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Re:What Can We Learn from Barnes and Noble's Surprising Turn... by barbariangrunge on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @07:06PM (#34167767)
In the past, there were used bookstores everywhere that you could sell your books to. I don’t know of any used bookstores any more except one that is really far from where I live

I think used bookstores failed because they didn’t curate their selections enough. You can’t go into one expecting to find a specific book — you go there to discover new books. When the shelves are packed with books nobody wants, it removes the reason to go there

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Re:What Can We Learn from Barnes and Noble's Surprising Turn... by woodruffw on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @07:16PM (#34167842)
I'm not sure how sustainable they are, but there are a couple of used bookstores near me. I think they engage in heavy curation, though -- they'll pay for your books (or even do consignment for rare/expensive ones), but only if they think they're likely to sell.
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Re:What Can We Learn from Barnes and Noble's Surprising Turn... by coffeebeqn on Thursday December 29, 2022 @02:04AM (#34170279)
There’s still at least Half Price Books which seems to be doing fine. They usually have a impressive selection at least in old sci-fi that I sometimes go hunting for
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