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minus-squareJo Miran@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 days agoOne of the books in my hunt list is the one below. It originally sold for $16 but is now out of print. Notice the reseller’s price.
minus-squaremushroommunk@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 days agoYup, and it’s just gonna sit there and go up in price as no one buys it because it’s “rare” and out of print. I feel ya
minus-squarefloofloof@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 days agoThe big tech companies will drive up the price of second-hand books, just as they drove up the price of computer hardware and electricity.
One of the books in my hunt list is the one below. It originally sold for $16 but is now out of print. Notice the reseller’s price.
Yup, and it’s just gonna sit there and go up in price as no one buys it because it’s “rare” and out of print. I feel ya
The big tech companies will drive up the price of second-hand books, just as they drove up the price of computer hardware and electricity.