Show HN: I built a site that finds the cheapest place to buy a book
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Re: Show HN: I built a site that finds the cheapest place to buy a book
#2Not useful. I searched for "calculus". It returned 12 entries. But there are at least many hundred titles with "calculus" in the title.
If you want a really comprehensive search try:
Re: Show HN: I built a site that finds the cheapest place to buy a book
#3Not useful. I searched for "calculus". It returned 12 entries. But there are at least many hundred titles with "calculus" in the title. If you want a really comprehensive search try: https://www.vialibri.net/
The goal of this site is to tell you the cheapest place to buy a book assuming you already know the title. So if you wish to search "Calculus" it's perhaps not the site for you. If you instead search for "Calculus Made Easy" you will get much better results on where to cheaply buy that book.
Re: Show HN: I built a site that finds the cheapest place to buy a book
#4This is cool. There’s still work to do but I searched for a book I’m interested in (Lost City of Z) and found it for $4.50 instead of $10.
Thanks for helping me save $5!
Great start!
Re: Show HN: I built a site that finds the cheapest place to buy a book
#5I'm a huge fan of Booko, which has been doing exactly this for years
Re: Show HN: I built a site that finds the cheapest place to buy a book
#6This is cool. There’s still work to do but I searched for a book I’m interested in (Lost City of Z) and found it for $4.50 instead of $10. Thanks for helping me save $5! Great start!
Thanks very much! If there are any features that would improve the site in your opinion please let me know and I'll build them for you :)
Re: Show HN: I built a site that finds the cheapest place to buy a book
#7I'm a huge fan of Booko, which has been doing exactly this for years
I love Booko as well, they have a great site. My only issue with them is I find their service slightly lacking when you're outside of Australia.
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#8https://booko.com.au/ is a great example of this. You search the title first, then you can select the concrete book/edition on the next page, then a nice list of options.
Re: Show HN: I built a site that finds the cheapest place to buy a book
#9https://booko.com.au/ is a great example of this. You search the title first, then you can select the concrete book/edition on the next page, then a nice list of options.
Booko is fantastic, I just find their service a little lacking outside of Australia.
Re: Show HN: I built a site that finds the cheapest place to buy a book
#10This is cool. There’s still work to do but I searched for a book I’m interested in (Lost City of Z) and found it for $4.50 instead of $10. Thanks for helping me save $5! Great start!
I read that book! It's a wonderful adventure, enjoy!