Don't know where to buy books online (I have special requirements)

Better World Books is an online bookstore that offers free worldwide shipping. They offer new titles as well as used books and textbooks. They are affiliated with over 2300 college campuses and 3000 libraries. So far, they sold over 117 million books for $15 million, and put that into funding for literacy and education.

Amazon.com is an electronic commerce company that offers a wide variety of items, as well as books.

They offer e-books, as well as textbook rentals.

eBay is an e-commerce company that sells and holds auctions for a vide variety of items, as well as books. 

The site has a filter that can show you which of the  items can be shipped for free, as well as to which countries that particular seller ships their product.

Advanced Book Exchange is an online store that offers:

• New books
• Used books
• Antique books
• New or used textbooks
• Possibility to sell books to other people

They have been founded in 1995, and lanunched in 1996, and are recognized by the UN as one of the world's leading commerce companies. They have various other sites, for other countries:

ABE Germany; ABE France; ABE Italy; ABE Spain.

Barnes&Noble is an online bookstore that has one million books in stock. It offers:

• Physical copies of books
• E-books
• Audiobooks
• Signed copies of books
• Out-of-print books

The shipping details are:

Free for eligible items worth $25 or more, within the continental US.

Free express shipping that takes 1-3 business days on all eligible orders, within the continental US. This is only for B&N members.

International shipping charge for bulk orders is based on weight and destination of the shipment.

Thrift Books is an online bookstore that offers all genres, but also rare books and collectibles. They ship worldwide, and are said to have the fastst international shipment of books.

Their shipping options are:

For the USA:

Standard shipping: 4-14 business days; for orders under $10 each - $0.99; orders $10 and above have free shipping

Expedited shipping: 5-8 business days; for orders under $10 each - $2.99; orders $10 and above - $2.99

2-day shipping: 2 business days; for orders under $10 each - $13.99; orders $10 and above -$13.99

For Canada and the UK:

Standard shipping: 15-20 business days; for each item $2.99

Expedited shipping: 5-10 business days; for each item $5.99

The rest of the world:

Standard shipping: 15-20 business days; for each item $4.99

Expedited shipping: 10-15 business days; for each item $9.99

Alibris is an online bookstore that offers:

• New books
• Used books
• Out-of-print books
• Rare books

Alibris has an online network of intependent booksellers. It has more than 150 million books, and 15 thousand booksellers in 65 countries.

They offer two kinds of shipping:

Standard international: it takes 3-4 weeks to ship; the fee is $14.99 for each item that is being shipped.

Priority international: it takes about 2 weeks for the shipment to arrive; the fee is $19.99 for each item that is being shipped.

The Strand is an online bookstore that offers a wide variety of books and media; they have audiobooks, as well as physical copies. They offer new books, old books, collectibles, rare books, out-of-print books, and signes copies. You can even sell your old books, but they are picky about that, even if the book is in good condition.

It is possible to preorder a signed copy of a book, and they offer a discount for that.

Their shipping options are:

For the USA:

Econony: $3.99 for the first item, and $0.99 for each additional book; 4-14 business days

Ground: $5.99 for the first item, and $0.99 for each additional book; 2-6 business days

Second Day Express: $9.99 for the first item, and $3.99 for each additional book; 2-3 business days

Next Day Express: $19.99 for the first item, and $6.99 for each additional book; 1 business day

For Canada:

Standard: $9.99 for the first item, and $9.99 for each additional book; 7-30 business days

Priority: $29.99 for the first item, and $9.99 for each additional book; 3-7 business days

The rest of the world:

Standard: $17.99 for the first item, and $8.99 for each additional book; 7-30 business days

Priority: $39.99 for the first item, and $19.99 for each additional book; 3-7 business days

Magers & Quinn Booksellers is an online bookstore based in Minnesota, that offers books of all genres, old, new, collectibles, and rare books.

Their shipping options are:

For domestic shipment:

Economy Mail - 7-14 business days, $2.50 per shipment, and $1.50 per item

Expedited Ground - 3-7 business days, $4 per shipment, $3 per item

Next Day Air - 1 business day after the order is processed, $19 per shipment, $6 per item

For international shipment:

International Economy - 10-36 days, $7.50 per shipment, $5 per item

Expedited International - 6-14 business days, $12 per shipment, $10 per item

International Express (phone number required) - 3-7 business days, $35 per shipment, $12 per item.

BibliOZ is an online bookstore that specializes in out-of print, collectible, rare books. They have been in business for 20 years. They are Australia-based and ship worldwide.

Paperback Swap is an online bookstore that is a little different because it lets you swap books with other users on the site. If you have a book to offer, you list it on your profile. For each book you send, you get one credit. You can use that credit to request a book from someone else, or to get a discount for the books this store offers.

For registering on this site, you get two credits, which means two books free of charge.