Roald Dahl

ste_bla · 4 Apr 2008 at 20:05

Has anyone got any suggestions on where to buy Roald Dahl books. Looking to get some to read to the young ones etc. Looked at waterstones and they are ~£5 each upwards.

Does anyone know of anywhere a little cheaper? I don't mind spending £5 each as they are worth it but if you can get cheaper why not!

Thinking of some cheap ones off amazon marketplace but not sure! Also not keen on Ebay unless someone can suggest an actual decent seller?

Gilly · 4 Apr 2008 at 20:15

Amazon is good for getting good deals.

Have you tried a local book shop?

clv101 · 4 Apr 2008 at 20:20

When you're only talking a couple of quid, what's wrong with ebay? I also suspect there's a high correlation between "people who sell Roald Dahl books" and "decent people".

ste_bla · 4 Apr 2008 at 20:25

Gilly said:
Amazon is good for getting good deals.

Have you tried a local book shop?

Yep however most of the proper local ones are either rubbish price wish or shut down due to low demand from Internet/waterstones

Then looking at charity places they want basically want amazon prices for 2nd hand books

clv101 said:
When you're only talking a couple of quid, what's wrong with ebay? I also suspect there's a high correlation between "people who sell Roald Dahl books" and "decent people".

I guess its just I never used it and couple of mates got screwed and then all the talk on here makes me think its not worth it tbh!

ste_bla · 4 Apr 2008 at 20:33

Also as I'd like to get a few (6/7) I did want them to look the same (cover wise) which seems to be hard to work out what is what on amazon

vodkacokebloke · 10 Apr 2008 at 20:54

i bought three of his for a penny each on ebay! a quid postage on each but i can live with that

PCDave · 10 Apr 2008 at 20:57

ebay is usually fine just check the sellers reputation before committing to buy/bid

lee32uk · 10 Apr 2008 at 21:05

amazon marketplace is great for bargains and you cant lose your money either unlike on the bay

caff · 10 Apr 2008 at 21:42

I won't suggest a place to buy, but if you're looking at Roald Dahl, check out his short stories too (Tales of the Unexpected) - they're an easy read, good for train journeys and holidays.

Monkey Puzzle · 10 Apr 2008 at 22:25

caff said:
I won't suggest a place to buy, but if you're looking at Roald Dahl, check out his short stories too (Tales of the Unexpected) - they're an easy read, good for train journeys and holidays.

I got a hardback copy of the collected short stories of Roald Dahl for £5 or £6 inc p&p from ebay a while back. I prefer them to his kids books. Fantastic stories, though some (though by no means all of them) are a bit mature for small kids (I assume they're for the two in your sig?).

If you're after his kids stories I'd suggest hunting around for some on amazon, either get over £15 worth from amazon for free postage on the megadeal thingy, or hunt for some dirt cheap ones in the marketplace. You'll probably be able to pick them up for under a quid plus £2.75 p&p each in good to excellent condition. Alternatively go for ebay - I doubt anyone is going to try and scam you for a quid or two, especially if they're the sort to be selling kids books.