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Books by the foot is an amazing idea! And seems pretty reasonable in prices also. Kind of want to buy some to see what kind of interesting books I would get,

Books by the foot is an amazing idea! And seems pretty reasonable in prices also. Kind of want to buy some to see what kind of interesting books I would get, that I would never buy otherwise.

markx2 3y ago
Three yards of books, arranged as they are by colour in that photo, reminded me of a really great team leader at Automattic. I forget his name - and even if I remembered it would not disclose - but when I had a Zoom with him the books were behind him. Nothing random, all perfectly arranged by spine colour. They looked fantastic. I do not recall if I asked as to why the arrangement, after all, not my business.
- jodrellblank 3y ago
  Maybe trying to build a Confusing Library: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dZznfGPYRY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dZznfGPYRY (Two Ronnies' comedy sketch; UK TV years ago)
ljf 3y ago
My wife's uncle owns a 2nd hand book shop and also seeks booked by the foot. They are books that are well kept but with near zero resale value - which generally means religious texts and some training materials. Often they are books of catholic scripture or training for subjects where newer materials will be more useful to anyone with an interest in the subject. Books are sorted by size and colour - if you want to see the sort of books head to a Wetherspoons in the UK - the ones with 'bookcases' are filled with these sorts of books - they have no fear of anyone stealing them! And if they do they are likely worth les than the cutlery they provide.
hirundo 3y ago
Like looking for interesting rocks by buying a load of gravel.
kevinmchugh 3y ago
I had a neighbor who bought books at sales to flip on Amazon so he had a large-ish, extremely varied, constantly changing selection. Any time I was over I'd see something interesting to talk about. The service here seems reasonable in price, though replicating it would not terribly difficult and fun if you enjoy looking through bookstores/sales
Uehreka 3y ago
I remember seeing on Twitter a while back that a really rich influencer lady had her husband buy enough books to fill a wall-sized bookshelf in their house purely for aesthetic purposes. I did some math in my head and, purchasing from somewhere like Barnes & Noble they would’ve spent something like $10,000 to get all those books. Now I realize they must’ve just ordered them from somewhere like this.
OJFord 3y ago
It's actually standard. Other than significant outliers they just don't have a high second hand value, low variance, not (for the most part) worth selling by name individually.

Books by the foot is an amazing idea! And seems pretty reasonable in prices also. Kind of want to buy some to see what kind of interesting books I would get, that I would never buy otherwise.

markx2 3y ago

Three yards of books, arranged as they are by colour in that photo, reminded me of a really great team leader at Automattic. I forget his name - and even if I remembered it would not disclose - but when I had a Zoom with him the books were behind him. Nothing random, all perfectly arranged by spine colour. They looked fantastic. I do not recall if I asked as to why the arrangement, after all, not my business.

jodrellblank 3y ago
Maybe trying to build a Confusing Library: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dZznfGPYRY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dZznfGPYRY (Two Ronnies' comedy sketch; UK TV years ago)

ljf 3y ago

My wife's uncle owns a 2nd hand book shop and also seeks booked by the foot. They are books that are well kept but with near zero resale value - which generally means religious texts and some training materials. Often they are books of catholic scripture or training for subjects where newer materials will be more useful to anyone with an interest in the subject. Books are sorted by size and colour - if you want to see the sort of books head to a Wetherspoons in the UK - the ones with 'bookcases' are filled with these sorts of books - they have no fear of anyone stealing them! And if they do they are likely worth les than the cutlery they provide.

hirundo 3y ago

Like looking for interesting rocks by buying a load of gravel.

kevinmchugh 3y ago

I had a neighbor who bought books at sales to flip on Amazon so he had a large-ish, extremely varied, constantly changing selection. Any time I was over I'd see something interesting to talk about. The service here seems reasonable in price, though replicating it would not terribly difficult and fun if you enjoy looking through bookstores/sales

Uehreka 3y ago

I remember seeing on Twitter a while back that a really rich influencer lady had her husband buy enough books to fill a wall-sized bookshelf in their house purely for aesthetic purposes. I did some math in my head and, purchasing from somewhere like Barnes & Noble they would’ve spent something like $10,000 to get all those books. Now I realize they must’ve just ordered them from somewhere like this.

OJFord 3y ago

It's actually standard. Other than significant outliers they just don't have a high second hand value, low variance, not (for the most part) worth selling by name individually.