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Years ago, I was very interested in having the physical book to read, but too cheap to buy a new copy. Every once in a while I would check half.com and book sh
by lesterbuck 13y ago
Years ago, I was very interested in having the physical book to read, but too cheap to buy a new copy. Every once in a while I would check half.com and book shopping comparison sites looking for a cheap used copy. One day in December 2006, there was a rift in The Matrix and Barnes and Noble was selling the hard copy 2nd edition for ... $7.00 (new). I ordered two copies and as soon as they were physically in my hands, I tried to order more. Alas, the glitch had been fixed by then. Sometimes I wonder if there shouldn't be a general price scanning app that will alert on wild changes in the price of a popular book.
- jurassic 13y agoLike camelcamelcamel.com? I set up price alerts for big wishlist items; it's a great service.
- lesterbuck 13y agoI hadn't heard of that site, thanks! Back in 2006 or so, I was a heavy user of Addall.com for comparing prices across various book sellers. I would point people there and mention that it must be "Amazon's worst nightmare." Fast forward a few years and Amazon used books ate their lunch. Addall.com gave up so completely, their site often returns two hits for the same item, the short and long ISBN. There can't be much profit for Amazon to sell used books, but I suppose it is important to keep even the used book buyers "down on the farm."