question: Cheap books in Helsinki?

joanmanuel · Post by **joanmanuel** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 3:51 pm

I am a computer science student that is going to travel to Finland, does anyone knows any bookstore in which I could find books cheap? is there any service like Amazon in Finland?
Thanks for the answers

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digitalSurgeon · Post by **digitalSurgeon** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 4:22 pm

cheap and helsinki dont go along very well, you should get all your books from peru while you are there.

sinikala · Post by **sinikala** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 5:03 pm

digitalSurgeon wrote:cheap and helsinki dont go along very well

That's true.

digitalSurgeon wrote:you should get all your books from peru while you are there.

That's not a very good suggestion. Many books are printed in Europe, not so many in Peru one would think.

Amazon has UK and German based services which ship to Finland, though you will have to pay postage
http://www.amazon.co.uk/
http://www.amazon.de/

Play.com also sells books, though not as wide a selection as Amazon, their prices include postage.
http://www.play.com/

We almost always buy our travel books online, generally we save 60-70% of the cost of the books in from Akateeminen or Suomalainen.

cressers · Post by **cressers** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 6:06 pm

I second play.com - I use them a lot.

new paperback in finnish bookshop, 12.99€ vs 3.99€ on play.com

The library has some english books also.

maxxfi · Post by **maxxfi** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 8:38 pm

digitalSurgeon wrote:cheap and helsinki dont go along very well, you should get all your books from peru while you are there.

I would extend the concept: cheap and Finland don't go along very well

Rosamunda · Post by **Rosamunda** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:34 pm

I use www.bookdepository.co.uk

Their rates also include postage and delivery is quick and efficient. I have used them for several years and never had any problems.

Jazqas · Post by **Jazqas** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:05 pm

Bookplus do a decent job too, and you can choose not to pay for delivery and just pick up from their store.

Jazqas.

joanmanuel · Post by **joanmanuel** » Sat Aug 15, 2009 8:41 pm

Thaks for everybody help, by the way anyone knows where is located the store of Bookplus?

maxxfi · Post by **maxxfi** » Sat Aug 15, 2009 10:37 pm

joanmanuel wrote:Thaks for everybody help, by the way anyone knows where is located the store of Bookplus?

I think it's the library in Sanomatalo (the building next to the Central Railway station).

Bubba Elvis XIV · Post by **Bubba Elvis XIV** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 2:53 am

Play for price and service
Amazon for stock
Book dep. is somewhere in between

Make sure you price check all of 'em though as the can prices vary a lot.

Always check ebay too!!

There is another from Jersey too. It's cheaper than Play (or was) but has quite limited stock. Anyone know the name?

maxxfi · Post by **maxxfi** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 11:43 am

Bubba Elvis XIV wrote:Make sure you price check all of 'em though as the can prices vary a lot.

Actually with Amazon I check at least three of their different incarnations, .com, .co.uk, .de
and especially I look in the Used & New list, as some of the resellers have low shipping costs to Finland

Bubba Elvis XIV · Post by **Bubba Elvis XIV** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 7:19 pm

Totally - I do the same. Usually the US is out, the books are often cheaper but the P & P will sting ya.

Mind you the stock is just....

I pick up a lot of music books from amazon.america

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understanding · Post by **understanding** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:46 pm

I would suggest you to check http://www.bookcrossing.com out.

mvgrogan · Post by **mvgrogan** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 10:38 pm

Isn't it odd that in a country where the second industry is paper production, all paper products especially books and even the imported ones are so bl**dy expensive!

Pursuivant · Post by **Pursuivant** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 10:44 pm

Anything "made in Finland" is more expensive in Finland than elsewhere. That is why Finns are so hostile because they get screwed and can't afford the lube.

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