in my experience abebooks is cheaper for paperbacks than amazon

[antimatter]

at least for few I checked (and bought
I can imagine Amazon asking for bigger fee from sellers

[SisterMoonshine]

I always forget to look on there.

[MollyMaDurga]

Isn't it owned by amazon though?
*googles.. Yes it is.

[toothlessoldhag]

I just bought a stack of books (over 10) and did a like for like comparison: over 23.00 from Amazon and just over 18.00 from Abe.

Does anyone know: How does the ownership pan out in reality? Is there a difference in how much sellers keep of the revenue?

[MollyMaDurga]

I don't know how it pans out, I thought it might be relevant for the tax thing mostly.

[Showy]

Best place to check for book prices online is bookbutler. It searches Abe and Amazon and many others.

[toothlessoldhag]

Ah thanks for that showy. I'd never heard of them.

[antimatter]

thanks showy I've never hear of them

[7Days]

So Abe books and Book depository are both owned by Amazon. i used to go through them thinking I was sticking it to the man.

[Lovage]

The Book Depository is usually cheaper than Amazon, does free postage on everything and carries a much longer chain of less popular books, so helps to keep books in print longer.

I have as bad an Amazon-habit as the next person for non-books and for Kindle stuff, but I nearly always get my books from the Book Depository now. I'm a real fan.

[MollyMaDurga]

Book depository is owned by Amazon? I didn't know that, oh misinformed me. Gah, they really own everything don't they?

[antimatter]

yes, I realised both are owned by Amazon