smokey wrote:
Is it cheaper to buy online or buy retail

I think what is important is to develop a STEADY source of books at a
price that will allow you to resell them for your desired profit
margin, whether that source is online or off. For me, that means:
1. Using a reliable group of online sellers who have proven
trustworthy, describe items accurately and offer them at prices
attractive for resale. I wonder,however (and yes, this bothers me,
should it?) if it would be ethically better to inform them that they
are underpricing their books and could get more? Doing so would
eliminate steady sources of good books for resale.

2. Networking with people who are likely to be interested in selling
their books to me and who have books which are desirable - librarians,
school teachers, students, etc. This takes time but can pay off during
the textbook season.

3. Getting to know movers and real estate agents. They often have
panicky buyers or sellers faced with a huge assortment of books to move
who suddenly decide that they don't need EVERY single book - or, with
luck, ANY of them.

Are we allowed to provide links to our stores here? I'm not going to
until I know if I can or not.