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optik404
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
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 Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 7:33 pm Post subject: What bookstore has the CHEAPEST Foreign Books? |
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| The huge Kyobo bookstore in Jongno or at small bookstores like Bandi&Luini? Or are the prices around the same? |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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| what the book? |
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Xuanzang
Joined: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Sadang
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| Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 7:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Whatthebook in Itaewon. |
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optik404
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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| hmm the price on the book i bought last night is 4K won more at whathebook. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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| optik404 wrote: |
| hmm the price on the book i bought last night is 4K won more at whathebook. |
 and I buy lots of books there for under 6000 won.
Only used though. I don't look much at their paltry new selection. |
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asams
Joined: 17 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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| there's a place that sells cheap used books - most around 4,000 or so - near Gyeongbok palace. I swear the name is Hank's Books but I could be wrong. It's at the intersection where the street that takes you to Cheong Wa Dae intersects with the main roads. |
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Xuanzang
Joined: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Sadang
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| Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Price compare/shop. Their prices do fluctuate with the exchange rate. |
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ajgeddes
Joined: 28 Apr 2004
Location: Yongsan
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| Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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| I used to shop at What The Book but haven't been back after the last time I went shopping there. I went to buy a lonely planet, and when I went to buy it, the price was about 3,000 to 4,000 more then what the price tag said. The cashier then pointed out a sign saying that because of inflation the prices had been raised 10 or 15% (I can't remember), which was fine. Either way, the price they were charging was actually above what the sign said and when I explained it to the girl, she just couldn't get it. Anyways, I bought it cheaper at Kyobo. |
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Ultimo Hombre
Joined: 13 Oct 2008
Location: BEER STORE
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| Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 10:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Noksapyeong station. Next to the Lexus dealer. Used books. Piles of them. Cheap. |
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Lynns
Joined: 19 Mar 2006
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 11:50 pm Post subject: |
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I haven't noticed that one bookstore is consistently cheaper. It depends on the exchange rate, which can fluctuate.
If you're buying new books, be sure to look for books in a cheaper format. Several of the bookstores shelve the pocket editions separately from the trade paperbacks. Trade paperbacks are larger, usually with a nicer typeface. The pocket editions are printed on cheaper paper, they are smaller and almost half the price of trade paperbacks. A lot of popular books are available in both formats, so if saving money is a priority, look for the book in a pocket edition--it will be in a separate area or on a lower shelf, usually not prominently displayed.
Also, I don't know which Bandi & Luni you go to, but the one in Coex is not really small and has a good English language selection. |
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Cohiba
Joined: 01 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:02 am Post subject: |
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| Wolfhound = Free |
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Spike
Joined: 24 Aug 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 3:44 am Post subject: |
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Rocky Racoon and Hogwanguy79 have both hghly recommended Whatthebook to me, so I've decided to try that place out.
With all the glowing reviews these guys were giving the place, you'd think they were the same guy!
Crazy. |
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Ilsanman
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Bucheon, Korea
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| Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 6:18 am Post subject: |
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It used to be called 'Seoul Selection'. I have been there.
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| there's a place that sells cheap used books - most around 4,000 or so - near Gyeongbok palace. I swear the name is Hank's Books but I could be wrong. It's at the intersection where the street that takes you to Cheong Wa Dae intersects with the main roads. |
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michaelambling
Joined: 31 Dec 2008
Location: Paradise
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| Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 8:30 am Post subject: |
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| Ultimo Hombre wrote: |
| Noksapyeong station. Next to the Lexus dealer. Used books. Piles of them. Cheap. |
That is a great little place. Very cramped, but it feels like a proper bookstore, unlike WTB, which feels like a ghetto Barnes and Noble. |
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elavndrc
Joined: 15 Oct 2008
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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| you can join the Kyobo Book Club and you get 10% off. Joining is free! |
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