Abe Books
- From: "Charles Hall" <charles.p.hall@[redacted]>
- Subject: Abe Books
- Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 10:54:37 EDT
I just ordered a book via AbeBooks from a UK bookselller. To my
surprise, he suggested I cancel the order and order it via a different
channel. Here's a link he offered as an explanation:
http://www.ibooknet.co.uk/archive/news_apr06.htm
Apparently AbeBooks is changing the way it does business, and it
doesn't sound quite fair. I can see the bookseller's point, even
though he probably shouldn't be re-directing his orders that way.
This web page suggests biblio.com as an alternative. Has anyone had
good luck with any other on-line used book seller consortiums?
I'll miss AbeBooks, but I try not to deal with companies that treat
people, esp. used book people, poorly.
C. Hall
Raleigh, NC