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Book Shops - Tips & Comparison

Newest Review: ... I began my hunt in what would likely be the most expensive place: Waterstones. The sheer amount of books they have here is simply amazing. As well as the top sellers, there are thousands of other books, often from a very niche market. Books are organised by genre, and then alphabetically, with a selection on literally everything. I've been so impressed to find books on graffiti, mixed martial arts, the Sopranos and much more (never seen this range anywhere else). A nice touch of our local store is a 'our staff recommend' section, complete with a handwritten note about why that particular book is so good. The best thing about the shop... more

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Book Shops - Tips & Comparison: My book hunt results could save you over 50% on top titles (517 words)
by - written on 15/04/09 (Very useful, 76 readings)
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The current credit-crunch means book-sellers are dropping prices like crazy, and that's lured me back! I have been getting a bit carried away with buying books this Easter, which led me to have a good think about where to buy. Over the last week, I've been all over the place looking for books, and I can best exemplify my findings with reference to two books I picked up today. Both are top-sellers, top charted and very popular, so this info really only applies to those types of book. The books I have been after are: 'The Other Hand' by Chris Cleaves, RRP £7 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' by Stieg Larsson, RRP £8 OK, I began my ... Read the complete review

How do we ever find what we are looking for? (300 words)
by - written on 27/12/01
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This is something that has been driving me mad for years. I study psychology. I enjoy reading books on this subject. What I hate is going into the bookshops that just don't know how to organise the psychology section. Unless you go into a particularly large branch of Waterstones or Borders, the psychology section has nothing to do with psychology. Self-Help books abound and that really isn't anything to do with psychology. The section's should be appropriately labelled. If shops want to help customers they should label the sections honestly. Instead of Psychology, they should label Self Help. This would help the customers and psychologists. ... Read the complete review

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