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Yes, it's called "showrooming" and retailers hate it, not that there's much they can do to stop it. However, for bookshops, I personally believe there's value
by signal11 6y ago
Yes, it's called "showrooming" and retailers hate it, not that there's much they can do to stop it.
However, for bookshops, I personally believe there's value in having a well-curated collection of books available locally, so I tend to allocate a portion of my book-buying money to physical stores.
An added bonus: Browsing for me is an excellent alternative to recommendation algorithms, and lets me pick up books that I otherwise wouldn't.
- philliphaydon 6y agoI was looking at kids books yesterday and found a set of 'feelings' books, but it was $108... Checked on lazada.sg and it was $32... They may hate it, but $70 difference is too much. If it was like $50 I would have just bought the set while at the store...
- monadic2 6y agoI've found a 30% upcharge is what to expect here in the US. Depending on shipping you may even save money.
- mschuster91 6y agoThis is why a lot of countries have a "fixed book price" system: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixed_book_price https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixed_book_price
- kube-system 6y ago...so that the price would be $108 everywhere?
- mschuster91 6y agoWhatever the printer decides. The idea is to prevent price cutting/dumping by large enterprises and keep local stores afloat while ensuring decent pay for authors, translators etc. - all in all it has served us well.