I do periodically mention to librarians that there are other places to
search for books other than AMAZON. Sometime the price on Amazon is the
cheapest price, but often it is not. It isn't hard to search elsewhere.
All you need to do is plug in the URL of a metasearch engine that
searches many other sites. Try https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.addall.com/used__;!!KGKeukY!w4GAQKtwQcfgjLcWrVwtRoFTcfHU-4o1SzZEmvGec3tQGiWadSdES2ETQVSon91R6-erSwv14ky4mQ8MGznvVQcKsw$ .
I found this book for much less than $200 in seconds. It isn't always
the case, but quite often it is.
The lesson here is, NEVER START A BOOKSEARCH on the AMAZON website.
NEVER, NEVER, NEVER. You may end up there in the end and that is OK.
Amazon has a stranglehold on online retail. I'm not telling you to be
loyal to the booksellers on this listserve. That has been a lost cause
for 10-20 years at least. I'm just asking you to serve your own interests.
That said, there are a lot of people out there selling books like
widgets. They have no idea of their real value. If they can't find
comparables they just put some insane price on the book and imagine that
they deserve that because of the scarcity that they (often falsely)
perceive. Or they let a computer price the book. It is frustrating.
These #$#$%$@#@s are the gifts of the internet to you. Don't reward
them. They don't know or care about books and couldn't care less about
Judaism.
Sorry for the tone. Just a little frustration seeping out.
All the best,
Henry Hollander (Believe it or not, a rabbi)
Aileen Grossberg via Hasafran wrote:
Resourceful librarians, I have a request from our school for the
following title which appears to be out of print and very expensive on
the used market, up to over $200. Alison Greengard, Lech Lecha, 32
pages, 2004, EKS Publishing. If anyone
Resourceful librarians,
I have a request from our school for the following title which appears
to be out of print and very expensive on the used market, up to over $200.
Alison Greengard, *Lech Lecha*, 32 pages, 2004, EKS Publishing.
If anyone has an extra copy or knows where I might get a copy, I'd
appreciate your input. We will be happy to pay a reasonable price for
this book.
Aileen Grossberg
Lampert Library
Congregation Shomrei Emunah
Montclair, NJ
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