lacks the convenience factor.

By: Brian Genovy

Brian Genovy — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:00:44 +0000

I don’t usually need to buy books new, but when I do I always use amazon.ca, I have found their return policy to be very good if it is needed.
Other than that I buy all my books on http://www.bookcloseouts.com
the books are incredibly cheap, my last order of books cost me 39.84 and the regular retail was 254.00

By: Quentin DSouza

Quentin DSouza — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 03:23:23 +0000

On my latest trip to Chapters I found this really funny and sad at the same time. Books that are printed in Toronto and include a cheaper US price.

I guess for me the question isn’t – why I should be importing at a cheaper price from the USA, but why I should be paying a higher price at all?