Updating Your Account Information

 

To change the information you entered about yourself when you first created your AbeBooks account, please follow the simple steps below. These instructions can be used to update your name, email address, Community Forum nickname, and newsletter and currency preferences.  

Note: If you have not yet created an AbeBooks account, please see Your AbeBooks Account.

1. Sign on to your AbeBooks account with your email address and password. 

2. From the Member Menu, click [My Account Information] under My Personal Info.  

3. Make any changes you require.  

4. Click [Update Details] to submit your changes. 

You'll see a Success! message as soon as we've saved the change. 

* Please note that all fields marked with a red asterisk are required and no changes can be saved until those fields have been completed.

 

 

Account Address Book:

 

To add, edit, or delete a shipping address, follow these simple steps:

1. Sign on to your AbeBooks account with your email address and password. 

2. From the Member Menu, click [My Address Book] under My Personal Info.  

3. Click 'Edit' or 'Delete' below a saved address to either edit or delete it.*  

~OR~

4. Enter a new address in the 'New Address' form at the bottom of the page. (You may need to scroll down to see the form.)

5. Click [Save] to submit your changes. 

* An address that is associated with a saved credit card cannot be edited through this screen. Instead, access the address through the 'Manage My Credit Cards' link in the My Personal Info section fot eh Member Menu.

 

 

Shopping Basket Address Book:


Both shipping and billing addresses can be saved directly within the Shopping Basket, to make checking out faster and easier for future purchases. Simply follow the instructions below: 

 

 

1.   Sign on to your AbeBooks account. 

2. Search for a book and add it to your basket. 

3. Click the [Proceed to Checkout] button. 

4. Select a credit card payment method from the drop-down list and click the [Save & Continue] button. 

5. Enter your credit card details on the top half of the Payment Details screen. 

6. If you've saved a billing address in the past, select it from the [Billing Address] drop-down list.  If not, enter your billing address in the fields provided. 

7. Select the [Use as shipping address] or [Make this my preferred shipping address] check boxes if either of these options apply. Click the [Save & Continue] button. 

8. If your shipping address is different from the billing address on this order, click the [Edit] button to either add a new address or select one you've previously saved. 

9. On the Address Book page, do one of the following: 

• Click a [Use this Address] button to select one of your saved addresses as the shipping address. 

• Scroll down the page and enter a new address. Then, select [Use this Address]. 

• You can also use the [Delete] option to remove any saved addresses that you no longer require.

10. Confirm your shipping address, payment information, and item summary, then click the [Place Order Now] button.