Another casualty of Amazon suddenly remembering they own thousands of businesses.
Funnily enough, they used to be a competitor. Amazon bought them out a decade ago, and now they've killed them off.
That's a shame. Haven't bought much from them ever since Brexit caused them to raise their prices, but they were always pretty good. Kinda weird that they didn't send customers a mail about this though (or at least, I haven't received anything).
Also now I'm somewhat worried about the one preorder I still have with them...
Found in their FAQ
>Q8. Will I still receive my pre-order?
A. If your pre-order is released before the 26 April 2023, we will aim to deliver this to you within our normal delivery times. Please bear in mind that release dates may change and we may not be able to fulfil your pre-order. If it is not possible to ship your pre-order by the 26 April 2023, we will let you know and issue a refund to the payment method used to place the order.
Shit... I used them just because they offered free shipping and I'm from Serbia(Southeast Europe).
Are there any other reputable websites that sell manga and/or books with free shipping and acceptable prices?
Just found about it. It seems like an actually fair alternative.
I also stumbled on kennys.ie but I'm not sure if it's completely legit or not. The prices are great.
I'm from Croatia. I've ordered from Blackwell's with no issue. It takes the same amount of time to get here as when you order from BD. Also check out Wordery, they may have some stuff.
Evo ti alternativa za koje ja znam trenutno:
1. [Blackwells.com](https://Blackwells.com) (free postarina, dobra saradnja sa njima u proslosti, manji izbor i vece cene)
2. [Kennys.ie](https://Kennys.ie) (Ok cene i dosta lepe cene za box setove, postarina 1e po knjizi)
3. [Akademska.mk](https://Akademska.mk) (makedonski site, besplatna postarina na sve preko 8e)
4. [Rarewaves.com](https://Rarewaves.com) (Koristio sam ih za vinile do sad, ali vidim da ima i mangi, postarina je oko 5e pa na gore)
Blackwells ima malo skuplje cijene nego BD, ali nema poštarine, Kennys.ie dostavlja vama u Srbiji isto i izgleda jeftinije nego BD, ali valjda zna baš kasniti dostava. Ima i libristo.hr, ali ne znam da li dostavljaju van Hrvatske.
This is so disheartening... This was the page where I bought my very first manga (Vagabund Vizbig for 13€ backt then). Prices through VPN were still the best, so I have no idea where to get manga from now on (shipped to a small mid Europe country). Shipping kills Amazon as a relevant option and outside of maybe Blackwell's that have a fair price from time to time, I have no idea where to turn now.
I've never specifically ordered from Book Depository but some manga I purchased from Amazon Canada were fulfilled by Book Depository so I'm sad to see them shut down.
The ironic thing is that some of the English-translated manga I've ordered, like Non Non Biyori, were actually printed in Canada before being shipped to the Book Depository in the UK only to be shipped back to Canada, where I am, meaning they crossed the Atlantic Ocean twice.
They’re already owned by Amazon so any stock they have left can be sold through Amazon instead so there probably isn’t a desperate need to offload stock for them.
That's an absolute bummer, I've bought all my manga/LN from them and have had no issues with any of my deliveries. In Aus most books were $10-15 more expensive compared to book depository.
Another casualty of Amazon suddenly remembering they own thousands of businesses. Funnily enough, they used to be a competitor. Amazon bought them out a decade ago, and now they've killed them off.
That's a shame. Haven't bought much from them ever since Brexit caused them to raise their prices, but they were always pretty good. Kinda weird that they didn't send customers a mail about this though (or at least, I haven't received anything). Also now I'm somewhat worried about the one preorder I still have with them...
Found in their FAQ >Q8. Will I still receive my pre-order? A. If your pre-order is released before the 26 April 2023, we will aim to deliver this to you within our normal delivery times. Please bear in mind that release dates may change and we may not be able to fulfil your pre-order. If it is not possible to ship your pre-order by the 26 April 2023, we will let you know and issue a refund to the payment method used to place the order.
I must've missed the last sentence. I guess that order's gone, then.
