I love to go to bookstore and read books and magazines for
free. But where I live, many bookstores are now having downsizing. The
stores are getting smaller and the books collection is getting lesser. I asked
once the reason to one of the bookstore owners and he told me that the trend
right now is that people is getting lazier to read a real book. They would
rather watch youtube or browse the internet and read things that are
available there for free. So, he prefers to stock up only the fast moving books,
meaning bestsellers only. I pity them and the society, cause I believe
children and teenagers are better off to hold and read a real book rather than
holding on to their gadgets all the time.
In effect to the above, it’s getting harder for me to look
for books that I really want to read and not all books are available for
purchase as e-book. Call me old-fashioned, but I still like to read in a real
book format than in the gadget. It’s not only lighter to carry, but also so
much easier to read. You won’t be afraid that you have no battery. So, my sis recommended that I ordered from
Book Depository.
I went ahead and placed an order on May 12th, 2014
for a total of 2 books. The website nicely offers FREE delivery everywhere in
this world for all purchases. The order process is easy and fast. You can find
any books you want by typing on the “find books” button or you can also browse
the books by category. Before making a purchase, you will need to register first.
They accept payment from any type of common credit cards and Paypal. The
website’s origin is from UK.
So, two weeks passed
and I still hadn’t received the books. I checked my account through the website,
it was written “shipped.” But it didn’t tell me when the exact date that I will
receive the book. In Indonesia, any things sent from overseas will be checked
thoroughly here and anything above USD 50 is taxable, meaning the recipient
needs to pay for the custom fees. Well, the long distance from London to
Jakarta and the inspection here may cause the delay in the shipment. Anyway,
yesterday, exactly 23 days later, I received my books.
As you can see below, the two books are packaged in
different envelopes. It is actually beneficial for the recipient if you order
an expensive book due to the custom regulation I explained above. You can make
sure that they don’t combine your purchases to avoid custom fees. The stamp on
the envelope was written that it was shipped directly from London, UK. I opened
the envelope and the books were both in pristine condition and I got free
bookmarks for each book I bought. Overall, Book Depository is a recommended
website to buy books and I am overall pleased with my purchase.
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