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antgonz
Joined: 30 Nov 2007
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 Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 1:02 am Post subject: Where is the best place to buy English books in Seoul? |
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I want to get some Lonely Planet books to some neighboring Asian countries. Is Kyobo bookstore the best? I looked at Amazon and Alibris. Alibris can ship to Korea but I am not sure that Amazon.com can. I am looking for some Lonely Planet Travel Guides or other travel guides and maybe a Korean cookbook.
If you have ordered from Alibris or Amazon how long did it take to get to you? Are there any other good online sites that you would recommend that sells books?
How about Coex Mall?
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drunkenfud
Joined: 08 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 1:41 am Post subject: |
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I recommend What The Book in Itaewon, a small shop but they have a good range of Lonely Planet guides. They also have a website with over a million books listed, whatthebook.co.kr , delivery times usually 10 working days.
COEX Mall has a large bookstore called Bandi and Lunis with a good English section comparable in size to the English section in Kyobo, Gangnam. |
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hogwonguy1979
Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: the racoon den
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| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 2:02 am Post subject: |
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forget what the book, there is a shoestring travel in hongdae which lp owns, they have all the lp books and at a better price than anywhere here
go to the main gate turn left and it aint that far |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 4:21 am Post subject: |
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| drunkenfud wrote: |
| I recommend What The Book in Itaewon, a small shop but they have a good range of Lonely Planet guides. They also have a website with over a million books listed, whatthebook.co.kr , delivery times usually 10 working days. |
I've always enjoyed it there. |
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antgonz
Joined: 30 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 6:26 am Post subject: |
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| Damn Whatthebook charges $26.99 for a Lonely Planet book. I will try to find a used bookstore or something cheaper. |
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marlow
Joined: 06 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 5:23 pm Post subject: |
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| antgonz wrote: |
| Damn Whatthebook charges $26.99 for a Lonely Planet book. I will try to find a used bookstore or something cheaper. |
Don't spend too much time, as then you'll sink your price savings by time wasting.
Anyway, Whatthebook is a good place. Way cheaper than Amazon considering shipping, and way more selection than crap Korean bookstores. |
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hogwonguy1979
Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: the racoon den
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| Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 6:10 pm Post subject: |
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there is another bookstore around the corner from noksapyeong station that discounts lonely planet books.
again try the shoestring travel store in hongik, they give good discounts especially if you pay cash
wtb can be overpriced compared to other sources |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 6:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Pay a korean friend to order online for you. Yesasia.com have a great service and low, low prices. |
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pugwall
Joined: 22 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 7:41 pm Post subject: |
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| What the Book, the actual shop has a rubbish selection of LP's compared to Kyobo. |
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Toju
Joined: 06 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 2:55 pm Post subject: |
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| pugwall wrote: |
| What the Book, the actual shop has a rubbish selection of LP's compared to Kyobo. |
And Kyobo you will pay through the nose for, especially as WTB has second hand as well as new.
You will not find a bookshop anywhere in Korea that has the selection of books that WTB for the price they are in WTB. You will also not find any other book shop with the selection of second books as WTB for the price they are in WTB. You will also not find any other book shop in Korea witrh the kind of customer service, in English, as WTB. You will also not find any other book shop in Korea with selection of English magazines as WTB.
I don't buy books regularly, but have been in Korea long enough to know that the service provided by WTB is second to none here and I would like someone to try and prove me different. Whatever you may think about Chris still does not detract from the fact that WTB will probably have what you want or will have it delivered in 10 days for less than ANY OTHER SUPPLIER. |
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rocklee
Joined: 04 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 3:51 pm Post subject: |
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antgonz, its not worth getting a new LP book, sure some parts are updated like currencies but most of the info will still be fairly consistent.
Check out the buy and sell section of local forums and even libraries. I have seen some Korean secondhand bookstores selling LP books for 5000 to 8000 won, cheap only because too many people think the new versions are going to be so much better.
I know someone who works for LP so I get them for free  |
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Toju
Joined: 06 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 4:57 pm Post subject: |
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| rocklee wrote: |
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God I am glad I am not one of your students...
Coming to Korea and re-joining this board are two very, very different times in life. However, if you believe that people join here as soon as they arrive, then you must lead a very, very sad and lonely life.
Have a nice day, Mr. 'I joined in 2005 so I must know more than someone who first joined in 2001'.
Tosser. |
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rocklee
Joined: 04 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul
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Toju you write like a child.
Get out of here. |
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jen_the_great
Joined: 09 Sep 2006
Location: Gangnam, Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 10:11 am Post subject: |
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| hogwonguy1979 wrote: |
there is another bookstore around the corner from noksapyeong station that discounts lonely planet books.
wtb can be overpriced compared to other sources |
I definitely second this suggestion. The store is on the strip near the army base and tiny, but has a good selection. I bought some Lonely Planet phrase books that I never used for 5000 and they were like double that at What the Book. If you can't find what you're looking for, try What the Book, Kyobo, or the one in COEX. |
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Toju
Joined: 06 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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| rocklee wrote: |
Toju you write like a child.
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Says the person who thought he could validate his opinion by bringing dates into the equation...? |
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