How this works

How does the search work?

Once you enter a search criteria, be it the title, author, ISBN, subject of a book or keywords pertaining to it, the Once Owned Books search engine looks up various online bookstores to find books that match your criterias. The results are then displayed and you can compare prices for every book, ensuring you don't pay any more than you have to.

What is the point of this site?

The goal of Once Owned Books is to find the best possible price for the books you want. Once you tell us what book you are looking for we hunt for the cheapest price and display the results. We search multiple online bookstores and are always increasing our search capability constantly to better serve you.

How much does it cost?

The service is entirely free. The books, however, are not. The site is also ad-free.

Will I be able to use your site?

By all means, you should. This site respects the W3C XHTML and CSS standards and has been tested to work properly on the following browsers: IE 5.5 to 8, Firefox 1.5 to 3, Opera 9 and Safari 3.