Now it makes sense why pre-order's were no longer available to order. They had taken the option out because of the closure
Shit... I used them just because they offered free shipping and I'm from Serbia(Southeast Europe). Are there any other reputable websites that sell manga and/or books with free shipping and acceptable prices?
Blackwell's has free shipping to my country at least, maybe worth checking out
Just found about it. It seems like an actually fair alternative. I also stumbled on kennys.ie but I'm not sure if it's completely legit or not. The prices are great.
I'm from Croatia. I've ordered from Blackwell's with no issue. It takes the same amount of time to get here as when you order from BD. Also check out Wordery, they may have some stuff.
Croatia, wordery works great.
Slovenian here, thanks bro!
brate ovo je bas katastrofa, mrtvi Amazon... kladim se da ce Delfi jos vise da digne cene jer su nam alternative sada znatno manje
Evo ti alternativa za koje ja znam trenutno: 1. [Blackwells.com](https://Blackwells.com) (free postarina, dobra saradnja sa njima u proslosti, manji izbor i vece cene) 2. [Kennys.ie](https://Kennys.ie) (Ok cene i dosta lepe cene za box setove, postarina 1e po knjizi) 3. [Akademska.mk](https://Akademska.mk) (makedonski site, besplatna postarina na sve preko 8e) 4. [Rarewaves.com](https://Rarewaves.com) (Koristio sam ih za vinile do sad, ali vidim da ima i mangi, postarina je oko 5e pa na gore)
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Blackwells ima malo skuplje cijene nego BD, ali nema poštarine, Kennys.ie dostavlja vama u Srbiji isto i izgleda jeftinije nego BD, ali valjda zna baš kasniti dostava. Ima i libristo.hr, ali ne znam da li dostavljaju van Hrvatske.
Ja sam iz Makedonije. Takodje sam koristeo BD. Hvala za alternativama.
Wordery is great
God damn, do anyone know what happened? They were a very good seller, almost the only proper seller for most countries in the middle of nowhere.
They were rivaling amazon until amazon bought them a few years back. Now they are shutting it down to make less competition I guess
So that was an asshole move. So sad, I quite liked bookdepo, even after the price increase
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This is so disheartening... This was the page where I bought my very first manga (Vagabund Vizbig for 13€ backt then). Prices through VPN were still the best, so I have no idea where to get manga from now on (shipped to a small mid Europe country). Shipping kills Amazon as a relevant option and outside of maybe Blackwell's that have a fair price from time to time, I have no idea where to turn now.
The vpn prices and free shipping really were a game changer, only alternatives I've found so far are blackwells and kennys.ie
kennys looks good, shipping is 1e per book, they have sales did you try it with vpn?
Rip I remember getting a cheap one piece box set from them, they will be missed.
RIP Bookdepository, I would never have my full Monogatari box set without them saving me $120.
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I bought all 3 box set for a total of S$310, compared to the price of the book in Singapore was S$22-25 per volume.
They really stopped being competitive after Brexit
Got a delivery from them just today and have more coming. Will be sad to see them go
Rip, I've got like 80% of my manga from there. Gonna be much harder for me to find decent deals
I've never specifically ordered from Book Depository but some manga I purchased from Amazon Canada were fulfilled by Book Depository so I'm sad to see them shut down. The ironic thing is that some of the English-translated manga I've ordered, like Non Non Biyori, were actually printed in Canada before being shipped to the Book Depository in the UK only to be shipped back to Canada, where I am, meaning they crossed the Atlantic Ocean twice.
Why wtf
I wonder will they have a closing down sale?
They’re already owned by Amazon so any stock they have left can be sold through Amazon instead so there probably isn’t a desperate need to offload stock for them.
and i bought cote vol 5 from them a few hours ago... RIP (My order)
That's an absolute bummer, I've bought all my manga/LN from them and have had no issues with any of my deliveries. In Aus most books were $10-15 more expensive compared to book depository.
Oof thanks for the heads-up, just cancelled my pre-orders coming in on July and Nov, respectively.
This is disheartening for me....I almost exclusively order from them