Is there any website that can get you used physical books for cheaper price? I have tried Abebooks in the past but now they have been charging a lot for shipping. I am trying FB marketplace these days but so far I found very limited options and you have to drive a lot to get these. Thank you in advance for your suggestions.
Have you checked out ThriftBooks? They offer a wide selection of used books at affordable prices, and their shipping rates are usually quite reasonable. Happy book hunting!
Start with local used bookstores. Many have discount bins or shelves. Other great sources include charity shops - there are chains, such as Value Village/Village des valeurs, Renaissance, Goodwill, Salvation Army shops, etc… You can also try Church bazaars and rummage sales. Local libraries often have a yearly book sale, and some even have a sale table for books they’re phasing out, or for which initial interest has died down, so they no longer need as many copies. Finally, if you’re lucky, your area might have a giving box or free library, where people leave objects they no longer want, but that are still in good shape, for people to take, we have found some great books there, and have also left some for others.
I have been to Value Village. Sometimes, I find good books in very good condition under $5 as well. I posted this mainly to search for specific books I would like and are not that popular.
Try talking to your local used bookstore people - they might be willing to let you mnow if they get a particular book in that you are looking for. Otherwise ebay has been fantastic but I’m not in canada. Lots of times I can get free or cheap shipping. I’ve found very obscure books there.
So true!
An app called PangoBooks. I can’t tell you how many great books I found at such great cheap prices. And you’re supporting independent sellers, other readers.
If you are able to drive, go to book sales from libraries. In my area they are usually ongoing and have a dedicated space at the branch for the books and a drop box for money. They usually contain donated books and ex library books. Libraries and other organizations put on yearly book sales too. More often than not the final day of the sale is a bag/box day where you fill one up for $10 or their going cheap flat rate. Www.booksalefinder.com helps you find those book sales in every state and even Canadian provinces. The winter season is upon us so there may be fewer to choose from.
I will definitely check it out. Thank you.
Libraries is a great idea. I live in a tiny town with a tiny library, and they still have a whole room of books for sale.
Goodwill also has cheap books, but won’t have a great collection
Booksalefinder.com, lists by state used book sales, I have built a library of over 4000 books from these.
i use wob! i’m unsure if they ship to canada but might be worth a shot. https://www.wob.com/en-gb
If you are not looking for a particular book try https://www.thebookbundler.com/ I don’t know if they ship to Canada but they are running a special this weekend for buy one get one half off.
I have ordered frome them twice and I have been happy with my orders.
I haven’t ordered from here myself, but have heard good things about Book Outlet! They have new and popular books, but they are overstock from other places so they are able to charge a low price. I’ve heard the books have a black mark at the bottom for some of them, not sure how common that is.
I just ordered 20 books from here. They do have decent selection, and most of the books, hardcover and paperback, are 5.99 right now.
Do you have goodwill in canada? If so Goodwillbooks.com is worth checking. Or if there is a different thrift chain looking to see if they have an online store. I have found there is no cheapest place to buy used books, i check all the sites i know including amazon and compare them
This seems good. I will surely check it out. Thank you.
I will be checking this one out! Thanks!
I’m in the States but I tend to hit up a lot of local libraries as they tend to have sales to get rid of older books/books that aren’t getting as much traction.
Not used per se but Bookoutlet is hard to beat on prices and their shipping is free over $50
You can also find out if anyone has a Little Free Library in your area. It’s kind of a grab bag, because you never know what might be in it, but it’s a take one, leave one thing. There are several in my town. I give my friend a bag of books to read, and after we switch out, I take the ones she’s read to the LFLs and trade out for new stuff. (I don’t keep books I’ve read.) It’s like a little treasure hunt.
I encountered one of these couple weeks back. But there were only French Romantic novels in there. I will check it again. Thank you.
Get yourself down the charity shops, rarely have anything above £2-3 and they’re generally decent quality if they’re in the shop. There’s loads round me, don’t know what the craic is where you are though.
Toronto and Hamilton (as you would appear to be in Brampton, so both are a shortish drive or go-bus/train trip away) both have a number of absolutely excellent used bookstores, who tend to sell at half the msrp of a book, and often even less.