Anyone can recommend some good online bookstore, I'm tired looking for my favorite book in Malaysia bookstore.. Our government keep on encouraging the people to read more, yet our book is so expensive and very limited choice..

what kinda books are u looking for ?novel ?business?

Book depository.

http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/?gclid=CI7...CFcse4QodMlz2nQ

I prefer travel and photography books.

Is there any tax if shipped from oveseas? the book weight around 800gram-1kg.

hey I'm into photography as well and unfortunately I've learnt that books about photography are really expensive. i think they base tax on price and not weight. maybe you can try amazon.com or acmamall.com? both offer good selection of books. hope this helps

i second bookdepository. free delivery worldwide. no tax (our govn dont tax our books wan lah)

Book Depository FTW..have been my most trusted bookstore for a while..

You may visit www.amazon.com - one of my favourite online bookstore, price can be similar as some Malaysia book store (due to stonger RM vs USD). Also, it has books that Malaysia bookstore don't have

I recently started a blog review about books, take a look for more updates.

http://a1-books-review.blogspot.com/

Hey, I'm new to online bookstore. I know this site through the previous post: http://www.bookdepository.co.uk

1.Can I know what do I need if I want to buy a book in that site? Credit card? Is it safe?
2.It is stated there that free delivery, that means the price listed there is the only price I need to pay?
3. I'm totally new to this, so anyone can provide procedures, instructions or reminders for me?

Btw, the novel I want to buy is Mockingjay. It is about RM40 here but it's only $8.19, as stated in that site. I would save a lot if I can buy it online! Thank you for your helps!

1) You'll need an account and credit card is fine.
2) Yes but just check when you're checking out, if you need to pay any delivery charges, it will be stated before you confirm your purchase.
3) http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/help

1. I've bought using credit card from that site numerous times without any problems, so i feel safe using my credit card there
2. for bookdepository.co.uk, the price of the book is all that you need to pay. there are no delivery charges or any extra charges.
3. the books will arrive in about 2 weeks. if you order more than 2 books, each book will arrive separately - so don't panic if you receive only one book because the rest should arrive in a day or two (for me they usually arrive on the same day)

guys, thx for the recommendation of bookdepository.
i never knew there's an online bookshop with free international shipping.
i am now a happy *******. =)

Tyvm for the replies! ^^

I notice that Amazon.com requires us to pay shipment fees of $13.00....that mean I the book I want to buy is $7.00, I need to pay $20.00?? Ty!

Btw, although there is no shipment fee for http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/, but the fee is more expensive than amazon one... T_T

i noticed that too. the prices on bookdepository is higher compared to amazon.
then we'll just need to add books that we wanted in the cart, compared both shop, which is cheaper.
1) Buy from amazon(cheaper price for the books) + shipping costs.
2) Buy from bookdepository. More expensive books, but free shipping.
And decide for ourselves, which is cheaper.

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Added on December 27, 2010, 5:46 pmand maybe if anyone find out any coupons for bookdepository, we could share them here. =)

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Added on December 27, 2010, 5:53 pmfound a 10% coupon for bookdepository.
valid till 20/01/2011 : FCBZ10
http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/36603


This post has been edited by khairolnizam: Dec 27 2010, 05:53 PM

2nd hand book seller - www.betterworldbooks.com

Try it, the books are rather quite new even though they are 2nd Hand.

www.betterworldbooks.com has free international shipping too! =)

hello all. New to this section, pleased to meet you all.

by the way, wanna ask something regarding the online bookstore, how do you all think about book depository? kindly share your experiences here (even it was stated before in the previous posts, but i just wanted some more feedback) i saw there's negative feedback about the website but i forgot the source.

Hi Aron

Have been using bookdepository for a while now, & am quite pleased. When you factor delivery costs, it's much cheaper than Amazon UK/ US & than the local bookstores.

The one time I had a problem with a delivery (it was slow in coming), the customer service people were willing to give me an immediate refund / re-delivery.

