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Find the cheapest books and DVDs online

For most people, long gone are the days when they could spend a leisurely hour or two browsing their favourite bookstore. So many are heading online to buy their reading material.

However, by the time you spend time browsing through all the online book retailers, you may as well gone into a physical bookstore and had that tactile experience that’s a big part of book-buying for book lovers.

Well, there’s an Australian book and DVD price comparison site that will find you the best price on your desired book, delivered to your door.

Booko.com.au searches dozens of Australian online booksellers, plus the major overseas ones such as Amazon, to find you the best possible price for your book purchase — with the Australian dollar at close to parity with the US dollar and also doing nicely against the pound, it’s often the case that you can get a better deal overseas these days.

Be aware that it will take longer to get your purchases for an overseas retailer, so check the sellers site for delivery estimates. However, the inconvenience of waiting can be offset by the fact that you will often find books that don’t make it onto the shelves here due to our relatively small market.

To use the site, just enter the book title, author or ISBN into the search box. You’ll be then be presented with a list of booksellers which have your book in stock, listed from cheapest to most expensive (the total price includes standard delivery).

Booko.com.au