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The Book People...

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Nagapie · 13/10/2008 13:52

Are they any good?

I received one of their catalogues and the deals look too good to be true - is there a catch??

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Earlybird · 21/10/2008 16:07

We've recently moved to America, and have no access to The Book People. I feel whenever anyone writes here about how fabulous they are, or the new wonderful collections.

DesperateHousewifeToo · 17/10/2008 13:10

No catch but my Book People order did take quite a while to arrive (a few weeks).

dustystar · 17/10/2008 13:00

They are great - i have been buying from them for years. No catch and the books are cheaper than just about anywhere else.

Bink · 17/10/2008 12:59

Full set of Enid Blyton "Mystery of ..." just arrived in office here

I am a Book People Junkie - they're not a rip-off slimy club AT ALL.

(The only tiny scruple is whether because their books are so marvellously well-chosen & bargainous, & the catalogue moves at such a good pace (so pretty much always something new to want), it affects what might be spent in little independent bookshops. However: that is (a) presuming the spend would go there otherwise (and not, eg, to Amazon); and (b) to add some MN-worthy moral complexity, I have seen at least one little independent bookshop stocking Book People-sourced reprints (at a mild mark-up from the catalogue).

bran · 13/10/2008 15:11

If you register with them and buy online you get book points everytime you buy books, so every now and then you can use the points to buy a free book. You might get points doing postal orders too, but I've only ever bought online so I'm not sure about that.

dilemma456 · 13/10/2008 15:07

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IdrisTheDragon · 13/10/2008 14:55

My latest Bookpeople order just arrived

TotalChaos · 13/10/2008 14:48

They are ace. No catch. Like an online bargain bookshop.

Marina · 13/10/2008 14:45

Ds has A High Wind in Jamaica coming, and have advance bought To Kill a Mockingbird for when he is older
The Secret Garden is almost obligatory for goddaughters

MingMingtheWonderPet · 13/10/2008 14:14

Rcently got a Roald Dahl set for DS which he loves

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LadyGlencoraPalliser · 13/10/2008 14:01

LL - I am so tempted by the Andrew Lang fairy tales. I know DD1 would love them, fairy tales are her thing, but really I want them for ME. Is that bad?

OrmIrian · 13/10/2008 14:01

Just bought the Barbar books for DS#2's stocking. If he doesn't like them I will!

abeeba · 13/10/2008 14:01

you could always have a book party, get free books .. would you guess that im an organiser LOL

we have amazing offers on at the moment, and you get FREE BOOKS!!!!

www.loveusbornebooks.co.uk - plug over LOL

LadyGlencoraPalliser · 13/10/2008 14:01

LL - I am so tempted by the Andrew Lang fairy tales. I know DD1 would love them, fairy tales are her thing, but really I want them for ME. Is that bad?

OrmIrian · 13/10/2008 14:00

Have placed a few orders with them and never had any problems. It's not like BFC or anything like that. You buy what you want and nothing else. No obligations otherwise.

LadyGlencoraPalliser · 13/10/2008 13:59

Ooh, xposted with loads of people.
Marina - I got that one too!

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Nagapie · 13/10/2008 13:59

Thanks everyone!! Unfortunately, the temptation of cheap books will just have to be tamed....

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Marina · 13/10/2008 13:58

Guess whose dd is getting A Little Princess and whose ds is getting The Compleet Molesworth for Christmas this year, LL? I think they have twigged that their children's editions make terrific special presents from eg godparents because they have increased that range massively in the past five years
I am still sulking at not being able to afford the Eric Gill gospels, alas

LadyGlencoraPalliser · 13/10/2008 13:58

As others have said they are not a book club, and they are excellent. No catch whatsoever. I have used them for years.Red House is similar and also very good, especially for very recently published books. I've spent far too much money on there today, getting the DDs' Christmas books.

JackieNoHeadJustABloodyStump · 13/10/2008 13:58

And good for sets of books you can split up for party bags, too.

tooscaredtothink · 13/10/2008 13:58

The Book People are great - no obligation to buy a book every month!

Also try Red House books - the good thing with them is P&P is free on every order regardless how much you spend.

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Marina · 13/10/2008 13:56

None at all. Obviously you have to guard against the temptation to spend, spend, spend because the deals are so cheap. But we have had so many quality bargains from them we are very happy customers.
Most recent was a bundle of ten novels for older children, all Carnegie or other prizewinners. Fabulous value for 9.99 - we got Arthur Ransome, Margaret Mahy, Aidan Chambers, Ursula K LeGuin, Malorie Blackman etc

FiveGoMadInDorset · 13/10/2008 13:56

Brilliant, will be ordering this week for Christmas.