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Re:Bookshop.org Survives–and Thrives–In Amazon’s World by megmogandog on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @12:12PM (#35542071)
I've been using biblio.com for the last year or so. I don't really know how it works, but lots and lots of independent bookstores sell books through it.
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Re:Bookshop.org Survives–and Thrives–In Amazon’s World by mg on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @01:35PM (#35543518)
Nice, added. I was able to find some books here that were not listed on any of the other sites.

I am surprised that there still is variety. Is there a reason an independent bookstore lists their books on one marketplace but not on another?

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Re:Bookshop.org Survives–and Thrives–In Amazon’s World by megmogandog on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @03:12PM (#35545137)
I have no idea, the whole thing's pretty opaque. You'd think they'd all want to be on all the 'aggregator' sites.

Sometimes I've been able to get a better deal going directly to the site of the bookseller. Biblio will have a lower price but higher shipping than on the seller's site. Not always though

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