Cheap books in the UK
Scan or search any book — see every new and used price, cheapest first.
New prices vary. Used prices vary more.
There is no fixed book price in the UK, so the same new paperback can cost a few pounds more in one shop than in another.
Second-hand copies spread even wider: a used copy in good condition is often a fraction of the new price, and it is rarely in the shop you would check first.
buono puts every price for the edition side by side, new and used, and sorts them cheapest first. Commission never changes the order.
Shops we compare in the UK
- Bookshop.org
- LoveReading
- LoveReading4Kids
- Lets Buy Books
- Waterstones
- BookKind
- Scholastic
- Vinted (used)
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Questions
Is buono free?
Yes. buono is free on the web, iPhone and Android. When you buy through one of our links the shop may pay us a commission; it never changes the price you pay or the order prices are shown in.
Where are second-hand books cheapest?
It depends on the book. Search for it and buono lists every new and used price we can find for that edition, cheapest first, including used copies on Vinted.
Can I scan a barcode in a bookshop?
Yes. The buono app scans the ISBN barcode on the back of a book and shows the prices in a couple of seconds.
How often are prices updated?
Shop prices are refreshed every day from the shops’ own product feeds. Vinted listings are checked when you open the book.
Scan the barcode in any bookshop and see the prices in seconds.
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