Cookies Notice

Last updated: July 11, 2024

We use cookies and similar tools (collectively, "cookies") for the purposes described below.

Operational Cookies

We use cookies to provide our services, for example:

  • Recognising you when you sign on to use our services
  • Displaying products and content features which might be of interest to you
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  • Preventing fraudulent activity
  • Improving security

We also use cookies to understand how customers use our services so we can make improvements. For example, we use cookies to conduct research and diagnostics to improve content, products, and services, and to measure and understand the performance of our services.

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Additional Information

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You can manage cookies by visiting our Cookie Preferences page. We will apply your cookie preferences to the AbeBooks service and the device and browser on which you made your choice for 13 months.

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See the Cookies & Internet Advertising section of our Privacy Policy for more information about the types of information we gather.