If you live in america, I would suggest ordering from Kinokuniya online.
Their retail prices are the highest among japanese bookstores, but shipping
is surprisingly cheap. So I like to order from them online.
The last couple of times I ordered books from them I paid a $7-$8 flat shipping fee.
Here are their shipping rates within the US:
PURCHASE AMOUNT(BEFORE SALES TAX) 48STATES HI/AK CANADA
-$19.99 $6.00 $19.00 $8.00
$20.00 - $39.99 $7.00 $20.00 $10.00
$40.00 - $59.99 $8.00 $21.00 $12.00
$60.00 - $79.99 $9.00 $22.00 $14.00
$80.00 - $99.99 $10.00 $23.00 $18.00
-$100.00 FREE $13.00 $20.00
The first column is purchase price (before sales tax).
The second column is shipping to the 48 states (excluding Hawaii and Alaska).
The third column is shipping to Hawaii or Alaska.
The fourth column is shipping to Canada.
So if you spend over $100 online (before sales tax), shipping is FREE to all 48 states in the US. If you live in the 48 states, the most shipping you will ever pay is $10!
And they have nearly all the books you'll find on Amazon.jp (or will special order it from Japan if they don't have it in stock).
Kinokuniya also has stores in Singapore,Malaysia,Thailand,Australia,Taiwan, and Japan.
Kino no Tabi:
https://bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp/guest/c...=02&LANG=J
Their retail prices are the highest among japanese bookstores, but shipping
is surprisingly cheap. So I like to order from them online.
The last couple of times I ordered books from them I paid a $7-$8 flat shipping fee.
Here are their shipping rates within the US:
PURCHASE AMOUNT(BEFORE SALES TAX) 48STATES HI/AK CANADA
-$19.99 $6.00 $19.00 $8.00
$20.00 - $39.99 $7.00 $20.00 $10.00
$40.00 - $59.99 $8.00 $21.00 $12.00
$60.00 - $79.99 $9.00 $22.00 $14.00
$80.00 - $99.99 $10.00 $23.00 $18.00
-$100.00 FREE $13.00 $20.00
The first column is purchase price (before sales tax).
The second column is shipping to the 48 states (excluding Hawaii and Alaska).
The third column is shipping to Hawaii or Alaska.
The fourth column is shipping to Canada.
So if you spend over $100 online (before sales tax), shipping is FREE to all 48 states in the US. If you live in the 48 states, the most shipping you will ever pay is $10!
And they have nearly all the books you'll find on Amazon.jp (or will special order it from Japan if they don't have it in stock).
Kinokuniya also has stores in Singapore,Malaysia,Thailand,Australia,Taiwan, and Japan.
Kino no Tabi:
https://bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp/guest/c...=02&LANG=J
Edited: 2010-02-19, 1:54 am