Chile Forum

Lunkey wrote:does anyone know if it is possible (impossible?) to buy a Chile lonely planet in Santiago in English?

I screwed up terribly in only bringing Discovery Channel guidebook my brother bought me before moving.... doh. You can actually buy and download chapters of Lonely Planet guidebooks, which I've done for a couple chapters of Chile, but it just doesn't compare to having an actual book.

I'm close to just having my family buy and send me one from the states, but before making them do that I thought I'd try and buy one here first (even if it's more expensive)..

Try posting on ThornTree South America. There could be a traveler departing soon who would be happy to receive a few bucks or even give it away to a fellow English speaker.

For the second link, just do a Google search for:

"stuck-up cuicas gringas en chile"

Just joking

It really can easily be found in a search engine.

Kathi wrote:
1.Santiago Community Church has its next used book sale on Saturday, August 15 from 10:00am - Noon at Avda. Holanda 151 in Providencia, only two blocks from the Tobalaba metro. 1000s of paperbacks and magazines in English, always some in a few other languages. I think the latest charge is $500 or under per book - really new ones might costs a little more.

Thanks for the info! Been waiting for someone to let us know when the next one is! Yay!

eeuunikkeiexpat wrote:

Lunkey wrote:does anyone know if it is possible (impossible?) to buy a Chile lonely planet in Santiago in English?

I screwed up terribly in only bringing Discovery Channel guidebook my brother bought me before moving.... doh. You can actually buy and download chapters of Lonely Planet guidebooks, which I've done for a couple chapters of Chile, but it just doesn't compare to having an actual book.

I'm close to just having my family buy and send me one from the states, but before making them do that I thought I'd try and buy one here first (even if it's more expensive)..

Try posting on ThornTree South America. There could be a traveler departing soon who would be happy to receive a few bucks or even give it away to a fellow English speaker.

ah thanks I'll check it out. I did find it today at a bookstore near plaza de armas but they were charging $40 a copy! screw that.

Just saw this. It might interest some of you.

http://santiago.en.craigslist.org/bks/1289678373.html

I read here about books in English and saw that Better World Books was recommended. Went ahead and placed an order thinking I would take a chance as I am an avid reader. The books arrived safe and sound and it took about one month (almost to the day). I purchased used books and paid $4 shipping per book. I have since ordered another shipment. Thanks for the recommendation!

I recently ordered some books from thebookdepository.co.uk very good- price, free delivery and they got here fine.

Ooooh, the site looks good. Thanks so much for posting it!

AussieMum wrote:I recently ordered some books from thebookdepository.co.uk very good- price, free delivery and they got here fine.

How long did it take to get your books?

Ooohhh! i'm going to save this, bookmark it or put the info into my handy dandy notebook - I'm a true bookaholic and was concerned about how I would manage my vice after "the move" - thanks!
Lana

AussieMum wrote:I recently ordered some books from thebookdepository.co.uk very good- price, free delivery and they got here fine.

Free delivery?!

Vicki and Greg Lansen wrote:Heather, that's great! It cost my family member almost $10 to send two small paperbacks to me. I plan on getting a Kindle (from Amazon) whenever we get back, but this might be a good alternative in the meantime. Have you ordered and gotten your books? Any trouble with customs declarations? Thanks again!

Vicki

You may want to consider the Sony version of the kindle, I forget the name. Less expensive and I've read it has fewer kinks...

allegro wrote:

AussieMum wrote:I recently ordered some books from thebookdepository.co.uk very good- price, free delivery and they got here fine.

Free delivery?!

yes Free international delivery - most of the books were cheaper then what I paid for them in Australian book stores too.

hmm I think it took a few weeks- one was a boxed set of books too- so free postage on that was a major bonus

Okay so ordered 27/12 and got them last weekend. So just under 1 month

Ooooh, the site looks good. Thanks so much for posting it!

I second that appreciation... And a worthy cause on top of it all. Good show.

For anyone in Valpo, there's a little book feria going on at the moment really near Bellavista metro station. It's just a group of stalls, but one of them had a smallish pile of English language books, probably about 20. I picked up a Gabriel Garcia Marquez short story collection and a Maya Angelou novel I thought were worth reading for about 3,000 CLP each, which I thought wasn't shabby.

And I hear that the Instituo Britanico Chileno de Cultura in Vina (3 Norte) has a library. Their main website is here: http://www.institutochilenobritanico.cl ... /index.php and the library catalogue here:
Their catalogue is here: http://www.institutochilenobritanico.cl ... /index.php I remember reading that it's open to the public and has a pretty decent sized collection.

Long-term, I would definitley be up for a book exchange.