Why I buy books from Amazon

I envy the americans because of Amazon.

Why?

1. They can purchase things cheaper, faster through amazon, and offered free shipping too!
2. Most of the books that I use in school are produced in US

Take for instance, the new Greek text book that I am about to use next semester are:
Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics by Daniel Wallace - list price 45 USD
Greek Idiom in New Testament by Stanley Porter - list price 70 USD

If I were to buy these books in Singapore, I will need to pay the list price, add conversion loses, and add some profit made by the book shop. Even if I buy the book from SBC book shop, the price will still be very high. SKS sells Stanley porter for 95 SGD!!

The best thing about Amazon is this, they buy the book in bulk from the publisher, and secured some huge amount of discount. They bypass the middle merchants and can earn quite a bit despite the discounts they give to the online buyers.

Daniel Wallace is sold for 30 USD before shipping
Stanley Porter is sold for 44 USD before shipping

after shipping the price is still cheaper than buying from bookshops here. Hey, I don't need to pay 7% GST for buying books online (count it as the shipping fee).

so friends, if you are staying overseas, in UK or US, and you still purchase books conventionally, you may try to consider online shopping. You will be surprised by the savings you can make.