On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 12:29 AM, Thaths <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 8:53 AM, K. Arun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 10:43 AM, Deepak Misra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > is it safe to transact here for second hand books ?? If not which are > the > > > reliable places to buy second hand books? > > I haven't had any problems having bought a few hundred dollars' worth > > of books from there. Do keep an eye on the booksellers' ratings > > though. > > I've bought books from abebooks since 2000. Have never had a problem > buying through them some good ones including a copy of Aubrey Menon's > _Rama Retold_ (a book that is banned in India) a yellowing edition of > Henri Mouhout's journals. > > +1 on Arun's advise. > > Thaths > -- >
Thanks I have had a bad experience with smaller online book shops in India. Well not a bad experience but almost a bad experience. These shops don't seem to have an updated list of stock and one needs to actually call them and find out if they have the required book in stock. Luckily I have always called and checked before hitting the pay button Deepak Misra
