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  • 49 of 49 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    moonbailey

    2 Stars ROLL UP ROLL UP. NO BOOKS, ONLY SIX POUNDS 07/10/2001
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages THERE'S A CHANCE YOU COULD GET SOME CHEAP BOOKS

    Disadvantages Disadvantages OR NONE AT ALL

    Lured by the generous extra points from mypoints, I signed up for membership to Just Good Books. Odd though it may seem, I very rarely read books, as I have the attention span of a ... ........................................​........................................​.......................... where was I? Oh yes, goldfish. Nonetheless, I did feel the need of a few cookery books. They had a good selection and the prices seemed very reasonable. As always the 'Recommended Retail Price' that they had undercut so drastically was ridiculously high. I don't think I've seen these books anywhere for that ... more
  • 37 of 37 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 8 SueMagee

    Member since 19/07/2001

    Reviews written: 233

    4 Stars Not quite as good as it seems 26/07/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages No "Edotor's choice", minimal commitment, fixed postage costs.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages 75% off all books only applies to introductory offer>

    I love books. I love getting them, reading them, and having them. I will even dust them … well, sometimes. I love a bargain too, so when Mypoints directed me into the Just Good Books site (www.justgoodbooks.co.uk) which advertises “75% off every book” I thought I’d found the equivalent of the everlasting bottle of whisky, and when I was offered 500 Mypoints for buying in I thought it was too good to be true. If things look too good to be true, they probably are, but there was this screen in front of me offering the latest P. D. James, “Death in Holy Orders” ... more
  • 29 of 29 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    vinodgm

    4 Stars They Beat Anyone On The Price 09/10/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Cheapest prices for newer books, Many special offers, free books

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Do not have the full range especially older titles

    Just Good Books blatantly advertise that they beat anyone on the price of thousands of books and not just any old books, but the best books money can buy. After viewing such a statement it was only natural that I was pretty interested in finding out more. First you will need to become a member. This is free and you will be required to provide your full name, address and credit cards details. Just Good Books (I will refer to them as JGB) offer all the latest books including bestsellers, cookery, sporting, history, reference, home & garden and other ranges that one would expect from a book ... more
  • 39 of 39 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Rach_79

    1 Star For god sake someone kill some tree's 16/01/2002
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Erm....offers are good but they never deliver

    Disadvantages Disadvantages the whole thing

    Just for books is a really crap service, to be quite blunt! Im a big fan of books so when I saw the offer 6 books for a fiver and get them delivered in time for Christmas. What a great idea I thought. Many of the books also had 75% off which I thought was a good deal for Christmas, I hadn’t seen any other book clubs do such as offer, so I went onto to click the hyperlink within the email to have a look at what was on offer. I was quite surprised at how many books there was on offer, many of them just being released in places such as Whsmiths, so I was more than happy with what I saw ... more
  • 62 of 62 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    mikeydred

    1 Star THE WORST BOOK CLUB IN THE WORLD EVER 16/01/2002
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages NONE - THEY DONT EVEN HONOUR THEIR INTRODUTORY OFFERS

    Disadvantages Disadvantages EVERYTHING

    * * UPDATE 18/1/2002 * I managed to get through on their phone line after waiting for about ten minutes in a queue on an 0870 number. They were apologetic, sad that I wished to cancel my account , but managed to track down the rogue credit card debits which, amazingly were sorted out on my account today. I always though things like that took about a week. The trick it seems is to get through to them on the phone (if you can), even though it may cost you a fortune. I think I'm finally rid of them Mike ***************************** ********************************* I am writing this because I ... more
  • 10 of 10 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    maggs1939

    5 Stars Just Good Books - says it all... 01/06/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Good Books, low postage and packing costs, only one book committment

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Could extend its crime/thriller range

    Having belonged to various book clubs for many years I have finally found one that seems to offer good value. Just Good Books is a relatively new club. When you join you are offered the opportunity to purchase up to 6 books at 75% off and you also get a free copy of the Encarta Dictionary - an enormous tome. Post and packing is £1 per book and free if you order more than three books. Your only commitment is to buy one more book in the following year. This is very good as I have found that with other book clubs the savings on the books is lost by the high cost of postage and packing. It works ... more
  • 30 of 30 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 4 gander

    Member since 20/10/2000

    Reviews written: 57

    4 Stars A Tenner for Harry 21/01/2002
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages all four books on special offer

    Disadvantages Disadvantages took a long time for books to arrive

    In the middle of November I saw a special offer from Just Good Books (a member of Book Club Associates) offering 3 Harry Potter books for £9.99 +P&P, and the other one for free). I immediately applied,via the internet,( especially as with this book club, the only condition is to buy one more book within six months), and -- I heard absolutely nothing from them at all, not even if they had got my application. I sent them an e-mail just before Christmas and about a week later I got a letter informing me that due to excessive demand the books were out of stock but I would get them eventually. I ... more
  • 12 of 12 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    saphira

    3 Stars Just good books...cheap but sometimes invisible? 19/08/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages cheap,only obligation is to buy one other book after intro offer

    Disadvantages Disadvantages could take half a year to actualy recieve your books

    Just good books' 75% off 6 books introductory offer was just too appealing. I signed up, selected my 6 books and voila they arrived a little more than fortnight later. So far so good. They have no editor's choice, you only have to buy 1 book in the first year of membership- sounds perfect, no? Well after that it all went downhill. The next set of books arrived 2 months after I ordered them- but hey they sent me a free gift RRP £16.99......nice, but I didn't find it a riveting read. My copy of Harry Potter Order of the Phoenix was pre ordered months in advance, promised to arrive on the day of ... more
  • 17 of 17 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    blueflo_1705

    4 Stars Never pay full price for your books again 06/09/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Great choice of books, excellent discounts

    Disadvantages Disadvantages There is a charge for returning books

    I read a lot and so am always on the look out for a chance to buy reasonably priced books. I came across an advert at the back of a magazine for Just Good Books. Their introductory offer was 6 books for £6 plus a free Danielle Steele book. I checked it out online to see what my commitment would be and was surprised that they only expected you to buy a further two books in the first six months of your membership. No problem for me as I usually buy at least one book a month. I joined online and chose my selection of books. I received the confirmation email almost immediately and the books some ... more
  • 8 of 8 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    WinsomeCh

    2 Stars Just 'good' Books 14/09/2002
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages 75% off books for intro. offer

    Disadvantages Disadvantages bad service, need to buy book to fulfil commitment

    I was lured into joining Just Good Books when I saw the 9.99 Harry Potter Book Set Offer. I thought, great, I won't need to borrow Harry Potter books from my friends anymore! The commitment is only buying 1 book from the club for the whole year, which I thought was reasonabl - it can't be too hard to buy one book, can it. However, I was wrong. Firstly, the books I wanted were out of stock. Despite me repeatedly reminded the club that I would like a refund and my membership cancelled, it was ignored, instead they charge me for the package but sent me a book voucher instead, which entitles me a ... more
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