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No, you can purchase books without signing in.
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As you might have noticed we are a book search and price comparison engine and not a book store.
Using our engine you can easily find any title you are looking for. After you have found it, click on Compare Prices next to it, and you will see the list of stores that sell this book. In the last column you will see links that point to those stores. Clicking on any of those links will send you to the store, where you can purchase the book.
For example, let's say you were looking for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. After seeing all the editions, you decided that you want the hardcover one. If you click on Compare Prices next to it, you will see a comparison page showing all the stores that sell this book. Now let's say you choose to buy at Barnes & Noble. By clicking on Buy at Barnes & Noble, you will be directed to Barnes & Noble, where you will be able to purchase the book.
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As for the message itself - it will disappear after comparing another book and will not be shown again.
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It's simple - you can test us...
We are striving to bring you the best offers you can find on the web. As such we are searching through dozens of book stores, with no preference to any store. You can run a short test to validate that: compare new and used books prices from different categories and you'll see that none of the book stores keeps showing consistently as the cheapest, rather each and every time a different store offers the best deal.
Yes. We are fetching the information in real time.
Usually the comparison information is relevant for 10-15 minutes. After that, new offers might show up, used books might have been sold, stores might have changed prices, books that were available might not be and vice versa.
If more than 15 minutes have passed from the moment you've issued the comparison and until you want to execute the transaction, we strongly recommend you to issue another comparison to get an updated information.
No. Stores are changing prices according to their stock, title's popularity and other factors. As a result, the best offers for different titles are found on different stores. Not only that: the same title may be cheaper one day on one store, and the next day on a different store.
You can't list books directly with us. However, you can get your books listed at any of the book market-places we scan (such as Amazon.com, Alibris.com, Abebooks.com, and so on). Since we scan these marketplaces, your titles will be shown by our engine.
Our searching mechanism is in fact a keyword search. This allows you to search both for a specific title or for a bunch of titles related to a specific topic. By choosing the right words you can choose the level of focus you desire. For example if one is looking for the book Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, he can simply search for the words Wizard of Oz, and he will see the book he was looking for.
On the other hand if one is not sure what exact book he needs, he can choose the level of focus of the search. For example, someone looking for a biology related book, can search for the word Biology and he will get a Biology related book list. Someone interested in books related to Micro Biology can search for the words Micro Biology for more focused results, and someone interested in Micro Organisms can search for the words Micro Organisms.
Naturally the same is correct with any other search, as you can see in searches Medicine, Radiology and Orthopedic Radiology.
In every price comparison we search for the lowest price at all of the book stores in our lists.
In reality, none of the book stores sells all the existing titles. In fact, there are title that are sold by no more than a few book stores. In case a store doesn't have an offer for a title, it would not appear on the price comparison table.
If you have found a book store that was not included in our search, please let us know and we'll add it to our book stores lists, so the rest of the book reading community can enjoy it too.
Some of the book stores offer special benefits for an annual fee. The benefits include discounts and access to members' only sections or activities.
BooksAMillion Millionaire's Club, annual fee is US $5.00.
Millionaire's Club members save an additional 10% off purchases at BOOKSAMILLION.COM and at Books-A-Million, Inc. retail stores (the discount does not apply to gift certificates).
Please visit BAMM for details.
Barnes & Noble Readers' Advantage membership, annual fee is US $25.00.
Barnes & Noble club members save 10% at Barnes & Noble stores and 5% on Barnes & Noble.com (www.bn.com). In addition members get special benefits such as exclusive discounts and special offers, access to special literary events including book signings and author readings and access to Barnes & Noble Readers' Advantage.
Please visit B&N for further details.
iREWARDS membership annual fee is US $15.00 (US $7.50 for seniors and teachers).
Club members save 10% at Chapters, Indigo, Coles, SmithBooks, and The Book Company stores or online at chapters.indigo.ca.
In addition, 1.5 points are earned for every US $0.75 spent. For every 300 such points, a US $4.00 voucher will be sent to you.
Please visit Chapters.Indigo.ca for further details.
Some book stores enable third parties (individuals and vendors) to sell books on an online marketplace. In case we found a book sold in a marketplace, you will see an indication for it next to the store name. The books sold on marketplaces can be brand new books or used books. In any case of used books, an indication will appear next to the book price.
Some book stores require minimal copies per title or minimal transaction value, in order to complete a transaction. In case a store has such a requirement, you will see an indication for it next to the store name.
