I’m the kind of person who loves bookshops but has the book depository website open on my phone to price-check.
Cian
What’s the issue?
Amazon have no stores, much lower overheads, and higher bulk buying lower. Add in weak sterling and it’s no surprise they are so much cheaper.
Andyourpointiswhatexactly?
Weak sterling SHOULD mean cheaper books here, you’d think.
Termagant
Eason has to either pay exorbitant small-country-GDP rent in Dublin or compensate for low footfall outside of Dublin, which as we all know is a barren wasteland devoid of life.
Brother Barnabas
Wait until Charger Salmon hears you describe sterling as weak
edalicious
“It’s not weak, it’s just conserving its energy…” Charger, probably.
Brother Barnabas
:-)
Oh, look at Paddy having a good laugh… thing is, as per usual, Paddy doesn’t know what Paddy’s laughing at… hard border means Paddy won’t have any books at all because Paddy will have to burn his books to stay warm. And Paddy can thank Paki prime minister for that – good luck trying to buy British coal now.
Killian G
hehehe
Shayna
I like it Brother :)
Janet, I ate my Avatar
is this when you confess he’s your evil twin
GiggidyGoo
Eason sell on line too
Jesus Wept
I’m not queuing up aswell to pay that price!!!
Jackdaw
Bookstation stores are excellent. A child’s book is often a third cheaper than Easons.
Yep, even with the three for two on annuals in Easons, bookstation are still cheaper.
LW
It’s 4 for 42 on the price tag, not 42 each
Benny
Been a while since I used a price gun, but the first number is normally the month in which the price tag was added.
gorugeen
Kindle and bookbub all the way for me. Though I will buy Winds of Winter the old way( if it ever gets finished).
Martco
suggestion
if you want to still achieve a good price but keep your hard earned in Ireland can I suggest you try Kenny’s Bookshop from Galway – kennys.ie unusually for an Irish company they’ve had online sales site since the early 2000’s…pretty sure I bought books online with them before Amazon existed. a hidden gem.
I bought from amazon in the 90s so you’re wrong there.
Nigel
I’d say they might be a bit closer after you add on delivery costs?
Barbara
Parcel motel
Lilly
Do you have any idea how badly Amazon treat their staff? Eason all the way.
Lilly
Read this article on the New York Times before ordering on Amazon again – Inside Amazon: Wrestling Big Ideas in a Bruising Workplace.
Shayna
My last book purchase was 2 x copies of, “Broadsheet’s Unspecified Things That Look Like Ireland” – Irish Press, delivered, not via a drone, or the like, it was via An Phóist, They were giving them away @€5, at the time. I sadly, have given all my copies away as gifts to friends. I would rather a hard-back for my coffee table, I would easily pay, oh, €20?
Murtles
Free delivery in the UK but usually at least another €8 or €10 to Ireland. Hate when I see a great book online for €5 but delivery is €8
Termagant
Check out Addresspal, €3.75 up to 20 kilos from the UK to your local post office
Bruncvik
I was looking to buy the latest Jamie Oliver book. Eason’s normal store had it for nearly 40, their on-line store for 23 (only an Euro more expensive than Amazon Germany), and the UK Amazon had it for 12.40 Euros after conversion. I added a few more items I already had selected, got over the free shipping threshold, and bought it from the UK.
papa p
Excellent. And what did you have for breakfast?
Andyourpointiswhatexactly?
Heh. Meanie.
papa p
Twas a bit bah-humbug of me alright.
John
Eason branches have been using zero hour contracts to keep employees available for work not to have specified hours of work, nor most of the time can they seek other part time work for fear of violating their contract!
I was one of these people and had to get work secretly on another job in order to get out.
If they were sound with hours I’d still be there, and guess what they are still at it.
So Easons are still out for the profit by messing up employees too.
What book?
I’m the kind of person who loves bookshops but has the book depository website open on my phone to price-check.
What’s the issue?
Amazon have no stores, much lower overheads, and higher bulk buying lower. Add in weak sterling and it’s no surprise they are so much cheaper.
Weak sterling SHOULD mean cheaper books here, you’d think.
Eason has to either pay exorbitant small-country-GDP rent in Dublin or compensate for low footfall outside of Dublin, which as we all know is a barren wasteland devoid of life.
Wait until Charger Salmon hears you describe sterling as weak
“It’s not weak, it’s just conserving its energy…” Charger, probably.
:-)
Oh, look at Paddy having a good laugh… thing is, as per usual, Paddy doesn’t know what Paddy’s laughing at… hard border means Paddy won’t have any books at all because Paddy will have to burn his books to stay warm. And Paddy can thank Paki prime minister for that – good luck trying to buy British coal now.
hehehe
I like it Brother :)
is this when you confess he’s your evil twin
Eason sell on line too
I’m not queuing up aswell to pay that price!!!
Bookstation stores are excellent. A child’s book is often a third cheaper than Easons.
Yep, even with the three for two on annuals in Easons, bookstation are still cheaper.
It’s 4 for 42 on the price tag, not 42 each
Been a while since I used a price gun, but the first number is normally the month in which the price tag was added.
Kindle and bookbub all the way for me. Though I will buy Winds of Winter the old way( if it ever gets finished).
suggestion
if you want to still achieve a good price but keep your hard earned in Ireland can I suggest you try Kenny’s Bookshop from Galway – kennys.ie unusually for an Irish company they’ve had online sales site since the early 2000’s…pretty sure I bought books online with them before Amazon existed. a hidden gem.
Ooh thanks for that Martco
I bought from amazon in the 90s so you’re wrong there.
I’d say they might be a bit closer after you add on delivery costs?
Parcel motel
Do you have any idea how badly Amazon treat their staff? Eason all the way.
Read this article on the New York Times before ordering on Amazon again – Inside Amazon: Wrestling Big Ideas in a Bruising Workplace.
My last book purchase was 2 x copies of, “Broadsheet’s Unspecified Things That Look Like Ireland” – Irish Press, delivered, not via a drone, or the like, it was via An Phóist, They were giving them away @€5, at the time. I sadly, have given all my copies away as gifts to friends. I would rather a hard-back for my coffee table, I would easily pay, oh, €20?
Free delivery in the UK but usually at least another €8 or €10 to Ireland. Hate when I see a great book online for €5 but delivery is €8
Check out Addresspal, €3.75 up to 20 kilos from the UK to your local post office
I was looking to buy the latest Jamie Oliver book. Eason’s normal store had it for nearly 40, their on-line store for 23 (only an Euro more expensive than Amazon Germany), and the UK Amazon had it for 12.40 Euros after conversion. I added a few more items I already had selected, got over the free shipping threshold, and bought it from the UK.
Excellent. And what did you have for breakfast?
Heh. Meanie.
Twas a bit bah-humbug of me alright.
Eason branches have been using zero hour contracts to keep employees available for work not to have specified hours of work, nor most of the time can they seek other part time work for fear of violating their contract!
I was one of these people and had to get work secretly on another job in order to get out.
If they were sound with hours I’d still be there, and guess what they are still at it.
So Easons are still out for the profit by messing up employees too.