
Astronomical Differences in Prices
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Hi,
I picked a book at random:
"Care of Astronomical Telescopes and Accessories"
Pepin, M. Barlow
This is a paperback in the Patrick Moore Series published by Springer.
The range in new (non-discounted) prices which I checked were as follows.
Various sources in GB sell for the list £26.50 (about €39)
Various sources in US $49.95 (about €42)
Springer Home site in Europe €49.95
Hodges Figgis in Dublin €53.35
The dearest source is over 36% more expensive than the cheapest.
Amazon sells at a small discount £25.17 which is about €37.
The moral of the story: always (as Mary Harney says) shop around!
John
I picked a book at random:
"Care of Astronomical Telescopes and Accessories"
Pepin, M. Barlow
This is a paperback in the Patrick Moore Series published by Springer.
The range in new (non-discounted) prices which I checked were as follows.
Various sources in GB sell for the list £26.50 (about €39)
Various sources in US $49.95 (about €42)
Springer Home site in Europe €49.95
Hodges Figgis in Dublin €53.35
The dearest source is over 36% more expensive than the cheapest.
Amazon sells at a small discount £25.17 which is about €37.
The moral of the story: always (as Mary Harney says) shop around!
John
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Replied by albertw on topic Re: Astronomical Differences in Prices
play.com have it for £26.49
They can sometimes be cheaper than amazon.
They can sometimes be cheaper than amazon.
Albert White MSc FRAS
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Chairperson, International Dark Sky Association - Irish Section
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Replied by johnflannery on topic Re: Astronomical Differences in Prices
the two sites I ALWAYS use when scoping out used book prices are;
used.addall.com
and
www.bookfinder.com
the latter site may sometimes require you to precisely name the author and/or book while the first one has a better "fuzzy" search.
both sites search numerous online booksellers (though used.addall exclude Amazon) and return the best prices available. Be aware though that shipping from the US will be $9.99 per book . . . if you buy two books from the same dealer then that's $18.98!
another worthwhile option is to search the "Buy It Now" section of eBay. Often many bargains to be had there.
John
used.addall.com
and
www.bookfinder.com
the latter site may sometimes require you to precisely name the author and/or book while the first one has a better "fuzzy" search.
both sites search numerous online booksellers (though used.addall exclude Amazon) and return the best prices available. Be aware though that shipping from the US will be $9.99 per book . . . if you buy two books from the same dealer then that's $18.98!
another worthwhile option is to search the "Buy It Now" section of eBay. Often many bargains to be had there.
John
John Flannery ( aurorawatcher - at * gmail - dot * com ... remove hyphens/asterisks/spaces for email)
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