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Originally Posted by murraypaul
How do book prices in France and Germany compare with those in UK ...
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That's the wrong question to ask, if only because the merchandise is not the same. You could use average prices, I suppose, but a direct comparison is not possible. The questions I'd ask are a) how's the variety in book titles, and b) how's the retail landscape in general. Have the chains taken over yet? Is the sole proprietor bookshop dead? It's under constant attack in Germany, make no mistake, but so far alive and kicking, all things considered.
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Originally Posted by murraypaul
That's bad if you are running an independent bookstore, but not necessarily if you are buying books.
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I suppose that depends on the sort of books you're interested in, really. I for one really don't care for all the hyped junk food equivalent of literature, and obviously those are the only ones you'd find in a general super market.