Joe Karpierz wrote:

> Speaking of bookselling....
>
> I'll start by saying I know absolutely nothing of the bookselling
> business, but I
> saw something yesterday that made me pause a bit.  I was in one of those
> discount book stores whose sole purpose, I guess is to sell
> remaindered or
> left over or old books or something like that.  Here in the Chicago area,
> these stores have taken place of the old Crown Book chain.
>
> Anyway, while wandering through the store killing time while waiting
> for a
> job interview that I don't hold out much hope will end my 8 month
> unemployment
> (somehow that sentence doesn't appear to be contructed properly), I
> spotted two
> of this year's Hugo nominees - Ilium and Humans - in hardcover, and
> they were
> dirt cheap.  If I didn't already have them, I might have bought them.
>
> How do these types of outlets get their books?
>
> Since this really isn't sf related, anyone who wants to answer can
> email me
> offline if they wish.
>
> Joe Karpierz
>
Hi, Joe:

Generally they get "hurts" -- you know, books with damaged spines
because the box fell off a pallet, etc. -- which are then sold as
bargains and priced accordingly.

Pax,

Maryelizabeth

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