tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post7568913618701478983..comments2024-03-13T10:32:22.656+00:00Comments on thanetonline: Secondhand cookery books, the secondhand bookshop and the internet.Michael Childhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09499435016469020417noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-73835949423525257092014-01-25T15:22:20.745+00:002014-01-25T15:22:20.745+00:00I always really enjoy reading what you have to say...I always really enjoy reading what you have to say about your business.<br />I think cos I run a business too and because I buy books.<br />I often wonder how you make a living as the price of books has plummeted through my lifetime and they are so cheap now - readers are almost paid to read them!<br />Then I can can compare again to the world of plumbing where there are people who seem to be working for rates that are so low the only way we could complete is to ofer to do the work for free!<br />I guess you and I are really making our livings from focusing on that niche group of people who want that special thing we can deliver better than our competition.<br /><br />I have considered selling my unwanted books over the www but as you have said before - it just ain't worth it, once postage is included.<br />So I usually just give them away - some to you!<br /><br />Anyway, always interesting to read about your shop and your business. <br />I am wanting to buy some classic children/YA fiction for my family or am I reliving my childhood? So I will perhaps pop in this week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com