Hey AronC,

I have nothing but praise for Book Depository. If there is any downside to it, it would only be that it ships each book as a separate package even if you place them in a single order. Doesn't hurt the wallet as the shipping is free but it makes the greenie in me annoyed.

hi guys, im gonna rush an order with bookdepository before the 20th so i can enjoy the discounts- i realised that mangas are so damn cheap compared to kino, which is like, the only place i know of which sells us-version manga.

however, one thing that's bugging me is the postal service. i stay in jb, and you know, all those things ive heard about poslaju... should i be concerned with poslaju? will my books arrive unharmed? have any of you ever lost your books thru poslaju?

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Added on February 1, 2011, 12:22 amno one????????/

This post has been edited by melancholy: Feb 1 2011, 12:22 AM

I/m not sure....poslaju from oversea?? I have never lose my poslaju but i juz send and receive poslaju within my state.... Not sure about other states....

There another site call http://www.packtpub.com

More book in developers, administrators, web development, CMS those kind of books and ebooks...and provide free shipping too...I've been using those site for 4 yrs already....it is the best store if u looking for those kind of book. For those who register with them...sometimes u get an email to inform certain book been offer discount. The price are slightly expensive but if u compare in the market store for certain book like this the price are same or slightly cheep. Hope this will help some of you that searching this kind of book.

i have a question on The Book Depository website, hope u guys could help me out im interested in buying Gemma Townley's book titled Little White Lies. But i just couldn't understand why is it that they have 2 different prices on the same title? One is priced at $7.18 while the other one is $11.66. Moreover the one which is $11.66, the publication year is even much earlier than the $7.18. It doesn't state that it's a second-hand book either Any solutions? Thanks!

Update : I have found the solution: it turns out that the cheaper one is Paperback, while the more expensive one is a Trade Paperback

This post has been edited by LastAngel: Mar 31 2011, 11:23 AM

try MPH online. postage only rm7 for 1 book. just now i bought 3 books, total up is 157.5, free postage.

http://www.mphonline.com

for payment can use maybank2u, cimbclicks , credit card.

Well Bookdepository is trustworthy but sometimes Pos Malaysia will 'misplace' your books. My recent order (last month) of 4 books ended up with two of them being sent to another address! Luckily the person was kind enough to drop off those two books at my place.

But I suppose if the books really do end up getting lost, Bookdepository would issue you a refund.

I was wondering, will the Customs taxed our purchase(from BookDepo or Amazon) if the purchase is over RM500?


Anyone had the experience?

I just placed an order at Bookdepository on April 18. On the website it stated that orders will be dispatched within 24 hours, but mine took 2 days.

How long did your order took to arrive? I read on a blog (Malaysian), the author said around 3-4 weeks.. but I really need it fast coz it's my textbook..

well i just got my books from Book Depository. it usually took 48 hours to dispatched and usually will reach around 3-4 weeks (like the author had said) But they will separate your books though. If u order 2 books both will arrive on different days but overall it's good my books arrived in good quality

Just wondering....
After reading all the comments, placing an order from BookDepository is cheaper compare to most local online bookstore too? like kino and mph?

Very much cheaper. For example one of the books I got from BookDepository was retailing at USD30 (RM90) vs. RM130 at Kinokuniya.

Book depository is doing a 10% discount if anyone is interested. Just use May11 at checkout.

This post has been edited by Geminist: May 15 2011, 01:33 AM

I never buy books from u.s or u.k...want to but dunno hw to pay...;(

Credit card would do the trick.

I've 2 question about this bookdepo
1stly, how could the postman send to my house? due to post box allocated downstair of my condo when I'm away for work?

2nd Q, how do the local bank credit card to charges on USD convert to MYR?

I ordered 5 books from Book Depository earlier this month. Received 1 yesterday + 3 today. Still waiting for 1 more. A bit weird that they came in a package each. Books came via normal postman, I was expecting Pos Laju, but books are placed in bubble wrap envelopes, so condition is tip top. Nice!

This post has been edited by lytros: May 21 2011, 03:15 PM

I wanted to try buying books from the borders online since there are some books that I find I can get it at a cheaper price.

