The French brand Rakuten, formerly known as PriceMinister, has belonged since 2010 to the Japanese group of the same name.
The website lists new and used products, including books.
Whether you are looking for a bestseller, a manga, a current affairs book, a comic strip, a novel or a travel guide, you are bound to find what you are looking for online.
The articles are classified by genre, by author, by best seller or by new release.
Rakuten also has a strong presence in the second-hand book market.
The books sold are numerous and offered at very attractive prices, especially if you are part of Club R. Do you prefer to opt for an audio book to read with others or to optimize your transport times?
This is also possible with Rakuten.
Here's everything you need to know about it.
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Rakuten's book section, one of the most complete
Rakuten has one of the largest online libraries.
Paperbacks, beautiful books on nature, cinema, photography, paperbacks, audio books, school or university textbooks to study... Whatever book catches your eye for your next reading session, be sure to find it in the Rakuten catalog.
To help you make your selection, the books are classified by genre.
You can also use filters and discover good deals as well as low prices to save money, editorial favourites, best sellers or new products.
Alongside this, Rakuten offers buying guides, allowing Internet users to benefit from advice, such as "How to choose the right comics, comics and manga?"
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The French today express the desire to consume more sustainably.
That's why Rakuten offers a large selection of used books.
Moreover, a filter allows only the titles in question to appear on the platform.
These are offered at low prices, the opportunity to do good business!
Finally, know that Rakuten allows everyone to sell books.
Just click on “Put on sale” at the top of the screen and follow the various instructions.
Special offers reserved for Club R members
To satisfy its customers, Rakuten has set up a loyalty program: Club R. Registration is 100% free, without obligation and allows Internet users to benefit from multiple advantages.
To begin with, each purchase made on the site earns 5% of the amount of the items in super points or Rakuten points (with the exception of products in the categories "Books, Comics, Music, CDs, DVDs, Blu-Rays, Video Games, Consoles ").
Indeed, for all traders in France, the law of August 10, 1981, known as Lang, imposes a single price for any new book in order to protect the sector.
Good deals on second-hand books thanks to Club R
The trick is to take an interest in the second-hand book market.
On Rakuten, second-hand book offers are reserved for Club R members with refunds in Rakuten Points up to 40%.
In addition, members benefit from exclusive access to all Rakuten events: Rakuten Day, Rakuten Points Multiplier, Happy Hours… without having to register in advance.
They can thus buy their works at the best price.
How to become a member of Club R?
To become a member of Club R, it's very simple.
All you have to do is create an account on the platform, then click on “Club R” and “Registration”.
When you join, you have Regular customer status.
There are others: Silver, Gold and Platinum.
The calculation of your status is based on the number of items you purchase as well as the amount of Rakuten Points accumulated over the last 6 months.
Reaching a higher level within the framework of Club R gives you access to even more privileges.
The points obtained are credited to your account approximately 3 days after confirming receipt of your order.
You can then use them on the entire Rakuten catalog, including books, within 90 days, sometimes less, for part or all of an order.
During the payment stage, you just have to tick the option "Use my Points".
Note that a super point is equivalent to €0.01.
Even more benefits with Club R Everywhere
To top it off, Rakuten extends its generosity to your favorite sites with Club R Everywhere.
The principle: allow you to accumulate the refunds received on your purchases on more than 1,500 partner platforms and spend your kitty on Rakuten.
To take advantage of this good plan, you must be registered with Club R. Afterwards, you just have to go to the Club R Everywhere page, choose a partner and follow the instructions.
You will then be redirected to the website of the partner in question in order to finalize your purchases.
Rakuten Kobo: a large selection of e-books and audiobooks
To go even further, the web giant markets electronic readers and digital books (ebooks) via its subsidiary Rakuten Kobo.
Its reading catalog offers a wide variety of choices: more than 5 million titles are to be discovered, from the classics of yesteryear to today's bestsellers (romance, detective story, thriller, literature, fiction, youth, imaginary, finance, comics…).
As with the Rakuten Books universe, it is possible to search by author, title, subject or genre, but also to take notes, highlight passages, choose the reading mode (day or night), font type and size, discover what's new and receive personalized recommendations.
Each Kobo Rakuten book has a detailed product sheet with its characteristics (number of pages, hours of reading, words, etc.), its summary and a rating.
It is also possible to opt for an audio book.
You should also know that Rakuten Kobo provides you with various advice articles on its blog.
A Rakuten Kobo+ subscription provides additional benefits.
Displayed at €9.99 per month with a 14-day free trial, the offer is perfect for reading enthusiasts.
They can access hundreds of thousands of books and add as many books as they want from the Kobo+ catalog, plus new titles are added every month.
To subscribe to the plan, simply go to kobo.com or on a Kobo eReader, select "Start Free Trial" on the description page of an eligible Kobo+ book, or from the end of its excerpt.
You will then be redirected to the payment page.
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