| Shipping Policies and Specials
Normal US shipping prices: per order + per item in each order by
method, or price per book by method as noted. Notes and promotions follow.
Shipping from UK or Canadian bookstores within their own countries are
typically cheaper; for other international rates.
ABEBooks (no set price)
ABEBooks lets each of its affiliated bookstores set the shipping price,
which is typically just a few dollars per book. The shipping price is
provided at checkout.
Akademos's
textbookX.com ($2.49 + $0.99, USPS Media Mail)
free US shipping via USPS Media Mail for $100+ orders; 99 cents/item
first class mail shipping for orders over $150
Alibris.com ($3.50/book,
USPS Media Mail; "Super Value Shipping": $2.00/order, $1.50/book)
free US shipping for all in-stock books via USPS Media Mail for $50+
orders; books not listed as in stock are charged regular rate but other
books still shipped free
Amazon.com
$3.00 + $0.99, (UPS/USPS Priority Mail)
Free
shipping within the U.S. (including Alaska, Hawaii, military with
U.S. Zip code) for $25+ orders -- extended indefinitely as of 1/2003.
Special order books listed at 3 or more weeks availability, add $1.99
each; other surcharges may vary.
Amazon.ca
(Canada) about US$3.35 + $1.35, (ground mail to US)
Free shipping
within Canada for Cdn$40+ orders.
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Amazon.co.uk
(England) about US$4.80 + $1.85, (ground mail to US)
Free shipping
within England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and all BFPO
addresses for GBP£39+ orders.
Barnesandnoble.com
(BN.com) $3.00 + $0.99 (UPS Ground)
Promotion:
Free U.S. shipping (including Alaska, Hawaii, protectorates, P.O. Boxes,
APO/FPO, and non-UPS addresses) for orders with $25 or more of books,
videos, DVDs, and/or CDs. No expiration date announced.
Blackwell's
UK about US$4.50 if only stocked in UK store
For books shipped from the US to the US, free; from UK to the US, $4.49
each.
Blackwell's
US free if stocked in US store
For books shipped from the US to the US, free; from UK to the US, $4.49
each.
Books-A-Million
$2.99 + $0.99 (UPS/USPS Priority Mail)
Half.com
$3.20 per book for hardcover, $2.79 per book for everything else (USPS
Media Mail)
$5.45 (hardcover) or $4.99 (other) per book for USPS Priority Mail when
offered by seller
Powell's ($2.50
+ $1.00, USPS book rate, higher for UPS Ground)
free domestic ground US (UPS or USPS) and surface international to
Canada and Mexico for $50+ orders; on order books don't qualify towards
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