Payment Methods

All books listed on the AbeBooks Web sites are conveniently available for purchase using both Visa and MasterCard. Some of our booksellers choose to also offer other methods of payment.  If booksellers do offer additional payment options, they will process or collect the payment themselves.

Viewing a Bookseller's Accepted Payment Methods

Once you have found the book you're interested in purchasing, you can view the bookseller's accepted payment methods from the on the Search Results page.  

The book listing links to the accepted payment methods in two areas:

  1. Click on the bookseller's name located below the book's title and author details.


     

  2. Click on the link "[Bookseller & Payment Information]" found at the bottom of each book listing.

 

Both links bring up the "Book Details" page with  "Bookseller & Payment Information" displayed.  On the right of the box displaying this information, are the payment methods offered by the bookseller.
 

 

Booksellers may choose to offer any or all of the following forms of payment:

 

Credit Cards
 

  • Switch
  • Solo
  • JCB
  • Enroute
  • Discover
  • Diners Club
  • Delta
  • Carte Blanche
  • Bankcard (Australia)
  • American Express

Other
 

  • Bank Draft
  • Cash on Delivery (COD)
  • Invoice
  • Bank/Wire Transfer
  • Check
  • Money Order
  • Cash
  • Direct Debit (Personally Authorized Payment)
  • PayPal
 

 
 

Non Credit Card Payments

When you choose to pay by credit card, AbeBooks collects the credit card details from you during the check out process.  If you select another form of payment, details will be arranged directly with the bookseller.  The bookseller will contact you to finalize the payment or you may prefer to contact the seller after you have placed your online order.

PayPal Payments

Please note:  If you choose to pay by PayPal, the AbeBooks checkout will not redirect you to the PayPal web site.  The bookseller should provide you with the information that you need to make the payment on the PayPal site or you can request the information from the seller.  
 

Security tip – Please do not send credit card numbers or confidential information via e-mail or other non-secure methods.

See also:

Purchasing a book

Asking the bookseller a question

Add or Update Credit Card Information

Viewing your purchases