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BookFinder
-May 3, 2016
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AbeBooks
-May 3, 2016
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Amazon.com
-Oct 14, 2017
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eBay
-Dec 13, 2016
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BookFinder

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Ryan
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Straightforward UI

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Bookfinder has a simple interface that gets the job done with no excessive features. This site puts focus on the most important two results: textbook price and shipping cost.
Ryan
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Compares prices from 100,000 booksellers and 60+ websites

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Bookfinder.com compiles textbook prices from many different sellers, and returns the info sorted by author. Once the desired author is selected, options are returned in order of cheapest to most expensive.
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Doesn't search for promotions or coupons

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While Bookfinder finds the cheapest posted price, it doesn't find other factors that could help get the cheapest price.
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AbeBooks

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Locallized versions available

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In addition to the North American version of AbeBooks (AbeBooks.com), there are localized version of AbeBooks for UK (AbeBooks.co.uk), Germany, (AbeBooks.de) France (AbeBooks.fr), Italy (AbeBooks.it) and Spain (IberLibro.com).
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Deceptive, unreliable merchants

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Many users have complained about information inconsistencies, shipping problems, and wrongful refusal of refunds. The percentage of orders that are actually fulfilled is estimated to be about 20%. While this isn't always the fault of AbeBooks.com, it might just be a lack of proper oversight.
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Slow delivery is common depending on the provider

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It is not uncommon for books to take 3-5 weeks to be delivered.
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Amazon.com

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eBay

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One of the best selections

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You have the best chance finding what you need on eBay.
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