top | item 47149057 (no title) aucisson_masque | 4 days ago You can buy used books, they sell extremely cheap and are perfectly readable. There is a lot of seller, at least in France, but I guess it must be similar in usa. discuss order hn newest kreco|4 days ago Not invalidating your comment, but sometimes paying "new goods" means to support the creator. abnercoimbre|3 days ago Correct, I should've clarified I buy new hardcovers to support the author! rahimnathwani|4 days ago Used books in France appear extremely cheap because new ones can't be discounted. By law (I think) retailers only allowed to offer a maximum 5% off.Used books are exempt from the law entirely, so they're priced by pure market forces.In countries like the US or UK, a recently-published book might already be 40% off list price, so used copies may not be as much of a bargain.
kreco|4 days ago Not invalidating your comment, but sometimes paying "new goods" means to support the creator. abnercoimbre|3 days ago Correct, I should've clarified I buy new hardcovers to support the author!
rahimnathwani|4 days ago Used books in France appear extremely cheap because new ones can't be discounted. By law (I think) retailers only allowed to offer a maximum 5% off.Used books are exempt from the law entirely, so they're priced by pure market forces.In countries like the US or UK, a recently-published book might already be 40% off list price, so used copies may not be as much of a bargain.
kreco|4 days ago
abnercoimbre|3 days ago
rahimnathwani|4 days ago
Used books are exempt from the law entirely, so they're priced by pure market forces.
In countries like the US or UK, a recently-published book might already be 40% off list price, so used copies may not be as much of a bargain.