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Originally Posted by speakingtohe
My opinion only, but the advantages of selling used books are highly overrated
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Same for CD's. If I discover a new artist and want to buy many of his CD's (so I can create my own MP3 and FLAC files from them), then I often do so at the Amazon.co.uk marketplace. Many CD's are only GBP 0.01, and cost GBP 2.45 to ship to the Netherlands. Of course, the seller will make some profit on the shipping, but not too much probably. I can get CD's shipped to my door for less than GBP 2.50 (EUR 2.97), and we're talking about CD's that cost GBP 9.99-14.99 new.
The same goes for sheet music books, and there the savings are often even bigger. I can get sheet music books shipped to me for 5 pounds or less, books that easily cost 25 pounds or more when new.
If I wanted paperbacks, the same would apply. I'd probably pay less than GBP 3.00 to get them shipped to my home.
Sometimes I wonder why people bother reselling that stuff. If they make GBP 1,00 per book (off the shipping cost), then I think it's much already.