Questions on importing books.

[kamalloy]

Has anyone ever ordered something from amazon.co.uk and had it shipped to the US? How expensive is it, generally? There's a particular book that I want that was published in the UK only and amazon.co.uk has it in stock, so I'm considering ordering it.

Comments

[lirazel]

I haven't ordered from amazon.co.uk, but I have bought used books from English sellers. Usually, what I was paying was so low that there was no "duty" (the import or customs tax). Shipping was higher, but not excessive (at least to me.)

[millenia]

I bought The Discworld Companion from Amazon.co.uk and it showed up at my door, hassle-free. The only minor issue was that I was on their mailing list for some time and couldn't figure out how to get off, so I'd occasionally be told that as a Liverpudlian, I was entitled to a special discount on blahblahblah.