EDIT: local bookstores have it now. They just hadn’t gotten it yet when I was looking for it

I am looking to buy Careless People from within EU. No local bookstores seem to have it (yet) but I would like to get it before it (maybe) gets pulled back. Any suggestions besides Amazon?

  • snuggledick@lemm.eeEnglish
    5·
    2 days ago

    It would help to know which country you’re in as you probably got your own online book stores. In Germany for example buecher.de, bol.de, hugendubel.de just to name the big ones all have it.

    This is totally not advice but I thought it’s a bit funny and worth sharing: after I recently found out that you can borrow ebooks from your local library with a convenient app I started looking around a bit and it turns out you can sign up online with the Kansas City Public Library without any verification, you just need a madeup name and an existing Kansas City address (just pick a random house on Google Maps). I just checked and they have it both as ebook and audiobook, although there’s a long wait as it seems to be quite popular.
    Long story short if you’re not in a hurry then in theory you could read it for free and America pays for it. ;)

    • cosmicrookie@lemmy.worldOP
      2·
      2 days ago

      Yeah I already use Libby through my local library but there is a waiting que for it and also i do prefere physical books to ebooks (i dont have an ebook reader so i have to use my phone).

      • itorres@lemmy.sdf.org
        1·
        1 day ago

        For big bookstores in France you have FNAC and in Spain FNAC and Casa del Libro. I’m sure they’re a dime a dozen in every country.

        It would be easier to help if you stated an area you are interested in (Benelux, DACH, Scandinavia, Mediterranean, Baltic…).

      • Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        2·
        2 days ago

        Yes, Kenny’s is safe. But the rest usually include VAT for EU countries, so it should pass customs without issues.

        • cosmicrookie@lemmy.worldOP
          1·
          2 days ago

          I am pretty sure that (at least here) we pay custom fees for any ockage that enters the country from outside the EU. Even if customers oms are 0 the cost om handling costs 25€

          • Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
            1·
            2 days ago

            Shops outside of the EU, like AliExpress, can collect VAT under €150, and therefore you won’t have the package go through customs. It’s a deal that the EU has made that allows shops outside of the EU to collect VAT for EU customers. It’s up to the shop to have that agreement though, so not all have it. But most bigger stores do. It’s only above €150 you’ll have to have the package go through, and pay, customs.

            • cosmicrookie@lemmy.worldOP
              1·
              2 days ago

              I am pretty sure that in Denmark they removed this? There used to be a certain amount that this could go without customs but now (due to wish and Alibaba) any package from outside EU get the custom treatment. I even had to pay for custom handling for a free product