First signs of a slight decline in secondhand bookshops in Britain

Re:First signs of a slight decline in secondhand bookshops i... by robertlagrant on Thursday October 13, 2022 @07:32AM (#33189634)

> Though independent book stores have been dying with mainly major chains surviving.

This isn't surprising - larger chains can get economies of scale and spend that money on hiring the best staff / more marketing / more locations / lower delivery costs / faster delivery / nicer shops.

Smaller shops not being able to charge more for their books sounds detrimental to their survival.

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Re:First signs of a slight decline in secondhand bookshops i... by Semaphor on Thursday October 13, 2022 @08:10AM (#33189896)

The lack of fixed prices would have killed them even faster. It’s not big chains killing them, it’s that only big chains manage to hold on to life vs Amazon & Co.

We have had some kind of fixed book price regulation since 1888 (yes, that’s an 1800, not 1900).

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