Sentient Loom to Ask [email protected]English • 1 month agoWhat are the best alternatives to Amazon for buying new (or used) books?message-square48fedilinkarrow-up184arrow-down13file-text
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minus-squareguyrocketcakelinkfedilink5•1 month agoI appreciate local bookstores and brick and mortar B&N…BUT prices. Unfortunately online is much cheaper than in store.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•1 month agoSure, there’s a price differential, but I think of it as a “cover charge” for going and hanging out in their bookstore.
minus-squareguyrocketcakelinkfedilink3•1 month agoIf the difference were only a nominal % I might agree with you. When I bought the Complete Calvin and Hobbes the price at the local bookstore was about twice the online prices.
I appreciate local bookstores and brick and mortar B&N…BUT prices.
Unfortunately online is much cheaper than in store.
Sure, there’s a price differential, but I think of it as a “cover charge” for going and hanging out in their bookstore.
If the difference were only a nominal % I might agree with you.
When I bought the Complete Calvin and Hobbes the price at the local bookstore was about twice the online prices.
Ouch, twice the price is rough, fair enough.