How BUONO works
STOP PAYING
FULL PRICE
Stop overpaying for books. BUONO! finds the lowest prices across new retail, second-hand stores, and P2P marketplaces in seconds.
01
Scan the barcode
Point your camera at any ISBN and BUONO! recognizes it instantly.
02
Compare all prices
New, used, and peer-to-peer offers ranked cheapest first, in seconds.
03
Buy the cheapest
Tap through to the seller and pocket the difference — every time.
New &
used
in the same list
No more hopping between apps or websites. BUONO! shows you every option — sorted by price — so you always know you're getting the best deal.
No coupons/
No expiry
dates.
Stop scavenging for hacks. BUONO! finds the lowest prices across new retail, second-hand stores, and P2P marketplaces in seconds.
Europe-wide catalog
We're specifically for European book buyers — not a US site with a partial catalog.
Second-hand inline
Legit peer-to-peer offers on Vinted, Ebay, and more — kept in context next to the new retail price.
Price refreshed
Live scrapes mean the price you see right now is the price you'll pay when you hit checkout.
Alert me when
price drops.
We'll notify you the moment any retailer drops their price. Never miss a deal again.
The Midnight Train
Matt Haig
NEW
€18,48
USED
€12,50
Parable Of The Sower
Octavia E. Butler
NEW
€9,77
USED
€7,30
I Who Have Never Known Men
Jacqueline Harpman
NEW
€10,17
USED
€5,50
Questions, answered
- What is BUONO?
- BUONO is a free book price comparison app for iPhone and Android. Scan any book's barcode — or search by title or author — and it instantly compares new and used prices for that exact edition across European bookshops and marketplaces, with a direct link to buy from the cheapest one.
- Is there an app that compares book prices across Europe?
- Yes — BUONO. It's a free app for iPhone and Android that compares new and used prices for the exact edition (matched by ISBN) across bookshops and marketplaces in the UK, Italy, France, Germany and the Netherlands. You can also check any book on the web, without installing anything, at getbuono.com.
- How do I find the cheapest copy of a specific book?
- Search the title, author or ISBN at getbuono.com, or scan the barcode in the app. Every book also has its own price page at getbuono.com/b/ followed by its 13-digit ISBN, showing the cheapest new and used price and every shop's price, refreshed daily.
- Which bookshops does BUONO compare?
- BUONO compares millions of offers from retailers across Europe, including Mondadori Store, IBS.it and Librerie Coop in Italy, Waterstones, Bookshop.org, Lets Buy Books and LoveReading in the UK, bol.com in the Netherlands and Belgium, momox and medimops for used books, plus AbeBooks and second-hand listings on Vinted. Prices in other currencies are converted to euros so every offer is comparable.
- Does BUONO compare used book prices too?
- Yes. New and used copies appear in the same list — including second-hand marketplace listings — so you can see in one glance whether a used copy is worth it or a new one costs barely more.
- Where can I buy cheap used books in Europe?
- Second-hand sellers such as momox, medimops, Ammareal, AbeBooks and Vinted are usually the cheapest places to buy used books in Europe. BUONO puts their prices next to the new price for the same edition, so you can see which is cheapest without checking each site.
- Does BUONO cover textbooks and academic books?
- Often. BUONO includes academic publishers such as Springer Nature, and used marketplaces where textbooks turn up second-hand. If none of the shops we compare has a particular edition, the search says so rather than showing you a different one.
- How do price alerts work?
- Add any book to your list and BUONO checks its price every day. When the price drops below what it was when you saved it, you get a push notification.
- Is BUONO free?
- Yes — BUONO is completely free on the App Store and Google Play, with no account required.