Books from Amazon?

[spanglishgirl]

Hello all,

I'm in dire need of English books, and I was thinking of ordering some off of Amazon. Any positive/negative experiences of using Amazon from BA? Does anyone know approximately how long it takes for a book to arrive via Argentine post?

Thanks!

 

[dfwemr]

I would buy a new amazon kindle and then download whatever you want including newspapers, books, magazines etc and a ton of free content. It will also save you waiting times and shipping costs, use the net, best way to make things close.

 

[spanglishgirl]

Thanks for the suggestions!

 

[cavemanugh]

Hello,

There's a small chain of english bookstore in the city called kel books. I've never been there personally myself so i can't say how good it is or their price but i saw their booth at a book fair and it had a good selection.

Website is www.kelediciones.com

They have locations in Belgrano, Caballito, Downtown (MT Alveat 1300) plus 2 others.

Sam

 

[allcraz]

Hello. I just wanted to share that I had a great experience with Amazon international delivery. I chose standard (arrived in 15 business days - 3 weeks - although it said minimum 18 days) and gave an office address so as to not take the risk of not being home. International standard was U$10 for one book.

 

[jimdepalermo]

I've used Amazon's international delivery a number of times and never had any problems. Books, DVDs, CDs, are delivered to my door by the correo, without any intervention of the aduana. It takes a little while for things to arrive, but cost and reliability haven't been a problem for me.

 

[Napoleon]

If you had a Kindle, the international delivery wouldn't be a problem at all...

 

[RWS]

For those of us who delight in tangible books, "Kindle" and its imitators aren't viable alternatives to paper and ink. Fortunately, there are scads of bookstores in Bs.As.