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BlackSkimmer

(51,308 posts)
Sun Jun 12, 2022, 10:23 AM Jun 2022

Question about buying books on Amazon.

I belong to Audible, but I love books I can hold in my hands as well. How can I tell if a book has pictures when reading the Amazon description?

I thought they used to have a place where it said “illustrated” or “pictures”?

Listening to “Grandma Gatewood’s Walk” on Audible right now, but would love to buy the book if it has pics. Fantastic book btw!

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Question about buying books on Amazon. (Original Post) BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 OP
I don't know if there's a specific place but QED Jun 2022 #1
... Faux pas Jun 2022 #2
Above the picture of the book cover on the upper left of the Amazon description Ocelot II Jun 2022 #3
Thanks, I'll check it out. BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 #7
i would suggest seeing if the author has a website. mopinko Jun 2022 #4
I don't know about Amazon, but at Powells nilram Jun 2022 #5
Thank you for this! BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 #9
Consider buying from independent book stores: cbabe Jun 2022 #6
Thanks for this! BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 #8
I second that recommendation. hippywife Jun 2022 #10
I go to Thriftbooks.com ailsagirl Jun 2023 #12
amazon Caren021 Oct 2022 #11

QED

(2,946 posts)
1. I don't know if there's a specific place but
Sun Jun 12, 2022, 10:27 AM
Jun 2022

You could try reading the reviews and see if anyone mentions illustrations. You could also check the question section and see if anyone has asked that or you could ask it yourself.

Faux pas

(15,363 posts)
2. ...
Sun Jun 12, 2022, 10:30 AM
Jun 2022

Some do have a "look inside" feature on the top right hand corner of the pictured book. Lol, don't know if that helps you any.

Ocelot II

(120,815 posts)
3. Above the picture of the book cover on the upper left of the Amazon description
Sun Jun 12, 2022, 10:32 AM
Jun 2022

there is usually a "Look inside" notation with an arrow pointing to the picture. Click on that, and there will often be a table of contents including a list of illustrations if there are any.

mopinko

(71,798 posts)
4. i would suggest seeing if the author has a website.
Sun Jun 12, 2022, 10:33 AM
Jun 2022

that's my fave way to buy books. it's an easy place to get autographed copies too.
i'm in a michael palin fb page, and found out there that ordering his books direct, you can asked for an autograph and an inscription.
i ordered a book of limericks. the funny thing is, there's a limit to the characters you can enter. for some reason mine didnt go through. i got an email asking me if i wanted an inscription. from a tom palin, his bro?
anyway, it wasnt so much i wanted a particular inscription as i wanted to tell a story. in an exchange on the page, after a long and hilarious thread, i had been awarded the badge of the spanish inquisition. i replied to the email, no longer limited, w a longer version of the story.
took a while to get the book, as it shipped form england.

but the inscription reads-
no one expects the badge of the spanish inquisition.

 

BlackSkimmer

(51,308 posts)
9. Thank you for this!
Sun Jun 12, 2022, 05:25 PM
Jun 2022

I'm still listening to the Audible version and so much in awe of this woman.

cbabe

(4,155 posts)
6. Consider buying from independent book stores:
Sun Jun 12, 2022, 12:12 PM
Jun 2022
https://bookshop.org/

An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.

hippywife

(22,767 posts)
10. I second that recommendation.
Mon Jun 20, 2022, 11:05 AM
Jun 2022

I've ordered a handful of books from there to be shipped to my niece and nephew, and selected my local brick and mortar book shop to receive the credit.

ailsagirl

(23,801 posts)
12. I go to Thriftbooks.com
Fri Jun 9, 2023, 06:22 PM
Jun 2023

Very reasonably-priced used books and it takes only a few days from ordering them to receiving them.

Caren021

(6 posts)
11. amazon
Wed Oct 19, 2022, 05:50 PM
Oct 2022

Hi there, isn't there a Look into the Book section on Amazon? There you could check and tell if the book has illustrations or not...

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