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    books US to HK

    I have just browsed Amazon and found that individual vendors sell books cheaper than Amazon, so I would like to buy books from a multitude of vendors, get them delivered to one address in US and then on to HK.

    I have tried to find such a service company online but could not find any.
    However, they exist as I have read an article about it.

    anyone with experience ?


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    I use Borderlinx. Very happy with them.


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    I have contacted them but was not content with what they told me when it comes to ways of payment.

    Now I use kindle, some books I can even rent.
    That suits me better


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    Quote Originally Posted by Morrison:
    I have contacted them but was not content with what they told me when it comes to ways of payment.

    Now I use kindle, some books I can even rent.
    That suits me better
    this - Kindle is the way to go. I'm on the UK one and get quite a few good deals. They have like Kindle daily deals that works well, now I have too many books on my queue!

    Due to the weight of books it's not worth ordering from the US much, to the exception of some books you can't find there.
    One thing that surprised me when I was in the Philippines on holidays is the amount of English books they have and the price, thinking of stocking up on good books next time i got there (limited to what you can take in the plane).

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    Quote Originally Posted by Morrison:
    I have just browsed Amazon and found that individual vendors sell books cheaper than Amazon, so I would like to buy books from a multitude of vendors, get them delivered to one address in US and then on to HK.

    I have tried to find such a service company online but could not find any.
    However, they exist as I have read an article about it.

    anyone with experience ?
    I've just started using www.onenow.com and am happy so far. I use them to ship over my dog's treats

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    Yeah, but kindle is the thing as I can retrieve the data from anywhere I can go online. I use the software only and read on eye-phone


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    I use Kindle and Audible.com a lot nowadays and love it. Just sucks when a book (in electronic format) "isn't available in your region".


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    Books from http://www.shopinhk.com might end up being cheaper than borderlinx / one now.

    Needless to say, if you have a kindle stick with it. I enjoy the digital only books a lot more than printed books - specially a number of USD$1-3 titles that I buy from self published authors.