2007-11-28 20:25:53 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
the one near me buys them off people or off ebay or from charity shops as a bulk.
2007-11-28 20:28:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to own a second hand store that sells old books. My stock generally come from donations, library clearances, flee markets, garage sales (if the second hand book seller is a private owned) and just random places (like a family member not wanted to keep their old "Gone with the Wind" novel. You can't pin point exactly where I get most of the stock, its just a passion and an on the side business. Its almost like coin collecting, you never get all your coins from one place, it always randomly come to you.
2007-11-29 04:35:43 · answer #2 · answered by J T 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
From anywhere - they advertise, look on eBay, go to charity shops, house clearances, car boot sales, friends, family and customers coming into their shops and offer them books to buy. I have been in this business and there is a lot of work involved in finding the right sort of books. Even though there are lots of books out there it is finding the right ones that bring in the money.
2007-11-29 06:21:36 · answer #3 · answered by Bibsy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a friend in Derby, CT who bought books at tag sales, estate sales, pretty much anywhere he could get his hands on them. They outgrew his humble abode and he opened "Books by the Falls". I have purchased and dropped off books through the years and know that each book will find a new home, or two or three.
2007-11-29 12:29:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am in Devon, England, and I know one in Plymouth who gets crates of second hand books imported from the States. I think book dealers have many differing sources of supply.
2007-11-29 13:38:08 · answer #5 · answered by steffi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Their stock mainly comes from House and Library clearences.
2007-11-29 04:29:39 · answer #6 · answered by Kevin N 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
House Clearance guys have also normally got tons of books they're keen to offload.
2007-11-29 04:34:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anakin Dogwalker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The general public either donate them or sell them for a nominal fee (5p-10p a book).
2007-11-29 04:30:35 · answer #8 · answered by Barry K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they rip charity shops of in my area b4 they even get put on the shelves.. its disgusting
2007-11-29 04:37:19 · answer #9 · answered by kaeylarae 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
garage sales...ebay...auctions...estate sales
2007-11-29 15:05:54 · answer #10 · answered by Grandma 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