Most people are probably familiar with online price comparison sites like Shopsmart and Kelkoo. Bookbrain.co.uk is similar to these, but specialises in comparing the price of books (hence the name!).
What impresses me most about Bookbrain is that it is a very simple site to navigate through ... Read review
With students going back to university, most of us will be handed a very long reading and book list. Well try this site out, it labels itself ‘the smarter way too buy books’ so be smart and visit the site. I should point out the site doesn’t actually sell books but provides ‘accurate and comprehensive price search of Uk online bookshops on the web’ at the moment it searches 15 sites. The search engine is really good ... ...the book you want. You can search by:
-Title
-Author
-Publisher
or ISBN The matches are accurate even for the most obscure of books. I only put a title of a book in and I found it, not hundreds of matches but one so less time consuming. The other useful thing is that it’s got links to other books sites like Waterstone if you fancy having a browse.
In the price you will be told the postage and packaging, whether it is hardback or paperback, ...
WAD1-2-3 11.09.2001
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Advantages: easy to use price comparison site Disadvantages: books only
...like Shopsmart and Kelkoo. Bookbrain.co.uk is similar to these, but specialises in comparing the price of books (hence the name!).
What impresses me most about Bookbrain is that it is a very simple site to navigate through and the pages don't take a long time to download. On reaching the site you are immediately able to enter the title of the book you require, and you will have the best available price in seconds. If you are unsure of the title ... ...publisher or ISBN number.
Bookbrain searches 15 online booksellers including Amazon, BOL, WHSmith, Waterstones and Countrybookshop. The results of the search are displayed clearly, and all postage and packaging costs are listed so that you are able to judge the total price of ordering the book. The availability of the title is also shown, alongside the amount of time the book will take to dispatch. For many popular books their is also a brief synopsis ...
jonathancowley 10.06.2001
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Advantages: Looks at lots of other sites, easy to use Disadvantages: Not always cheap
...all those doubting students, does saving money for beer, films, and bankruptcy prevention, sound like heaven to you?
DISCLAIMER – non-students are welcome at bookbrain.co.uk , and the author of this opinion wishes to apologise for the blatant student bias shown throughout the article. Thank you, and goodnight…. ...
eca99ajm 26.04.2001
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Advantages: good range of prices compared Disadvantages: too many pushy reviews and recommendations
I can't fault the service that BookBrain provides since I know from my own research that online book shops change prices more often than I change my socks. But... (you knew that was coming didn't you!)
If I want to buy a book I compare the prices before buying - I don't want a load of adverts, reviews and boring recommendations getting in the way. I want to check the prices, find the cheapest and then get my order in.
I will probably buy all my ... ...has always impressed me with their service and delivery (if not their prices). The problem with BookBrain is that, along with most other price comparison sites (but not all), they seem to believe that they are there to tell me what I should buy when, more often than not, I already know what I want and I just want to find the best price online. ...
notionlogic 28.01.2001
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Advantages: Saves you lots of money Disadvantages: Er...are there any?
If you're in need of a book for the cheapest possible price, then look no further than BookBrain! It's definitely a great one for book marking as it is well-laid out, easy to use and finds you the best deal on the web for the title you're searching for.
Don't be dismayed by the sponsorship from WHSmiths, this isn't a biased site at all. I've used this site and have recommended it to others as it was such a good find. I can't think of any negative ...
Eudora 12.01.2001
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