| > | | | | can sell at real bargain basement prices. This is |
| Book sales in the UK were reliant by the Net Book | | | | because the copyright on UK books lasts 70 years |
| Agreement which since the early 1900s meant that | | | | after the author dies - after this time any publisher |
| UK publishers were able to fix the price of books in | | | | can issue their own version at reduced cost. Classic |
| their shops. However as competition and discounting | | | | authors such as Dickens, Plato and Aristotle are just |
| grew the NBA fell apart in 1995 and the fixing of | | | | a few of the classic authors for whom you can |
| book prices became outlawed - suddenly mainstream | | | | pickup discounted books. |
| bookshops were able to offer discounts and special | | | | GENERAL OFFLINE SHOPS TO LOOK OUT FOR |
| offers to their customers - the way things should be. | | | | Obviously the large well branded book stores are a |
| These days there is even more competition and | | | | good place to look out for the title of your choice. |
| booksellers now face competition from | | | | They frequently also hold sales where you can pick |
| supermarkets, online stores and various other who all | | | | up some good cut price titles. It's also worth |
| offer a variety of discount books. Things have never | | | | checking out discount bookshops - these shops will |
| been better for the UK book buyer - a host of | | | | take on the excess books for which there was |
| popular books are available at cheap prices as long as | | | | significant overprints. There are also several second |
| you're prepared to look around before you buy. | | | | hand book shops where you can pickup real bargains |
| WHERE TO FIND DISCOUNTS BY BOOK TYPE | | | | - books sell from as little as 20p in these shops and |
| The extent to which you can save on books | | | | this is one fantastic way of making a profit (you can |
| depends largely on what type of book you're looking | | | | buy various books cheaply and resell it on ebay - see |
| for. It's also worth remembering that most fiction | | | | for more on this). Book clubs are another good |
| works will appear first on hardback (expensive and | | | | option, particularly if you are a regular reader. Aside |
| rather inconvenient to lumber around on the train) | | | | from offering a range of premium and popular books |
| and then in paperback often a couple of months later | | | | many book clubs also offer their own titles at heavily |
| - the paperback is always considerably cheaper. | | | | discounted prices. Beware when joining such clubs - |
| If it's bestseller books you're after you can certainly | | | | the initial discounts can be great (new books for as |
| save some cash by choosing the right place to buy it. | | | | little as 50p) but there is usually a minimum number |
| Some booksellers will discount a range of titles while | | | | of books (at a higher price) that you will have to |
| others will only discount titles from their own big | | | | purchase for a contract period. This is not for the |
| sellers which leads to a difference in price for the | | | | casual reader. |
| same book. While the offline stores will generally | | | | GO ONLINE FOR THE BIGGEST BARGAINS |
| offer a few pounds as a discount, but as always the | | | | It's possible to get very lucky with discounts if you're |
| highest discounts are available online with Amazon | | | | into shopping online. While offers some real treats for |
| and others offering up to 50% on popular titles from | | | | every book reader there are other online shops |
| time to time. We'll look at some bargain online | | | | which you should bookmark. For example, has some |
| retailers shortly. | | | | great bargains and at the time of writing had 4 top |
| Non Fiction & Academic Books are harder to get | | | | class books at a 60% discount (and several books at |
| discounts on, but it's still possible to save money with | | | | 20% or more off). This is a standard, and not |
| these. Often books are over-printed and the glut of | | | | something out of the ordinary. For the online buyer |
| supply leads to sluggish sales and a perfect | | | | some other stores representing good value are: - |
| opportunity for discounts arise. Such titles are often | | | | Again, has several promotions running all through the |
| found in discount stores shortly after being published. | | | | year. Check in here from time to time. |
| Most online stores also offer discounts on these | | | | It's always worth remembering that the online |
| types of books but you're unlikely to come away | | | | market is never static. Continually look out for new |
| with serious bargains. | | | | online stores - often you will get heavy opening |
| I'm sure you've seen some classic books being | | | | discounts as online stores try and buy customer |
| offered for £1 in famous bookshops. If this is your | | | | loyalty. |
| genre then you're in for some real treats as classics | | | | |