HOW TO GET FREE (unlimited) BOOKSTORE CREDIT IN 4-8 WEEKS
BY: DIzzIE [c]opyleft 2003-05
What?
This simple scam involves browsing freebie sites for free book offers, ordering the books, and then taking advantage of lenient ‘no receipt then store credit’ policies adopted by the vast majority of bookstores to ‘return’ the books, thus receiving store credit to buy whichever books you want.
How?
No extra clarification is needed, as the ‘What?’ was fairly self explanatory. Simply proceed to your favourite search engine (such as
www.google.com) and search for free book offers (i.e. something along the lines of ‘book freebies’, ‘order free books’, ’free book offer’, etc.). Fill out the order forms and wait the 4-8 weeks (standard waiting time) for the books to arrive. Use this time to call local bookstores and ask what their return policy is for books without a receipt. As already stated, most bookstores give store credit for books returned without a receipt. For example, Mary Ellen Keating, a Barnes & Noble spokeswoman, stated: “On the store side, we have always had a lenient policy about taking books back from anywhere as long as they are in pristine condition.” And the Borders Books Return Policy states: “Merchandise unaccompanied by the original Borders store receipt, or presented for return beyond 30 days from date of purchase, must be carried by Borders at the time of the return. The lowest price offered for the item during the 12 month period prior to the return will be refunded via a gift card.” Finally, as the title of this text suggests, you may order the books numerous times, thus this is truly an unlimited scam opportunity (depending on how many different sites you can find and how many times you can order from the same site (by using a proxy, if needed, and customer name variations, along with different emails, and the options are sky-high)
Some Sites Please?
This is an updated list of free books one may order online, with worthless books, broken links, etc. deleted. The prices were obtained from either amazon.com or barnesandnoble.com. As stores give credit for lowest sale price, one mustn't be surprised if one receives credit for a lower price than listed here. Books marked as 'unverified' mean that I was unable to find a listing/price for the book. The books are listed in no particular order. Replace hxxp with http
Celebrating the Art of Architecture: 25 Years of Pritzker Prize Winning Architects
$16.96
hxxp://www.architecturebookdeals.com/guide/
Bible Basics
$5.00
hxxp://www.bbie.org/free-book/free-bible-basics-book.php
Revolution In World Missions
$5.95
hxxps://www.gfa.org/gfa/freebook?motiv=WA50-W0B1 (main site: hxxp://www.jesusanswers.com ‘FREE Christian Book’)
Charting Made Easy
$19.95
7 Chart Patterns That Consistently Make Money
$19.95
Trend Forecasting with Technical Analysis
$19.95
The Four Biggest Mistakes in Futures Trading
$19.95
7 Steps to Success Trading Options Online
$19.95
The Four Biggest Mistakes in Option Trading
$19.95
hxxp://www.traderslibrary.com/free/#freebook [select one]
100 Questions and Answers about Lung Cancer
$16.95
hxxp://www.livingwithit.org/lwilung/foryou/offer2.jsp
The Art of Electronic Futures Trading: Building a Winning System by Avoiding Psychological Pitfalls
$34.95
hxxp://partners.futuresource.com/offers/zap_art.htm
Rebel with a Cause
$10.39
Living Beyond the Limits: A Life in Sync with God
UNVERIFIED [ $?.??]
This One Thing I do
UNVERIFIED [ $?.??]
hxxp://www.samaritanspurse.org/franklin/franklin.asp?section=Bibliography&subsection=Order %20Books
Recovery Version New Testament
$10.50
hxxp://www.biblesforamerica.org/products/RequestRcV.aspx
How to Make Insurance Companies Pay Your Claims and What to Do If They Don't
$11.01
hxxp://www.sbd-law.com/consumer_resources.php?hid=free_bookorder
Variety of Free Books (your choice of two or three) (most averaging ~$5 each)
hxxp://store.eharlequin.com/t5_free_books.jhtml;jsessionid=
Variety of Free Books (must place link on website/blog) (most averaging ~$10 each)
hxxp://www.bruderhof.com/us/free_stuff/free-book-offer.htm
KJV Bible
$8.24
hxxp://www.christianityfreebies.com/freebies2/Christian_Books/ZJ7HGF355GA.cfm
Lean Six Sigma in Sickness and in Health
$14.41
Wisdom on the Green : Smarter Six Sigma Business Solutions
$14.41
hxxp://www.smartersolutions.com/free_book_offer.php [select one] [call (512) 918-0280]
IP Routing
$23.07
Cisco Router Troubleshooting Handbook
$19.79
BGP4 Inter-Domain Routing in the Internet
$15.63
hxxp://www.packetdesign.com/forms/demo2book-form.htm [select one] (requires "corporate" contact information for scheduling of demo)
The Day Jesus the Christ Died
$12.95
hxxp://www.biblicaltruthministries.org/special_offer.htm
The Divine Plan of the Ages
$11.33
hxxp://www.biblestudents.com/freebook.cfm
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Total price: $226.66
[links verified on 06/26/2005]
Please note that not all offers have been verified (as that would require waiting to see if each individual tome would indeed arrive, by which time the offer would possibly have already expired).
Feel free to share your own free book offer findings, but please no direct links.
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