Sentient Loom to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 month agoWhat are the best alternatives to Amazon for buying new (or used) books?message-square46fedilinkarrow-up180file-text
arrow-up180message-squareWhat are the best alternatives to Amazon for buying new (or used) books?Sentient Loom to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 month agomessage-square46fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@Rolando@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink5•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-squareguyrocketlinkfedilink3•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.
minus-square@Rolando@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink3•1 month agoOuch, twice the price is rough, fair enough.
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.