Hey! I just wanna share my experience with Empire Book Store since I haven’t seen a lot of recent reviews of the store in this subreddit. I browsed their website and was stunned with the variety of selections and how cheap they are compared to local sellers. They have the books that I’ve been looking for years now and even offering different editions. 

I placed my order last August 22 and was given an option to pay online or do COD. I chose the latter just to be sure since I was skeptical of the store at first due to a lot of negative reviews about it. For these two books, I paid a total of 1178 including sf– which is really cheap since each of them retails around 800+ in local stores. 

4 days after placing my order, I received a text from them confirming whether I’ll be available to receive my books during their given time frame. I honestly thought the shipping will take about 3 months to arrive based other people’s experiences. After 15 days, I received a text updating me that my order is already in the delivery cycle and provided a tracking link as well.

Today, I received my books in very good condition. They were packed well with recycled materials– paper and a cardboard– aside from the inflatable plastic thingy they use to avoid dents or damages. I have placed another order from them for my Toni Morrison collection. I can’t believe they have different editions of her books for only 500+ pesos. This might just be my go-to bookstore especially if I am not in a rush to received the books.

Experience with Empire Book Store