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pdurrant · 08-20-2018, 01:15 AM

I used to haunt second-hand books stores. I bought and sold there. How else could I get enough to read?

But now I hardly ever go in. And if I do, it's to try to sell. The stores near me all seem to have more stock than they can handle. Charity shops are reluctant to take books.

Has the ebook killed the second-hand paper book market? Or is it something else? Or is this just my perception, and the second-hand paper book market is fine?

08-20-2018, 01:15 AM	#1
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,082 Karma: 315558332 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Have ebooks killed the second-hand paper book market? I used to haunt second-hand books stores. I bought and sold there. How else could I get enough to read? But now I hardly ever go in. And if I do, it's to try to sell. The stores near me all seem to have more stock than they can handle. Charity shops are reluctant to take books. Has the ebook killed the second-hand paper book market? Or is it something else? Or is this just my perception, and the second-hand paper book market is fine?