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How Amazon Helped Small Bookstores

Oct 13, 2004 2:21 PM
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The Guardian (UK) reports: "Critics said the web would destroy small booksellers, but the internet has actually given them a new lease of life".

FWIW, almost all my book purchases are used books, purchased from third parties through Amazon. Before the web, I bought almost everything at chain bookstores like Barnes & Noble and Waldenbooks.

(via Marginal Revolution)


Comments: How Amazon Helped Small Bookstores

Do you go out of your way to get third party books are do you only read books that are out of print?

Posted by: ChuckJerry on October 13, 2004 6:18 PM | permalink

Actually, it's neither. When I get used books, the discounts can be astonishing -- a $30 book for $5 plus shipping (and tax free) is not uncommon.

Posted by: Joe Grossberg on October 13, 2004 10:06 PM | permalink

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