Bookindy – Browse Amazon, buy independent

Browse Amazon and get the local bookshop price, which is sometimes cheaper. Buy online and pick up or get it delivered.

What is Bookindy – Browse Amazon, buy independent?

Bookindy – Browse Amazon, buy independent, is a unique Chrome extension designed for book lovers in the UK. It seamlessly integrates with Amazon to show you the local bookshop price for books, allowing you to choose cheaper or, buy independent to support your local shops. If the book is out of stock on Amazon, it might be available in your local shop. Apart from aiding with a cost-effective purchase, Bookindy gives you a chance to uphold your local bookshops, even if you don't personally visit them. Note: Works exclusive for Amazon UK as of now.

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Extension stats

By: https://bookindy.com

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Users: 785 ▼ -6

Rating: 4.32 (25)

Version: 1.2.3 (Last updated: 2015-10-05)

Creation date: 2015-10-05

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

tabs
*://www.amazon.co.uk/*
*://www.amazon.com/*
*://*.hive.co.uk/*
geolocation
storage

Size: 106.50K

URLs: Website

Ranking

# 33109 ▲ 671

Other rankings

#1441 in Shopping ▼ 9

#47 in will keyword 4 ▼ 1

#104 in deliver keyword 7

#167 in book keyword 18 ▼ 3

#177 in amazon keyword 48 ▼ 6

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Extension summary

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This extension works for Amazon UK only. US, Canada, Australia and Germany in the works.

Amazon isn’t always cheaper than your local bookshop – You could use Bookindy to ensure you’re buying at the cheapest price.

Books are sometimes out of stock on Amazon, but in stock at your local bookshop – You could use Bookindy to buy a book before it’s restocked on Amazon.

Bookindy uses a brilliant service for independent bookshops called Hive, who deliver books directly from the wholesaler. Whether you pick up or get it delivered, your local bookshop benefits. You could use Bookindy to support your local independent bookshop and never actually visit it!

Install and see for yourself.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Supports local independent bookstores
Often finds books cheaper than Amazon
User-friendly and satisfying to use
Great concept that combines local shopping with online convenience
Helps broke students access affordable books

Cons

Does not work consistently
May cause issues with Amazon's website
Limited to the UK only without clarification in the description
No option to collect books from local bookstores for some searches
Looks like it hasn't been updated or maintained recently

Most mentioned

It does not work
Cheaper than Amazon
Supports local bookstores
UK only
Used to work well

Recent reviews

It just doesn't work. No difference to Amazon at all.

Peter Emerson, 2023-02-01

It does not work. I have looked for several well known books and there is no option to collect form local bookstore. Very disappointing.

Louise Sanderson, 2020-11-30

It looks like this extension hasn't been in development for a while, so this may be a moot point. It used to work so well (5 stars!) but it looks as if Amazon has found a way to block it. On top of that, I have just realised today that the extension being enabled is the cause of some frustrating issues I've been having with Amazon since the start of lockdown, i.e. only able to view the first product image and clicking images reveals a large blank white pop-up which then freezes over the rest of the page until it is manually refreshed. Disable the extension and the problem goes away...

Alex Gibson, 2020-06-27

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Bookindy – Browse Amazon, buy independent requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.