• Kwikxilver@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    Is it possible they’re grabbing those hard to find books and putting them on private markets before they even get to the floor? Surely wouldn’t miss a trick to make a bit more cash and I’m guessing anything sci fi probably makes more money than generic fiction.

    What did you get? Living vicariously through you tbh, I live in the UK now but used to love the bookfest.

    • Zagorath@aussie.zoneOP
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      1 year ago

      It’s definitely possible, but Brimstone Angels is rare enough that I think it’s unlikely they would have ever received a copy to begin with.

      I’m not sure what’s up with New Spring, the WoT prequel. I went to a regular secondhand bookstore a few weeks ago and they had every book in the WoT series apart from New Spring, and other secondhand bookstores I’ve gone to (a fair few, but not a huge number) have had a few WoT books but never New Spring, so it might be a little rare too.

      Anyway, this year I didn’t pick up anything. I had only just recently picked up a bunch of books at another store so I really only went there looking for my specific white whales.