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The best value sites for reviews, rare items or valuations.
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Amazon (R2)
European sites. Shipping from United Kingdom, Germany and France, usually free to within the country ordered from, above a certain order value.
Amazon starting point!
2008/05/30
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Good selection of region 2 DVDs, PAL videos, books and more. The non-UK sites are worth checking for alterative releases, sometimes not available in the UK. The marketplace sellers on the UK site are a good way of importing from North America, with reasonable shipping charges.
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| amazon.co.uk |
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United Kingdom site |
| amazon.de |
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German site |
| amazon.fr |
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French site |
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Amazon (R1)
North American sites. Standard US shipping takes a week or so to the UK. Standard shipping from Canada is surface and takes a few weeks!
Check the UK site first for less obscure stuff.
2007/04/12
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A wide range of region 1 DVDs, NTSC video, books and more. The US site is particularly good for reviews and reference, even if buying elsewhere. The Z-shops on the US site are a good place to look for hard-to-find stuff, but the overseas shipping rates for the marketplace sellers are high, especially on DVDs.
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| amazon.ca |
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Canadian site |
| amazon.com |
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American site |
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Play and PlayUSA
Delivery included. Similar prices to amazon, but check both sites for offers etc.
2008/05/30
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Useful alternative to amazon especially if buying single DVDs or CDs. No extra shipping costs, but you will have to pay VAT(customs) on imported orders over about £18, so ordering 1 or 2 at a time saves these extra charges.
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| play.com |
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Region 2 dvds, cds etc. |
| playusa.com |
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Region 1 dvds. |
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Find that book
Online bookstores. From all over the world, with realistic postage costs.
Often better value than amazon or eBay.
2008/05/30
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Online resources of small booksellers, offering good personal service. They can supply rare and hard-to-find books that the bigger sellers won't bother with.
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| abebooks.co.uk |
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Search 13,500 booksellers selling 80 million books. |
| alibris.co.uk |
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Search more than 60 million new, second-hand, out-of-print, and rare books, from the U.K., Europe, and around the world.
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| Bibliophile Bookbase |
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Lists several million antiquarian, rare, used, out-of-print, facsimile and new books, maps and prints. |
| bookfinder.com |
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Compare prices on over 125 million books for sale
new • used • rare • out of print • international • textbooks |
| Iberoamericana / Vervuert |
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Academic bookseller and publisher, in Frankfurt with a subsidiary in Madrid.
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| The Book Depository |
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Cheap books with free delivery worldwide!!! |
| uk.agapea.com |
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Spanish books - website in English, German, French & Spanish. |
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Spanish shopping sites
Fnac, DVDGO, El Corte Inglés , Casa del Libro.... Shipping from Spain, delivery charges can be pricey for small orders. FNAC has sites in other countries too.
DVDGO easiest to use, but FNAC has better stock.
2007/04/12
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These sites offer a selection of region 2 DVDs, books and more. Films are often released on DVD in Spain earlier than the UK, and Spanish films (often subtitled) are not always easily available outside of Spain. Subtitles are usually optional, though method of switching can vary, sometimes requiring specific navigation.
I had difficulties with all these sites either registering or getting a full first order problem-free. It'd be much easier if there were an amazon.es!
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| Casa del libro |
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Spanish online bookshop. Easy to use, but some books listed are not available. |
| DVDGO |
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Spanish site with English website option, but inconsistent delivery and customer care. |
| El Corte Inglés |
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Spanish site with fiddly registration/order process. Listed items not always available. |
| Fnac |
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Spanish site selling DVDs, books etc. Best prices but delivery charges quite high. |
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CD sales and distribution
independent musicians.
2008/05/30
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for the best
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| CD baby |
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Sales and distribution for the best independent musicians. |
| Indie Pool |
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Canada's largest provider of independent music services. |
| MapleMusic |
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MapleMusic.com - Promoting Canadian Music, Bands and Artists. |
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DVDs CDs Records and Books
Other Online Sellers.
2008/01/25
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Many of these sellers sell through Amazon or Play, but also have there own websites.
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| Look at a Book |
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| MJ Entertainment |
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| MovieMail |
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| PsychoBabel |
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Books and Journals |
| Replay Music |
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Quality RECORDS, CDs, DVDs etc etc….BOUGHT & SOLD |
| steelwheels |
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On our website you'll be able to choose from a vast selection of rare and deleted records, cd's, tapes, promos, posters and other memorabilia plus look at an enormous new back catalogue. |
| Throwback Records |
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Oxford market (by the bus station) every Thursday. |
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DVD price check
UK multi-region price checker. United Kingdom website covers DVDs from all regions.
Re-designed website
2008/05/30
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Useful search of a wide range of suppliers make this a good place to start your online DVD browser window shopping, but you'll have to check some other sites separately. Handy breakdown of price into item cost & shipping.
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| dvdpricecheck.co.uk |
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Whatever the region. |
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DVD compare
DVD comparisons R1, R2, R4. Compares european, north american and australian releases.
2008/05/30
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This comparison site gives useful information which shopping sites don't always cover, like whether subtitles are forced or not.
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| DVDcompare.net |
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Comparison of DVD releases R1, R2, R4. |
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Can't find that film?
Alternatives to eBay.
2009/01/06
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You can often find rare stuff on eBay, often at bargain prices, but these other sites may be worth checking out for stuff you can't find elsewhere.
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| BLACKCHAIR DVD |
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the art of the moving image |
| BuyIndies.com |
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Independent, educational and hard-to-find titles. |
| CroArt |
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Croatian CD shop. |
| eBay (UK) |
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Good source of unexpected oddities. |
| Find that Film |
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A not particularly helpful UK site. |
| InetVideo.com |
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Good US site - they also sell via eBay and amazon, with prices for similar items varying widely. |
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