How to order from Kniga.ru

[msgohan]

Thanks to McCrutchy for his post about how to order. My own order finally arrived after 3 months! It literally has 28 stamps on the package. The status on their site still lists the order as "Собран на складе" which Google translates as "Assembled in a warehouse". I was quite shocked when I saw the package at the door today; I really thought my order fell into a black hole after my CC was charged.

I thought a step-by-step screenshot guide might help someone else to figure out the forms if you don't mind a potentially long wait for your order.

Internet Explorer is recommended to do the signup and ordering.

Account registration



Checkout

1. Name already filled in - don't check the box; I think it's if you're ordering for a company (maybe someone who knows Russian can explain this one).



2. Shipping options



3. Address



4. Payment method. Unless you happen to have a gift card or WebMoney account, use credit card... I believe the Assist system requires you to use Verified by Visa or MasterCard SecureCode. Hopefully you've signed up and remember your password.



5. Order total and confirmation. You can easily check roughly current exchange rates with Google. Ex: "search" for "1437 RUB = ? USD"



After placing the order, they sent me an email in Russian asking me to confirm my delivery address. I did so with the help of Google Translate. I also had a few other correspondences with them, and while I included my original English message in addition to the translated version, their responses were always in Russian.