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Question for the hive intelligence: I like to give business to independent bookstores, but can't find alternatives for international books. I'm especially interested in books from the German language market. Bookshop.org, Indie bound, and Powell's.com consistently don't have the titles I look for. Amazon and B&N seem like the only sources. Anybody know of a good indie shop (serving the U.S. market) for international stock?
Ruthiella I‘m sure you can order direct from independent bookstores in German speaking countries, but it‘s the shipping costs that make it so expensive. Maybe @julesG or @Jari-chan have tips? 3mo
julesG As @Ruthiella said, you could order from German independent shops, but postage is going to cost an arm and a leg. 3mo
swynn @Ruthiella @julesG Yeah, sources for ebooks would be ideal, and after that an American retailer/distributor who would be able to minimize shipping costs. Although if I wanted a book bad enough to pay overseas shipping, I might as well pay a bookstore for it as Amazon.de, so if you have a favorite bookstore who ships overseas, I'd certainly make a note of it. 3mo
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thegreensofa I get my French novels from Abbey‘s Bookshop in Sydney Australia. They do German books as well and they post internationally (I think for AUD$25). They are a well known Independent book store in Australia and our biggest in languages. If you search by title it‘s an easy site and they happily order in anything that they don‘t have already in stock. I recommend them if the postage isn‘t too steep. And they have a rewards program that doesn‘t expire 3mo
swynn @thegreensofa Thanks! 3mo
julesG EBooks is tricky. You can't buy EBooks from independent shops here in Germany. There are only two large retailers who offer EBooks (Amazon and Thalia.de). I'll ask around whether some of the bigger cities' libraries offer online loaning to non-residents. 3mo
rwmg A German-speaking friend said Scribd (now called Everand) has a good selection of German language ebooks. It works on a subscription model so you pay a monthly fee for as many books as you want. (edited) 3mo
swynn @rwmg Thanks for this suggestion. I hadn't even thought of subscription services, but searching Scribd I can see that they have done if the titles I've looked for. It's a good option to keep in mind 3mo
Bookwomble You might try Abebooks. You can filter to search books in your continent or specific country, if you know the title in German: https://www.abebooks.com/ 3mo
swynn @Bookwomble Also a good suggestion. I do usually check Abebooks, and sometimes find what I'm looking for, though usually with overseas shipping 3mo
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