Nice site, and good luck!
I used to run a book price comparison site, it was fun though I struggled to keep the price scrapers up to date. I wrote a small eulogy here: https://www.ajnisbet.com/blog/maintaining-a-zero-maintenance...
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
#32Nice site, and good luck! I used to run a book price comparison site, it was fun though I struggled to keep the price scrapers up to date. I wrote a small eulogy here: https://www.ajnisbet.com/blog/maintaining-a-zero-maintenance...
Thanks for this I just gave it a read. Sounds like you had quite the experience. I'll be sure to watch my scrapers closely, seems I may need to update them more often than I'd like.
Re: Show HN: I built a site that finds the cheapest place to buy a book
#33Good start! Not quite the cheapest, though!
https://i.ibb.co/bF8nVjV/gone-with-the-wind.png
* AbeBooks: $2.87
* PagesOnPages: $4.17
Disclaimer: I worked at AbeBooks over a decade ago.
Re: Show HN: I built a site that finds the cheapest place to buy a book
#34While not the most modern UI in the world, addall.com has been around forever and still does the trick well enough for me. Although these days I usually just go straight to thriftbooks because I save money there with the free shipping (on $15 orders) and in the long run for sure with all their perks.
I'll second addall. It was a lifesaver during my university years.
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#35Funny, that's not even my highest priority. I wish I could sort by how big or small they are, if they do anything particularly socially or ecologically responsible or something. I want to spend my money at good, human, responsible places.
Re: Show HN: I built a site that finds the cheapest place to buy a book
#36also https://bookfinder.com
I was about to recommend it. The UI is lackluster but it doesa great job at collecting sources and taking both currency conversion and shipping into account.
Re: Show HN: I built a site that finds the cheapest place to buy a book
#37Good start! Not quite the cheapest, though! https://i.ibb.co/bF8nVjV/gone-with-the-wind.png * AbeBooks: $2.87 * PagesOnPages: $4.17 Disclaimer: I worked at AbeBooks over a decade ago.
The prices on Pages on Pages include shipping costs, I probably should be more clear about that on the page itself. Thanks :)
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#38Funny, that's not even my highest priority. I wish I could sort by how big or small they are, if they do anything particularly socially or ecologically responsible or something. I want to spend my money at good, human, responsible places.
What do you look for in a bookstore that makes them more responsible (apart from no Amazon) ?
Re: Show HN: I built a site that finds the cheapest place to buy a book
#39Good start! Not quite the cheapest, though! https://i.ibb.co/bF8nVjV/gone-with-the-wind.png * AbeBooks: $2.87 * PagesOnPages: $4.17 Disclaimer: I worked at AbeBooks over a decade ago.
Guess who owns abebooks now?
Re: Show HN: I built a site that finds the cheapest place to buy a book
#40Funny, that's not even my highest priority. I wish I could sort by how big or small they are, if they do anything particularly socially or ecologically responsible or something. I want to spend my money at good, human, responsible places.
What do you look for in a bookstore that makes them more responsible (apart from no Amazon) ?
Not parent, but I like, and try to direct money to, local bookstores that do events and provide spaces for small and local authors to reach the community.