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Originally Posted by HarryT
It's a mistake for a small book shop to even attempt to compete with Amazon. What the small shop can do - and still do very successfully - is specialise in one particular field, and be more knowledgeable in that field than the Amazon's of this world can ever hope to be. I have a friend who runs a very successful SF book shop here in the UK on that basis.
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I agree, and that's what's keeping The Other Change of Hobbit alive in Berkeley--a collection of used books, many of which are out of print, almost as large as their new books for sale, staff recommendations, and author signings.
But that's not "more flexible;" it's "catering to a niche market."