I’m in Canada, so options available in Canada are especially appreciated.
But you’re better off coming down to Portland and visiting the mothership in person.
I haven’t been (to PDX) since before the pandemic. Powell’s is an excellent reason to change that.
Do you want free? Ask in the piracy mag.
I want to read on paper. There are already too many screens in my life.
If you want digital books the high seas provide plenty now.
I hate screens. I read on paper whenever I can. However, yeah, sometimes only digital is available (or available at a reasonable price).
Alibris for used? They’re independent. For new, if you have a local bookstore, I’d go with them first. If not, depends on your province. There’s probably a largish bookstore in the provincial capital that will ship.
Kobo isn’t bad.
I’m looking for hard copy books. Paper in my hands!
Maybe a local independent bookstore?
For Germany, just in case.
Gebraucht:
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From my experience, rebuy has also been good for used books and other media: https://www.rebuy.de/
It doesn’t answer your specific question and isn’t meant to be preachy, just want to say that I’m shocked more people don’t use public libraries for books they don’t want to keep forever. Check it out as often as you want, no need to keep it on a shelf, if you really love it, then buy it.
My toxic trait is that I want to keep every book I ever read …
I hope you hire movers or never move
You don’t even have to go there! Ebooks and audiobooks are widely available through libraries too. Depending on your area you might also have access to free language programs or classes on other subjects. Emedia has really taken off with libraries.
I use the Libby app with my library card for digital loaned books and audiobooks, maybe the same system works with Canadian libraries
Book outlet! They’re based in Thorold Ontario. They don’t have everything but I always check them first.
Looks worth checking whenever I’m looking for a book, but their catalog is very limited.
powells.com. Largest independent bookstore in the world, they ship to Canada, but it ain’t gonna be particularly cheap i’m guessing.
AbeBooks. Usually better prices than Amazon, too.
AbeBooks was bought by Amazon in 2008.
dammit why do they own everything relating to books? I did use AbeBooks and they were great but I guess it’s still funding Amazon.
This is what I used and they’ve been great.
Well there’s always Indigo, they’re not much better than Amazon but they do have a comparable selection. If you’re in Toronto, BMV has decent prices and variety of books, mainly paperbacks editions though. They’re website isn’t mobile friendly so in-store is the way to go.
A lot of Amazon used book sales go through Powells or AbeBooks.
Could just go direct.
Depending on what kinds of books you’re into: https://www.pmpress.org/ https://www.akpress.org/
Tangential but I really wish audiobooks were accompanied by e-books that were keyword searchable.
So often I’m thinking of a passage in a book I want to reference. Can sometimes find by googling but not always.