However, I am facing the problem where I do not how to fill my address.
Since the website does not allowed special characters such as "/" or".", how should I write if parts of my address is Jalan 2/3 E, what can I put instead of the "/"

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Added on June 2, 2011, 8:20 amFinally, solved my problem and turned to betterworldforbook.
Ordered two book and I am looking forward to reach my house.

For those who had bought books from this sites, anyone has idea that the how long will the books took to reach here?

This post has been edited by yuen300: Jun 2 2011, 08:20 AM

Nice thread. I just ordered from the book depository. I do have a question, though. If the books are sent via normal mail, what if the parcel is larger than the mailbox? Will our friend the postman just throw it into the house compound like our other friend the newspaperman? Uh oh!

I've used book depository to buy my books online before! It's pretty good as the shipping packages are sturdy and the prices are reasonable. I buy my books online through Amazon.com as well, and Acmamall.com which offers free shipping to Malaysia orders!

Well, nobody's answered my query about the book depository. Yet.

But I guess it applies to other online shops as well. If the books are sent via normal mail, what if the parcel is larger than the mailbox? Will our friend the postman just throw it into the house compound like our other friend the newspaperman?

Another question. How much does Amazon.com charge for shipping?

Anyway, acmamall.com is pretty new. I've heard that some of their books are priced cheaper than Kino's price. Others are more expensive.

Is it unusual for book depository to take well over 3 weeks to deliver the book?

Hey everyone, may I know how PayPal works? What do I need? and is it safer than credit card? Thanks^^

Any1 can provide an online bookstore that can provide cimbclicks paymemt? I dun hv credit cards..

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Added on June 27, 2011, 12:55 pm But i've looked into the payment option, cimbcliks is not stated there? wat i saw only maybank2u..Did u ever buy through cimbcliks?

This post has been edited by Damn: Jun 27 2011, 12:55 PM

actually some book are more cheaper from amazon.com than buy it locally

Book Depository is doing a 10% discount again, but this time you will have to send a one off voucher to your friend on a different email address in order to get the discount.

Delivery is handled by the Malaysia post. How they would handle the parcel is no different than any other big deliveries. It all depends on the postman.

I live in the UK and it may take up to two weeks before my book arrives. Amazon.co.uk takes about 1 week too for free delivery. So I would consider delivery to Malaysia in three weeks + to be about right. If you don't get your books soon, drop them an email.

This is just a sidetrack from the thread but Mockingjay is a really amazing book! I liked the first of the series The Hunger Games better, but I thought Mockingjay was a really good closing to the whole trilogy Enjoy reading it!

i buy my books from acmamall...free delivery if you order more than 3 books...best of all...always hv discount...i buy my books when they hv 30% or higher discount. delivery abt 2 wks.

imagine a book at rm35.90 after 33% discount cost only rm24.05....each book abt rm10 less than in book stores.
i always wait until ihv more than 5 books or more before i order.
so far i hv used acmamall maybe abt 6x for the past 2 yrs.....no problem but once they screw up delivery when they send another guy's order to me but it was settled within another 3 days.

only problem is their website....sometimes u key in the title, their search program fails to locate the book...so i type in the isbn no.
you can also pre-order books or order hard to locate books, they will find for you.

This post has been edited by pskk: Jul 11 2011, 09:32 PM

Just tried ordering books from book depository. Although the prices are quite close to local market, but I do get my boxset for A song of ice and fire delivered in about 2 weeks. Free delivery and the packaging by royal mail is top notch.

Safer than credit card since you don't have to expose your CC number, paypal has buyer protection where you can dispute and get back your money anytime as long as it's on your side (example given tracking code shows item in nowhere or not exist), where CC you can call to revert your payments too.

I found that it is cheaper for you to place your order at bookdepository.com compare to bookdepository.co.uk.

You guys can compare the websites. I tried few times and there is really price difference.

you just need maybank visa debit card.

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1125917

this is the tutorial to link card to paypal.

