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The NYTimes has a Story on the used book business.


Some of the best places to find good deals on books turn out to be the used book sales at libraries. Nothing like throwing money away.

At the most recent Santa Monica library sale, dealers were lining up at 10 a.m. for an event that wouldn\’t begin for another nine hours. As the day wore on and people drifted in and out of the line, leaving only their book boxes behind, there were the inevitable squabbles over who had arrived first. \’\’You\’re waiting for books?\’\’ asked a local bum, uncomprehending.