The Enigmatic Reader
Los Angeles, CA, USA
AbeBooks seller since May 18, 1999
About The Enigmatic Reader
The Enigmatic Reader is a used bookstore without a physical and public store front. The browsing is more abstract but there is the advantage that the store is always open and that the books can be shipped to you no matter where you live in the world. There are over 3,000 books in many different fields. The Enigmatic Reader began in 1999. We have sold over 20,000 books to people and institutions in over 50 countries. We have sold books to both recognizable scholars, journalists and writers such as Lynn Sherr, Alain de Botton, Kevin Phillips and Robert Scholes and to countless students looking for an out-of-print book or a cheap used copy at a good price. We have also sold books to libraries at many widely known educational institutions in the USA, Great Britain, Europe, Japan, Latin America and Australia. For the first year and a half we shipped our books from Miami, Florida and since August of 2000 we have been shipping from Los Angeles, California.
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About The Enigmatic Reader
Specialty:History, Religion, Literary Studies, Social Sciences
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We accept cash, checks, money orders, and the occasional trade, or you can use the
abecommerce credit card option offered by abebooks.com.
We mail our books through the United States Postal Service, usually before we
even get your check. Most single books can be mailed for $3.50 book rate,
additional books to the same address can be mailed for $1.00. Priority mail or
other options are available upon request. If you don't like the book for whatever
reason, do not hesitate to send it back for a full refund.Information regarding the right of cancellation
If you are a consumer you can cancel the contract in accordance with the following. Consumer means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession.
INFORMATION REGARDING THE RIGHT OF CANCELLATION
Statutory Right to cancel
You have the right to cancel this contract within 14 days for any reason.
The cancellation period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the the last good or the last lot or piece.
To exercise the right to cancel, you must inform us, The Enigmatic Reader, 1336 W. 25th St., 90007, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., of your decision to cancel this contract by a clear statement (e.g. a letter sent by post, fax or e-mail). You may use the attached model cancellation form, but it is not obligatory. You can also electronically fill in and submit a clear statement on our website, under "My Purchases" in "My Account". If you use this option, we will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a cancellation on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.
To meet the cancellation deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right to cancel before the cancellation period has expired.
Effects of cancellation
If you cancel this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us).
We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.
We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to cancel with contract.
We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.
We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.
You shall send back the goods or hand them over to us or The Enigmatic Reader, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your cancellation from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.
Exceptions to the right of cancellation
The right of cancellation does not apply to:
- the delivery of newspapers, journals or magazines with the exception of subscription contracts; and
- the supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium (e.g. on a CD or DVD) if you accepted when you placed your order that we could start to deliver it, and that you could not cancel it once delivery had started.
Model withdrawal form
(complete and return this form only if you wish to withdraw from the contract)
To: (The Enigmatic Reader, 1336 W. 25th St., 90007, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.)
I/We (*) hereby give notice that I/We (*) withdraw from my/our (*) contract of sale of the following goods (*)/for the provision of the following goods (*)/for the provision of the following service (*),
Ordered on (*)/received on (*)
Name of consumer(s)
Address of consumer(s)
Signature of consumer(s) (only if this form is notified on paper)
Date
* Delete as appropriate.
Shipping terms
Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required.


