Hey ppl..i placed my order on the book depository end of last month and the book was dispatched on 1st July 2011..but i still havent receive my book yet =( i have emailed book depository and they confirmed the book already sent out. My address is correct as well. So i guess is the malaysia post problem..how do i track the postage in Pos Malaysia? by using the order code? btw..is it a normal post or registered post? Hope to hear from you guyz soon..thank you very much!

thanks for the info! some books are cheaper in bookdepository.com compare to .co.uk

but i also found out that some of the books are cheaper the other way round too.

I bought 5 books from bookdepository. 1 arrived after 3 weeks. 4 more still haven't arrived after 2 months+.

Not sure if our post office screwed up or they are stuck in customs awaiting censorship.

Mine was dispatched on 14th July but yet to received it. sigh.

Yeah, have to check both sites if you want to save more. Sometimes, competitions/offers appears first in the UK website too, like the summer thing they had going on last time.


Anyway, the fastest I've received a book from TBD was a week, slowest was about a month.
All books arrived separately even though ordered in one lot.
Paperback books arrived in padded envelopes while hardcover books in small, box-like envelope.
The only downside is you can't track your parcel; you just know it has been shipped.


Any of you guys have tried fishpond.com.my? The books are very cheap but I wonder if it's an error because even their worldwide site is not that cheap!

Just checked the website. Their books are superb cheap. Anyone order from there before?

try to google around, there are many negative feedback for fishpond.

does anyone know where can buy paulo coelho full collection? 13 books in 1.

Yup.. the last time i asked around about fishpond, people were saying i am trying to advertise. The products are cheap but reviews are very negative.

Their price list updated to USD. Now it make sense. The previous cheap price in MYR was a mistake.

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Added on September 3, 2011, 9:05 amOne question. Books that are bought from online website such as bookdepository, do they qualify for income tax rebate?

This post has been edited by staind: Sep 3 2011, 09:05 AM

No wonder it's so cheap back then... i did go back and check the website and was astonished to see it in USD. I thought i saw it wrongly. Thanks for the clarification.

I read somewhere (can't remember though) that they qualify for the rebate. Not sure if it's for online Malaysian seller only or for any online seller though. I hope other people can help clarify.

looks like im not alone. ordered sent on 8th of august and still not arrived.
i sent them a mail and all they could say to me is sorry for any inconvenience caused?
i did read somewhere that if someone does not received their book, bookdepo would resent another book for them.
wonder if i should inquiry them about it

my case, i received my book.took 1 month. recently, bought another 2 books. one received in 3 weeks. one still pending... 1 month.

Item status Shipped on 20 Oct 11

It hasn't arrive yet D: should I wait or contact them !?

Edit: nvm i got it

This post has been edited by Saphira4597: Nov 24 2011, 07:43 PM

Bookxcess at amcorp mall sells new books for 2nd hand price. They are on Facebook too and they organise large fairs every year as Big Bad Wolf which will be held on the 24th Nov. Check them out on twitter or Facebook. Have fun reading

This online bookstore sells RM25 per copy for original and brand new books

www.the-bookie-monster.blogspot.com

if we're not at home, how can the postman deliver our stuff? will be outstation for 2weeks..

i think they will try to deliver for 1~3x, if they still cant get you, they will put a notes and you'll have to self-collect at your nearest pos office / where they assign the parcel.

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KULShopper shall take off RM5 for every Rm100 ( and in mutiples of RM100 therafter) for all books purchased through us!

Do email kulshopper@gmail for more details!!

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This online bookstore selling Artbooks at a cheaper rate.

http://www.facebook.com/TheArchiveExpress

if you're not sure about using credit card, i think you can go to mphonline.com. it's malaysia based. so u can use bank in. free delivery.

Hi Guys! I bought 4 books from BookDepository too but none arrive to my house after 4 weeks. I don't know if there is any postal problem to Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Luckily BD refunded the money in full, though I have to absorb a slight exchange loss

The books will probably still arrive. I usually give it about 6 weeks.

mine haven arrived also after 2 weeks+3 days, will contact them after 3 weeks.

