I’ve been looking for a copy of “Powers” by Brian Michael Bendis ever since I’ve read it on one of my favorite book, “The Astonishing Advantures of Fanboy and Goth Girl” by Barry Lyga. I know that some of you can relate to me when I say that it is hard locating books even though there are 3 great bookstores (NBS, Powerbooks and Fully Booked) here in Philippines. Sometimes even though you did went to 3 malls with the 3 said bookstores above, you might still end up empty-handed. That’s when I decided to call the branches first before going to a bookstore. They will locate a copy for you in other branches if it’s not available to them. The transfer is free, and I just have to wait 3 -5 days for it. The only problem is if there’s not even one copy from all of their branches.
That is where Book Depository came into the picture. I was hesitant to try net based company from other country like amazon.com because I’ve heard a lot of negative feedbacks from people who experienced it first hand. One reason that I didn’t try it is the time it would take for the goods to reach our country. Other says 1 month while I’ve heard of a case that it took almost 3 months. Another is taxes, after it was computed the amount of the product is 3 times its original price. One word: HASSLE. Then I came across a thread where book depository was mentioned. Thanks to chachic for letting me know about it. I was still hesitant to try it though. Some of my GR friends have tried buying through book depository and confirmed to me that they really do deliver books for free to the Philippines.
With the push from my trusted friends, I made my first transaction with book depository.
I’ve purchased the following Graphic Novels & a book:
Powers: Who Killed Retro Girl? (Volume 1)
Status: Received
Powers: Roleplay (Volume 2)
Status: Received
The Child Thief
Status: Received
Here’s how you go about it:
1. I would recommend you to creat an account if ever you plan to continuously transact with Book Depository.
2. Almost all of net company uses credit card, simply fill-up a page there with your credit card details for the mode of payment. This is where you put the address, where you want your books to be delivered.
3. After making your own account & supplied the necessary card details for the payment. You could now browse for the books you want to buy.
4. If you did find the books you want to buy, just click on the add to basket icon.
5. When your done, click the checkout icon. It would confirm if you wanted to use the card and details you’ve supplemented to them, click Yes.
6. Book depository would send you an email. The Order Confirmation would inform you of the purchases you’ve made, total amount of the books and a Order Number. With the Order Number, you could trace the progress of your order.
7. Wait for 6-1o days and the order would arrive at your doorstep.
There you go. No more hard-to-find books. I hope that my post may somehow help you. ^_^
