There are several online book stores in India, and more are coming, either niche or existing e-commerce portal. It is easy to start an e-commerce portal, with books to start with, thanks to easy DIY e-commerce setup kits.
In India people are attracted by huge mouth watering discounts. Understanding the human psyche, some online book portals resort to speculative and unrealistic price markup, and discount.
Old stocks of outdated editions are also sold at huge discounts. This will not be explicitly mentioned and one will realize only after buying it.
Second hand books are also sold at huge discount and one will have to read the offer carefully before ordering.
Knowingly buying a second hand book or an old edition at a huge discount is totally another matter.
With full details of the book, it is advisable to use web sites like here or here that help in comparing prices in different portals. Can search using book, author or ISBN number.
Leading portals like, Amazon and Flipkart, may have certain advantages in logistics and dependability, but not necessarily the best for books. Others can offer a better deal in many cases, which a buyer has to evaluate.
Some portals may sell pirated editions, like pirated film CD, and one should avoid buying from them.
On the whole, online books buying has picked up. People who were wary to go to a book store can conveniently order using there mobile phone.
In India people are attracted by huge mouth watering discounts. Understanding the human psyche, some online book portals resort to speculative and unrealistic price markup, and discount.
Old stocks of outdated editions are also sold at huge discounts. This will not be explicitly mentioned and one will realize only after buying it.
Second hand books are also sold at huge discount and one will have to read the offer carefully before ordering.
Knowingly buying a second hand book or an old edition at a huge discount is totally another matter.
With full details of the book, it is advisable to use web sites like here or here that help in comparing prices in different portals. Can search using book, author or ISBN number.
Leading portals like, Amazon and Flipkart, may have certain advantages in logistics and dependability, but not necessarily the best for books. Others can offer a better deal in many cases, which a buyer has to evaluate.
Some portals may sell pirated editions, like pirated film CD, and one should avoid buying from them.
On the whole, online books buying has picked up. People who were wary to go to a book store can conveniently order using there mobile phone.
Cashback:
Some portal may offer cash back which is differed discount in the sense that the cash back amount can be used for purchases as allowed by the portal.
