I noticed that years ago (2009-2011) you used to be able to buy used textbooks for dirt cheap on Amazon. Like, if new the book fetched $120 or so, there'd be a handful of used copies for $15-25. But nowadays, the best case scenario is to find a used copy for $65-80.
I mean, I can imagine this situation is driven by Amazon's largest resellers more than anything -- if they spot a cheap copy of, say, Stewart's calculus, they just buy it and resell for triple the cost.
It's a bummer though -- Amazon used to be excellent for finding deals like that. Now I have to scour several different sites to find them.
I mean, I can imagine this situation is driven by Amazon's largest resellers more than anything -- if they spot a cheap copy of, say, Stewart's calculus, they just buy it and resell for triple the cost.
It's a bummer though -- Amazon used to be excellent for finding deals like that. Now I have to scour several different sites to find them.