MomofSeven Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I went to place my order of books for next year, after spending a great deal of time trying to find the best price. But when I go to checkout I have a shipping and handling fee of $70! Is this because I bought used books from many different sellers? Is there a way around this fee or a better way to place an order? At this rate, I might as well just buy all the books new from Learning Resources. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixie Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 yes if you buy items from individual sellers they add shipping and handling to each item so it adds up really fast. It is only worth it if the books are really cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pajama Mama Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 If the price is only a little bigger from Amazon then buy new from them. After $25, you get free shipping. If it's alot, then look elsewhere. If you buy used, you will be charged $3.99 for each book even if you buy several books from the same seller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebug42 Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 You could also try betterworldbooks.com. They have free shipping on new and used items so you might be able to get some of the stuff there. The shipping of used items from Amazon does make it cost prohibitive to buy more than one item. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in Central TX Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 You could also try betterworldbooks.com. They have free shipping on new and used items so you might be able to get some of the stuff there. The shipping of used items from Amazon does make it cost prohibitive to buy more than one item. I like Better World Books too, but they do adjust their prices to offset the free shipping. I found a book they were selling on Amazon at $3 (with shipping it would be $6.99). They were selling the same book on their website for $6.94. It was a little cheaper, but they obviously raised the price because of their "free shipping" policy. In my experience, I have not seen them price the books the same on their website and Amazon.com. To the OP: I generally buy the books at a deep discount from Amazon.com Marketplace Sellers. If there's not a large difference between the new price and the used price + shipping. Then I buy the new books and spend over $25 to get free shipping. Then I go back and buy the used books at the great deals. Generally, I buy used books when they are out-of-print and/or hard to find. It rarely pays to buy a used book unless I'm just looking for a cheap book or two that wouldn't qualify for free shipping from Amazon. HTH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in IN Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Half.com has a shipping discount when you buy multiple books from the same seller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 yep, when you but from market place sellers you have to pay $3.99 on each book even if they come from the same seller. So when buying items from Marketplace sellers, I always add $4 to the price of the items and then I only buy them if they are still $2-$3 cheaper than the Amazon price. Otherwise I order them from Amazon because after $25 shipping is free. In the mean time, do not leave marketplace items sitting in your cart too long or you may find that the system will complete it as an order and shipping it to you anyhow. She my Amazon thread for more info about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I've contacted sellers and had them combine shipping... Am I the only one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G5052 Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Back when I had 30-50 books at a time listed, I did this several times. I refunded all but $1/item of what Amazon paid me for shipping for any item beyond the first. Sellers are not obligated to do that though, and I've only been successful once at getting a seller to do the same for me. The larger sellers will tell you that their system isn't set up to do that, or they just won't respond.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeindeed Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Rainbow Resource has lots of literature available, and the shipping is free if your order is $150 or more.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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