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I vote with my money, constantly. So Amazon was out long ago. Plenty of people I know pay attention to who owns what. To us, it's irrelevant how much they sockp

• nerdponx 8y ago
  Where do you buy used books? I like the local bookstore as mch as the next guy, but I don't know of any reliable source for used books other than Amazon.
  • parrellel 8y ago
    Things like AbeBooks and Book Mooch exist. They just aren't as immediately convenient, so, the question is - as is often the case on the internet - convenience or morality.
    • dbliss 8y ago
      FYI - Abebooks is owned by Amazon.
      • parrellel 8y ago
        ... and for a few years too, damn. Welp, guess I'll never use them again. Thank you!
  • ppod 8y ago
    Also, I don't understand the presumption that independent stores are better on any of the dimensions that Amazon is bad. In my experience as a factory or call-centre worker, the smaller the business is the more likely it is that they will try to avoid tax on cash transactions, ask their workers to work unreasonable hours or accept average rates of pay that are less than minimum wage, violate health and safety laws, etc.
  • benplant 8y ago
    I’ve used https://www.betterworldbooks.com https://www.betterworldbooks.com, they are a B Corp and donate a book for each book purchased.