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Originally Posted by BillSmithBooks
Many -- if not most -- books are available used through Amazon, Abebooks and other sites at very reasonable prices. There really is very little excuse to download...
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My experience in Canada would suggest that while the prices of the books may be reasonable at times, the price of shipping is more-often-than-not where many of these retailers are making their profit....the last time I went out to complete a collection of an author's work (John Maxim), the 10 or so books I found used (couldn't find any locally) cost me ~$50...not bad, but the shipping on them averaged $6/book (and that was brought down by the few places that charged - gasp - actual postage of under $2.00 for a paperback from the US to Canada or across Canada...many of them were $9-10 to ship a pocketbook. Amazon, I find to be the worst for shipping of used books to Canada, Abe was the only place I found reasonable shipping. Alas - I wanted the series.
Anyway, my wordy point is - outside of the US, shipping costs make the purchase from many online retailers unfeasible due to added expense. There are many $1-2 paperbacks out there, but not everyone can afford the $8 to have them shipped. If I lived in the US, the costs are MUCH lower...I'm guessing you live in the US?