A good SF/Fantasy book club? Well yes actually... (Fantasy & SF Bookclub)

Member Name: mpeh

Product:	Fantasy & SF Bookclub
Date:	20/04/01 (84 review reads)
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Advantages: Cheap books

Disadvantages: Must buy once a quarter for a year.

The joining offer allows you to buy 6 books (or sets of books) from a list for hugely reduced prices. I picked up a hard back illustrated copy of the Lord of the Rings (rrp £40-£50) for about £4.50.
The membership conditions are that you buy at least one book from the first four quarterly magazines and after that you have no obligation. The books in the magazines are fairly priced, all of them are below rrp by at least £1 and every now and then there's a real bargain. Occasionally there is a magazine with nothing in that I find I really want but to make one purchase of a book as a 'luxury' I find forgiveable.
The system is that you return your order for that quarter within a certain time or you get sent the editors choice. The time limit is lengthy allowing you to forget about it for a time and still make the deadline. Even if you don't they are very forgiving and usually give you a few days extra. I'm really forgetful and haven't been sent the editors choice yet.
They work with the standard (9days) return policy and are very good about things. When they run offers like buy two books and get another cheap or whatever if you then cancel one of the items they still give you the reduced price on the 'third' book wiothout bothering that you didn't actually fill the criteria for the deal.
As with all book clubs they work on a guaranteed sale system but I have found the selection they offer each quarter tempting enough that buying a book was no chore and all their policies are initially fair and leniently implemented, they seem a very reasonable group to join if you want cheap books.

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