Money Guide Ireland

Books are usually a common choice for gifts at Christmas – but where is the cheapest place to buy books online for people living in Ireland?
Easons recently announced free delivery on orders over €25 after Amazon started offering free delivery to Ireland on orders over £25 GBP.
Prompted by these free delivery offers – we did a quick price comparison on 7 books  at Amazon , Easons and The Book Depository. The prices were checked in the first week of November 2009 – so may have changed since then. The books were randomly chosen  – although there were a couple of  Irish interest books thrown in to possibly give Easons a better chance – it still didn’t help them….
All prices are based on getting free delivery.
Amazon offer free delivery to Ireland on orders over £25.
Easons offer free delivery in Ireland on orders over €25 just until Christmas
The Book Depository offer free delivery to Ireland  on all orders.

The Total Amazon price includes the extra Irish VAT and a conversion rate of €1.12 to the Pound
Easons had a 3 for 2 offer – so Twilight was free

As you can see from the list above – Amazon came out as the cheapest online bookshop of the 3 we compared.
It was €26.16 cheaper than Easons (  over 25% cheaper) and €36.05 cheaper than The Book Depository.
If anything – the selection was  probably biased towards Easons – because we selected two books on purpose that Easons had on special offer -  but  they still came out more expensive than Amazon.
Obviously – a selection of 7  books  cannot be treated as a full and proper comparison – but it is a good guide to where you are likely to make big savings on books this Christmas.

(Figures amended on Nov 24th to take account of Easons 3 for 2 offer that was missed)

Waterstones online have their 150 top selling books of the year on a buy one get one free offer Waterstones deliver to Ireland . See the selection of BOGOF Books Here .
It  might be still worth checking the equivalent prices over on Amazon (free delivery at Amazon on orders over £25) to see how prices compare.

Thanks to good old Joe Duffy and RTE – this book “Culchies Guide to Dublin” is going to be selling out fast. Amazon have a few copies left – and more on the way.  The book has what they say is “the most honest map of Dublin ever showing all of Dublin’s suburbs referenced with film certs PG , 15  18 – so you know whether you should wear a dress suit or flak jacket when visiting”.

Also available to order at Waterstones Online ISBN is 1856356353

A book just out this week is going to be popular in these days of depression and recession. It’s written by  Martin Weiss – –America′s Consumer Advocate for Financial Safety
The Ultimate Depression Survival Guide  gives readers information on how to create an effective financial and personal plan for the future . This comprehensive guide was especially designed to help people map out a practical financial plan in this unpredictable economic environment, so that they can stop worrying about their money and just enjoy life. Step by step, it ntroduces, explains, and helps solve many of the new challenges and risks that face millions of people. Throughout the book, Weiss provides  strategies for coping with the credit crunch, housing bust,  global investing, foreign currencies, and commodities.

Book available on Amazon UK see link below.

The Ultimate Depression Survival Guide: Protect Your Savings, Boost Your Income, and Grow Wealthy Even in the Worst of Times: Protect Your Savings, Boost … Grow Your Wealth Even in the Worst of Times