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So they don’t take a cut of the margin, everything is free and yet they provide services. How is that sustainable?
by tinus_hn 6y ago
So they don’t take a cut of the margin, everything is free and yet they provide services. How is that sustainable?
- ada1981 6y agoMaybe they take a cut of the shipping and handling fees? I had the same question.
- jfengel 6y agoThey're actually a bookstore themselves. The indie bookstores are really just affiliates, and they get a profit from referrals (and the whole network shares the profit from direct sales). I just looked up one local bookshop, and their Search link took me directly to the Bookshop site. If I'd bought anything they'd get 30% of the cover price, but Bookshop would fulfill it and retain the rest of the profit. Prices are usually comparable to Amazon, though Amazon's shipping is usually cheaper and faster. Still, I'm not crazy about the way Amazon achieves that, so I avoid them when I can.