@upgradedendmills wrote:
When you deal with the mega booksellers you normally get what you paid for. The low prices translate into low service and low quality books. If you just want a book and don't care if you get it this year or next year, they are okay. Mold, mildew, tears, and wear are at no additional charge.
If you want a good book to read, keep, and treasure, you are probably better off using a reputable longtime bookseller. Quality sellers can't compete with mega booksellers on price but there is no comparison in other areas.
So true! I just purchased a book from one of those big time sellers and the danged thing was full of underlining (not disclosed) and marginal notes, but the condition was supposedly 'good' - ugghhhh...that's maybe readers copy or fair at best.
On Amazon the penny booksellers used to make their money by charging over the media mail rates and never combining shipping. The penny books are gone but they're still don't combine.
On here, every single book I've tried to list, some big bookseller is managing to sell AND ship for less than I can simply ship - these are hardbounds and mine are in excellent condition. It's frustrating, but then I'm not in it to make a living, just to clean out the bookshelves.
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