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geaaronson · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 948 Location: Mexico City

There are about 15 copies left at the American Bookstore in the zocala

notamiss

I took the plunge and tried used-book buying on eBay for the first time last month. The 3 books I bought were mailed in mid-July, and arrived today! They were shipped from a bookstore in the U.S. by mail at the cheapest rate, which was a flat-rate box, and the postage cost $US 23. (I'm in the DF, btw.)

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

Shipping for three books from eBay was $23? That's not too bad. I order all the time from eBay...shipping from Europe or the US usually takes 2-4 weeks, and I've been averaging about 7 dollars per book. Haven't had one go missing yet!

thelmadatter · Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 2:45 pm Post subject: shipping

I wonder if shipping would be cheaper overall on larger shipments... if so, maybe we can order stuff together Guy.

MELEE · Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 3:01 pm Post subject:

It is on Amazon--not sure about ebay, would individual items be shipped from different sellers?
On Amazon, it costs more to ship two books, but less than two individual shipments. When I order I usually get three or four things at a time. And of course things I absolutely would not find in Mexico (like "Everything You Need to Know to Have a Healthy Twin Pregnancy" Laughing

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Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

There's been a book fair all week on Alvaro Obregon, on the walkway where the weekend artists and antique dealers set up shop.

MO39 · Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 10:51 pm Post subject:

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

I guess you could pick it up at the local post office if they miss you dropping it off. In my building, the women who takes care of building cleaning receives parcels.

geaaronson · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 948 Location: Mexico City

Well, I finally found my notes on the widest selection of used books in English in all of DF and the winner is....

Libreria Inframundo
Donceles 78-3 Centro Historico
5512 3790

I estimate they have 6,000-10,000 in all.

The back aisle is 12 feet long, both sides and from floor to ceiling covered with English titles. They have another aisle even further back that is partially filled with libros en ingles.

For those of you who have visited it but don�t recall the exact location as there are several used bookstores on that block, it�s the store with the 3 10 foot mountains of books.

MO39 · Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 9:28 pm Post subject:

I just got back from a trip to the local public library and was thinking about how much I'll miss being able to borrow books for free once I'm living in Mexico City. Here's hoping that the prices at Librer�a Inframundo are reasonable; I envision many happy hours scouring its shelves for book treasures!

geaaronson · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 948 Location: Mexico City

There`s always the benjamin franklin English library, right folks? Never been there myself, but I believe its a lending library.

periodista-masajista · Joined: 13 Jun 2005 Posts: 54 Location: Texas, USA

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

I haven't been checking newsstands or Sanborn's lately, but will.

According to Wikipedia...

geaaronson · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 948 Location: Mexico City

A friend just told me yesterday that IboAmericana has a library with NYC newspapers.