- There is a clear display of best-sellers, new arrivals, classification of books by various genre. This enables you to quickly narrow down the search to what you are specifically looking for.
- The book review can be read in parallel from review sites and you get the idea of whether the book is of interest to you or not
- The book is typically available at a 25% discount to the cover price, which is a significant saving of cash in your wallet. You can now get a lot more books for the same budget.
- There is no need to stand and wait in long queue's at the billing and checkout counter (also add the time wasted in traveling to a bookstore, waiting in traffic, walking through a maze of crowded shelves unable to get what you are looking for)
- The book is delivered to your doorstep (typically, free of shipping charges) in a neatly wrapped cover. So far I have not faced any issues on this front
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Try indiaplaza.in. They usually have great discounts.
ReplyDeleteI shop for books online only if I'm looking for a specific title. But if I just want to browse and buy whatever catches my fancy, then nothing beats a bookstore.
In the store, you aren't limited by gernre, and you may actually like something that isn't typically a genre you read. Sometimes, just the look and feel of a book may take your fancy. And finally, the smell of books...oohh!
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