General Questions

What is Philatelic Bookstore?

How much does using Philatelic Bookstore cost?

Why should I use Philatelic Bookstore before I shop for philatelic books and catalogues?

In what way is Philatelic Bookstore different from classic bookstores?

What is the difference between Philatelic Bookstore and an online store?

How can I order on your site?

How to use Philatelic Bookstore

How can I use Philatelic Bookstore to check out price, availability, shipping costs and delivery times of an item in multiple stores?

The information provided by Philatelic Bookstore

Does Philatelic Bookstore check shipping costs?

Do you list all the pricing components separately?

How accurate is the quoted price?

Where can I find currency exchange rates?

What is the difference between the shipping time and the delivery time?

How accurate are the listed shipping times and delivery times?

How many stores does Philatelic Bookstore check out?

Which stores do you check?

What about the online stores' service and reputation?

Cooperating with Philatelic Bookstore

How can I replace links with the Philatelic Bookstore website?

Can I advertise on the Philatelic Bookstore site?

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General Questions

What is Philatelic Bookstore?

Philatelic Bookstore is a philatelic books shopping service. At Philatelic Bookstore you look up any philatelic book or catalogue. Then the Philatelic Bookstore will help you check prices, shipping costs and delivery times of the requested item from all major Internet bookstores. This way it helps you to find the best deal on any philatelic book or catalogue.

How much does using Philatelic Bookstore cost?

Using the Philatelic Bookstore website is absolutely free. There is no additional cost for purchasing books and catalogues trough our website. You'll pay the exact price you would have paid if you went to the same bookstore directly.

Why should I use Philatelic Bookstore before I shop online for philatelic books?

Philatelic Bookstore will save you money and time. Whenever you buy a philatelic book over the Internet you should consider availability, book price, available discounts, shipping costs and delivery time. Our database includes hundreds of titles of philatelic books. We will provide you with all the details you need to know on any of our titles. We'll provide special links to the requested book's page in all the online bookstores that have it and participate in this program, where you'll be able to find the current price of this book in each and every store. We will provide you all the details about shipping costs and delivery time. The Philatelic Bookstore gives you a market overview so that you can benefit from the best offers available on the Internet!

In what way is Philatelic Bookstore different from other bookstores?

Philatelic Bookstore gives you the largest selection available on the Internet. We help you checks prices, availability, shipping costs and delivery times from 9 different stores, while classic bookstores only provide you with a limited number of titles and will make you look for the same book and shipping information over and over again.

What is the difference between Philatelic Bookstore and an online store?

Philatelic Bookstore is not an online store - Philatelic Bookstore does not sell any products itself. It only guides you to the best online bookstores where you can place your order.

How do I order on your site?

You don't. Philatelic Bookstore simply guides you to the best online bookstores where you can place your order. Find out the best offer for the philatelic book(s) you are looking for, proceed to one of the shops and place your order on the shop's website if you like.

How to use Philatelic Bookstore

How can I use Philatelic Bookstore to check out price, availability, shipping costs and delivery times of an item in multiple stores?

If, for example, you are looking for a specific book, search by title, author, keyword or ISBN using the search form at the top. On the Search Results page, select one of the appearing books to proceed to a detailed book view. Go to our shipping info page to learn the shipping costs and methods to your area, from all participating bookstores (It is recommended to print or save this page). From the detailed book page, click on each of the bookstores button links featured to check the current price for this book. When you figure out which bookstore offers you the best deal, Please go to the How To Use Philatelic Bookstore page for step by step instructions.

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Does Philatelic Bookstore help me check shipping costs?

Yes. There is a special page that gives you all shipping costs. Our page is divided to 4 delivery regions USA, UK, Europe and Rest of the World. Most stores offer various shipping options; their costs vary greatly, especially on international orders. Philatelic Bookstore brings you all possible options.

Do I get all the pricing components separately?

Yes. You'll find the current book price in every Partner Bookstore we link to, Philatelic Bookstore also lists shipping costs for all stores as well as the retail price for every book. You can easily calculate the total price for your book, which you'll see after you place the book in your shopping cart and proceed to checkout.

How accurate is the quoted price?

All pricing information in the Philatelic Bookstore refers only to the retail price as the publishers determined. When you click on a link to a certain store you'll jump to same book's page in that store, where you'll find the exact price that they offer for this book. On international orders, exchange fees from your credit card company, customs fees and VAT and sales tax may need to be added. We therefore recommend that you order from within your own country, whenever possible.

Where can I find the currency exchange rates?

On each book page you'll find a link to a page where you can check the daily updated currency exchange rates. www.xe.net/currency/table.htm

What is the difference between the shipping time and the delivery time?

The shipping time is the time that it takes to ship your books from the bookstore to your door and depends on the shipping service (like UPS, FedEx, Postal Services, etc.) that you choose. The delivery time - in contrast to the shipping time - includes the estimated time that it may take the bookstore to get the product if it is not in stock and to handle the shipping. Therefore the delivery time information is more valuable, of course, but not all bookstores provide this information.

How accurate are the listed shipping times and delivery times?

This information is reliant on the numbers given by the online stores. In stock books usually ships in 3 days. Other books might take about 2 weeks to be shipped. Check this information in the book page of each and every store.

How many stores does Philatelic Bookstore check out?

Currently Philatelic Bookstore checks out 9 bookstores, and are constantly adding new ones!

Which stores do you check?

Check out the list of bookstores.

What about the online stores' service and reputation?

Philatelic Bookstore only lists professional stores with a good reputation.

Cooperating with Philatelic Bookstore

How can I replace links with the Philatelic Bookstore website?

It's very easy: Just fill out this form with your website details and we'll send you an HTML code which you can paste into your website. You'll be able to link to us with a hyperlink, logo or search box.

Can I advertise on the Philatelic Bookstore site?

We are currently setting up various sponsorship opportunities. Please take a look at our Advertising Section.