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Why I shop Amazon, but buy B&N

image Um, actually, it’s easy:  B&N wants my money; Amazon doesn’t.  B&N takes PayPal.  Amazon doesn’t.  And I don’t have a credit card at the moment.

imageSo there you go.  It’s not complicated, just a  little frustrating sometimes.

By the way, I do use Amazon.com all the time nevertheless.  I have been using Amazon for almost 15 years now (wow – that long???).  I have reviewed hundreds of books there (I think) and it keeps careful track of my preferences, so that it can make new suggestions every time I visit the site.

So what do I do with the suggestions, considering I can’t afford to buy (many) books?  Tab over to the Toronto Public Library catalogue, where I search for the book and put a hold on it. 

If the library doesn’t have a particular book (sometimes, they just haven’t ordered it YET), I add it to my Amazon.com wish list.  That way, a) it stays there to remind me so I can search every few weeks until it comes in, or b) even if I can’t read the book itself, Amazon keeps making recommendations of similar books, so chances are, I’ll find something similar to keep me entertained.

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Vast fun!  As is affixing clip art to various organizations copyrighted logos and service marks, by the way.

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  1. I totally love Amazon. It keeps me from having to go into a store. I hate shopping. We paid for Amazon Prime so all of our stuff ships 2-day for no charge. Love that! We use debit card rather than credit. But it would be totally cool if they took PayPal. I love PayPal, too. :)

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  2. Hi!
    You should really check out Better World Books - they accept Paypal and have great prices. The also help spread literacy throughout the world.

    Book Depository is another great one.

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  3. @CY: Better World sells through B&N, so it is always an option if their prices are competitive. I've noticed a number of charitable booksellers, such as Goodwill and one for AIDS in NYC. I buy based on price, and if the $ goes to tzedaka, that's great, too.

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  4. No kidding! I didn't know that BandN had a BWB connection! That's amazing. I also really had to mention that I'm a Bookmoocher - it's an online community that swaps books. www.bookmooch.com - I'm obsessed with it! I've gotten some really great books that way.
    Being in Israel, free shipping is a big deal for me! :-)

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  5. @CY - well, I don't know about Israel, but I hardly ever ship anything anywhere anymore, because Canada Post is SO darn expensive. Why pay $7 to ship a used book, when I could just drop it off at Value Village for nothing but pick up a "new" used book there for $2-3???

    I also stopped joining buying co-ops etc in the US, and even free "round-robin" type parcel things because it's no bargain once I pay for shipping. :-(((

    (this is the 2nd largest country in the world, with a relatively tiny population, so those of us in the dense southern cities are subsiding mail delivery to the arctic and beyond - blah)

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  6. I've heard Canadian bookmoochers complain about the very high shipping rates. :( Even within Canada. It's a shame. Thankfully, shipping rates here are very reasonable.

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