Webster Wholesale store policy requires $100 minimum order and at least 3 copy per title.
Some book stores enable third parties (individuals and vendors) to sell books on an online auction, which means that the highest bidder is entitled to purchase the book for the highest bid price. In case we found a book sold in a auction, you will see an indication for it next to the store name. The books sold on auctions can be brand new books or used books. In any case of used books, an indication will appear next to the book price.
Some stores allow you to loan books instead of buying them, usually for a periodical fee. Loaning periods may vary from store to store, and the reader is expected to return the book he holds at the end of the period. In addition some stores may require a deposit in order to validate the reader returns the book. In case we found a book that can be loaned, you will see an indication for it next to the store name.
Used books are usually in a like-new condition. The seller always specifies the condition of used books, to let you know what you're buying. To learn more, click the Buy at Store link next to the price, and you'll be redirected to a page with full details about the book.
The discount shows how low is the price the book stores offer (the Book Price column), relative to the publisher's official list price.
The shipment assumes the cheapest type of shipment (USPS / Media Mail where available), and is based on close estimation. The actual shipment costs charged by the book stores will be very close or identical to the shipment cost we quoted.
Book stores may have unavailable offers for the following reasons. Some book stores simply do not have the requested title in stock. In this case we still display such offers, as you can go to the stores' web site and back-order the title.
Another possibility is that the book stores do not ship to the destination you chose. If you choose a different shipping destination, you will see the book's availability.
Using the "My Books" functionality, you can keep track of the books you currently own. This list will also effect the books recommended for you.
To add a book to your books list, please sign in, and click on the 'I Have This Book' link next to the book you would like to add.
Using the Wish List functionality, you can ask us to mark for you books which you might want to buy in the future, so you and your friends would be able to browse among them.
To add a book to your wishlist, please sign in, and click on the 'Add To Wish List' link next to the book you would like to add.
The Share functionality provides you the option to let other users view your Wish List and My Books.
To send your friends and family your Wish List, click on the "Send to a Friend" link on your Wish List page. Doing so will both enable sharing, allowing others to see it, and will send you to a page where you can tell us to whom you want to send your Wish List.
Clicking on the "Disable Sharing" link will disable your sharing. A non shared Wish List can only be viewed by you and not by others, including people you already sent your Wish List to.
Price Alerts are emails automatically sent to you when a certain book is found at your requested price.
To register an alert for a book, add it to your Wish List, mark the "Active" checkbox to activate the alert, and add your requested price.
When the book price will meet your requested price you will receive a notification email. If you than go to your Wish List page, you will see all the books that meets your request price as marked.
You can also request not be be alerted on specific types of offers (such as used books or auctions) by changing the price alert preferences, on the bottom of your Wish List page.
Note: there could be a situation in which an alert was sent and when you come to FetchBook you will see the book price as higher than your requested price. This can happen in case someone bought the book before you have arrived to FetchBook, usually if you arrive in a delay of more a day after the alert was sent.
In order to enhance the price alert feature, and allow you to manage your price alerts, the price alert functionality is now combined with the Wish List.
To get to the Wish List page, sign in and go to the "Wish List" tab, either from your profile page, or by clicking on the link next to "My Profile", just below the search box.
If you didn't have a FetchBook account, a new one was created for you with all your price alerts. To activate the account, fill the Forgot Password form with the email you used to get the price alerts to, and a valid password will be sent to you.
For more details, check What is "Price Alert"?.
FetchBook Popularity Score is a calculated number showing the book popularity based on users' submitted information. The higher the popularity score, the more popular the book.
Popularity score effects our search results ranking, personal book recommendations and the people who liked this book also liked feature.
Authors, it is ok to send over friends, and even your blog readers, to vote for your book. It is not ok to register with several bogus users and start voting for your book.
Well, from a purely economic perspective- there's really no reason to pay the full list-price of a book when FetchBook can find the book at 20%-80% off.
But there is another perspective: the author's perspective. When a book is deeply discounted, the publisher gets its cut and the bookseller gets its cut, but the author's royalty is reduced to next to nothing. The majority of published authors, even those with big publishers, are not Stephen King or J.K. Rowling.
They don't make a living at it, they keep their day jobs and many lose money promoting their books for years. When you pay the full list-price for books, you're actually supporting the people who create the books, and encourage them to create more.
Thanks to our users for pointing this out to us.
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