What is CompareShopBooks? CompareShopBooks is a site which allows users to search and locate the best prices for college textbooks, computer books, fiction books, and all kinds of books from a variety of reputable discount book merchants. We also offer coupons which allow users to take a further discount off their book purchases.
When I make a purchase using CompareShopBooks, is my order placed with CompareShopBooks? No. We do not accept orders as we do not sell books ourselves. We only help you search and locate the best prices offered by various book merchants. Any order you place would be a transaction directly between yourself and the particular book seller.
How can I use CompareShopBooks to find out which online book seller has the best price for the book which I want to buy? Simply enter the ISBN, TITLE, or KEYWORD(s) of the book you are looking for into our searchbox's input field.
I am having trouble finding the exact book I want. What is the best way to search? In order to locate the exact book you want, it is best to search by ISBN.
What is ISBN? ISBN stands for - International Standard Book Number. It is the code that can typically be found on the bar code on the back of a book or on the book's copyright page. The ISBN serves as an identification number for every book and specific edition. There are two versions of ISBN - ISBN-10 and ISBN-13. The 10 digit ISBN known as ISBN-10 is all numeric except for the final unit which may end in the letter 'X'. Examples of ISBN-10 are 1888451246 and 068487346X. The 13 digit ISBN known as ISBN-13 is completely numeric. Examples of ISBN-13 are 9781888451245 and 9780684873466.