Be patient, it rarely arrives so soon. I'd wait at the very least 1 month.

Hi!

Mine was shipped on 30/4 and they said I can drop them an email if it hasn't arrived until 14/5.
Since your experience says it takes kinda long to reach us,
shall I wait for one month or just drop them an email saying that I haven't received it?

Thanks!

That expected date applies to countries with proper mail couriers, unlike Malaysia

I usually wait an extra week or 2 before contacting them.

The reason why I do this is because if everyone complains to BD about late shipments they will have to refund/resend a lot of parcels. Eventually, selling to Malaysians will become unprofitable and they'll stop shipping to Malaysia. That's my worry.

I think they too have received much complaints about the late receivings, they can change the expected arrival date to Malaysia if they can.

My books were dispatched at 22 April and not receiving it till now, should be 1 month.

Malaysian arrival for air parcel delivery sure is a real big bummer. Already placed my order and it was dispatched by BD over 4 weeks ago and no sign of it appearing yet. Really missed the delivery time I got in Europe, all orders received in an average of five days or less. Heck even Aussie average delivery for their orders is way better than this and they are located way further below across the continent to UK/US.

I really wonder if it's the lack of competent in our customs, postal or transport or a combination of thereof causing all the holdup.

Cronyism that causes.

Anyone received their BD books recently, mine have been aredi 1 month..

I received one!
Waiting for another one to come~

Yo guys, I'm new here. Just wanna know, if the graphic novel at book depository is $17, I'll only pay that $17 right? Or is there a tax? I've read the above posts and noticed that they don't include tax but that was 2-3 years ago.

Just wanna know how things work now

SuperSamurai... you only pay the price... I've not been charged shipping or tax before.

As for those waiting for their packages... it should get here. BD is quite reliable I've found though all the packages dont arrive at the same time. Which is strange cos it just costs them more in shipping.

:-)

Not really. BD play a fixed shipping rate to the postal provider. That means that they pay a fixed shipping fee to the postal company for all their books daily as long as it doesn't exceed a certain weight in total.

hmmm... interesting...

anyone interest to get book from www.amazon.in? just notice the book in this website is damn cheap, even cheaper 70% off compare to amazon.com usa site.
For example a USD20 = RM60 book is only sold for RM18 in amazon.in


the forex rate for ur reference.
100 rupee = RM1
$1 USD dollar = RM3.3

This post has been edited by ychwang: Jun 28 2013, 01:40 AM

Just out of curiosity I tried to order a book. Apparently they don't deliver outside of India.

I'd be curious how much shipping from India to Malaysia would cost if we to get an agent to do the delivery from India.

kesian .. my book depository order .. dispatch at 1st July... till now also not yet arrive... zzzzzz

Mine was dispatched 24th June 2013 still have not arrived. I can wait no problem.

Mine shipped out on 11th July, haven't receive also. Wondering would it be due to the raya holidays, slows down delivery

Correct. I don't order anything from overseas during Raya, CNY and Christmas time. Crazy backlog and risk of losing your package due to high volume.

I remember someone posted on LYN that they ordered something around Christmas time and received it in June.

Agreed. But usually arrived, though late. If u want to read it urgently, dont order through BD.

Nowadays I'm using betterworldbooks. free delivery as well, and the books are 2nd hand, but in good and excellent condition, except those from libraries

their prices way cheaper, and delivery also not bad. sometimes 2-3 weeks. i can wait..

Haven't receive till today, probably will wait till 11th. then it would be 2 months, no choice but to file a refund request.

Stumbled across this site few months ago, http://www.betterworldbooks.com/.
They also advocate free shipping and are a charity organization fighting against world illiteracy.
Haven't bought anything from them though.

Can try BookUp.my. They are selling quite a number of used books. It will be great if the site really expands and take in more books.

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I would like to import some books from an India website but can't find a proper shipping agent to Malaysia (with affordable shipping price). Anyone here has any idea?

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