BUONO

Book buying guides

Short, practical guides to buying books for less in the UK and Europe, with real prices from the shops BUONO compares.

• Is it worth buying used books? We checked 14 bestsellersUsually, yes. A used copy is often half the price of the cheapest new one, and less than a third of the dearest.
• The cheapest place to buy books online in the UKThere’s no single cheapest bookshop, but on 14 popular paperbacks LoveReading had the cheapest new copy for 11 of them.
• Is it safe to buy books on Vinted?Yes, as long as you pay inside the app with “Buy now”, so Vinted’s Buyer Protection applies.
• Where to buy cheap second-hand books online in EuropeLabel Emmaüs, RecycLivre and Book Village in France and Belgium, and Vinted across Europe, are among the cheapest places for used books.
• Label Emmaüs : acheter des livres d’occasion moins chersLabel Emmaüs, la boutique en ligne du mouvement Emmaüs, vend des livres d’occasion souvent pour quelques euros, envoyés par les boutiques Emmaüs elles-mêmes.