I always had the impression used book shops were curated to a certain degree, which makes them more special.
Used bookshops are not about saving money. Good ones have much better books.
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They can be about both. Growing up, my family had a limited budget for books and I was able to read a lot more by buying used.
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It was absolutely about the money, and that's a great thing – used book stores enable kids/families without a ton of $$ to read more.
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Or 80 copies of twilight in a discount bin.
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As a heuristic, "cheaper is better" (similar to less is more) is quite hard to break if you try it, except when it's about people
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There are some books you can not buy on amazon, for everything else there is ebay :-) http://www.ebay.com/itm/1600s-ILLUMINATED-MANUSCRIPT-Antiphonal-LITURGY-Original-Folio-Binding-RARE-BOOK-/320972454180?hash=item4abb72f924:g:pFwAAOSwa-dWsU82 …pic.twitter.com/tw56Xt3OTq
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There is also lottery/loot aspect, the thrill of rare finds. Used bookshops are mystery boxes.
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Used books currently offer the best value of any product in the entire planet
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Better than
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Which bookshops would you recommend in the Bay Area?
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