2013年11月25日 星期一

上網買二手英文書,書況怎麼看?!



最近常上網買二手英文童書,最常光顧的就是BetterWorldBooks,來分享些最近學到的常識吧!

先來幾張彤彤的照片! 



大家買二手書最關心的就是書況了!每家書商對於書況的定義不一,臺灣的TAAZE(讀冊生活)的是分類書況後會拍影片實際展示書本的狀況,算是很厚工。很多熱門書的影片還沒拍好,上架後很快就賣掉了,但是我找過幾次二手英文童書,發現書不是很多。BetterWorldBookds倒是非常多,很多市面上斷貨的書或CD都有,版本也很多可選。對TAAZE(讀冊生活)&BetterWorldBooks不熟的人,可以先看我之前的文章《分享「全球免運」的海外網路書店購買童書&有聲書的心得!! (Free Shipping Worldwide)》

(PS. 題外話!TAAZE(讀冊生活)的書也可透過UDN買東西網站買,常有免運&購物金活動。)

以下是的BetterWorldBooks對分類的定義+圖片 (可惜圖片不是很清楚,很難參考,對不起了! 若有需要請自行上官網查找)。我翻譯了分類的定義,給大家參考一下,也順便練練英文嘍!

  • BOOK CONDITION: Used Like New (書況:近全新)

Virtually untouched. Only you know it isn't new. 100% Money Back guarantee. Every purchase supports literacy! 書幾乎原封未動,只有你知道它並非全新! 100%滿意保證,不滿意包退!買書即響應助學計劃!



  • BOOK CONDITION: Used Very Good (書況:非常良好)

If you use a magnifying glass, you can tell it's been read before. Every purchase supports literacy!
若非使用放大鏡,你幾乎看不出書有翻閱過的痕跡。買書即響應助學計劃!


  • BOOK CONDITION: Used Good (書況:良好)

This book was interesting enough to achieve a few bent corners, maybe a little writing or highlighting inside at the interesting parts. Every purchase supports literacy!
即使書頁有些翻折的痕跡,讀還是起來很有趣。在書內頁有些部分或許有些記號或劃線。買書即響應助學計劃!



  • BOOK CONDITION: Used Acceptable (書況:可接受)

This book is visibly worn, and may have considerable markings on its page. Someone was seriously into this book. What secrets did they learn...? As always, every purchase supports literacy!
書看起來有點磨損了,可能有些明顯的劃線或記號。某人曾看書看得很認真,他看出什麼端倪呢…? 買書即響應助學計劃!





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