"I cant decide which book to buy"
Buying book online can be convenient and can save your time and money if you know where to buy.Below are the tips,conclusion and my experience base on limited knowledge of mine about online book-shopping in Malaysia.So the purpose of this article is to give you information in my personal perspective.There’s nothing to do with business or whatsoever,its personal.
1.YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHAT BOOK YOU WANNA BUY
Try to find as much as info before you decide to buy one.Browse everywhere,such as forum,book-review,other blogger and etc.Kalau nak review bole juga check on online bookstore yg berlambak kt tenet.ada yg menyediakan review.atau yg paling senang,just type on the search engine..then..WallaaH!find the publisher of the book.that’s important.
2.VISIT THE PUBLISHERS’ WEBSITE/BLOG INSTEAD OF ONLINE BOOKSTORE WEB/BLOG
WHY?the publisher,they publish and print the book and they don’t have to pay for ‘sewa kedai’.the cost of raw material,printing,marketing and also royalty are already included in harga borong sesebuah buku yg dibeli secara pukal oleh kedai buku (offline bookstore).Bookstore pulak,akan jual buku tu including harga komisen utk setiap buku.di sini lah mereka mendapat keuntungan utk membayar sewa kedai,bill elektrik dan sebagai mata pencarian mereka.ok,bile dah the publisher of the book that you wanna buy,visit the website and check the price of the book.usually publisher akan bagi diskaun ke ats buku yg dibeli dr mereka.takpun ada sale,promotion..mcm2.pendek kata..bole berjimat sikit la kalau beli dr publisher.
3.COMPARE THE PRICE OF THE BOOK AND THE SHIPPING COST,FIKIRKAN JUGA BILA ANDA MAHUKAN BUKU ITU SAMPAI AND ALSO HOW SECURE IS THE SHIPPING METHOD.
Usually the bookstore or publisher will give you option which shipping method to choose.e.g Pos ekspress biasanya RM4 per book dan mengambil masa dr 1hari ke 3hari untuk sampai kepada anda.kelemahannya,anda tak menerima buku anda by-hand.pos ekspress hanya ‘menghantar dgn laju,tetapi tidak semestinya ke tangan penerima’.pos laju pulak agak mahal sedikit RM6 untuk setiap penghantaran.mengambil masa yg lebih singkat berbanding pos ekspress tetapi memastikan buku anda sampai ke tangan anda..tp kalau anda xde kt umah…pepandaila pg tuntut kat pejabat pos…mmmuahahaha!ada juga bookstore or publisher yg tidak menggunakan khidmat pos ekepress/laju di malaysia tetapi meraka menggunakan pos biasa.jadi ‘shipping cost’ tidak akn dikenakan pada pembeli,sebaliknya ditanggung oleh mereka.murah je…pakai setem RM2 pon buku anda boleh sampai =)
4.CONGAK AND TAKE YOUR TIME TO THINK..FINALLY,DECIDE WHERE TO BUY
PENGALAMAN SAYA:
a) Jemari Seni Publishing http://www.jemariseni.com
Saya pernah membeli buku di sini.harga yg tertera di belakang buku a.k.a harga pasaran adalah RM21.tp pihak jemari seni masa tu telah menawarkan diskaun.jd the price that i paid was RM19 including the shipping cost.the following week i received my book.pada saya,i saved RM2 and other related expenses to buy a book in a bookstore such as petrol and parking fee.mereka melakukan penghantaran dgn menggunakan pos biasa.pada pandangan saya,ianya xmembebankan dan convenient.
b) Galeri Ilmu http://www.galeriilmu.com.my/blog
Buku yg saya beli,harga pasaran di peninsular mlaysia:RM20 and west msia:RM22.tetapi harga yg ditawarkan online adalah RM22 dan tiada kos penhantaran.hehe!so anggap jela mcm korang bayar harga west malaysia.tp pada saya berbaloi sebab saya beli buku tu as a birthday present for my bestfriend,jadi kira mcm surprise utk dia la.tetapi,setakat ni..saya dah tunggu 2hari..tp buku tu masih xsampai2 lg ke tangan beliau…hhmmmm….
c)PTS online book cafe (url dia ada kt widget sebelah-saya mahu buku percuma)
Baru2 ni Pts menawarkan buku2 terpilih dgn diskaun sebanyak 15%…ok la tu.tetapi dia menawarkan 2 option penghantaran iaitu;poa ekspress@pos laju dgn harga yg tertera.
P/S: Jadi…terpulang kepada anda pilihlah shopping method (online or offline) yg berbaloi2 di mata anda.happy reading =)
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