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5 Lesser-Known Online Booksellers
I did the research for you
A full-blown book addict, I have never walked by a bookstore or book sale and not stopped in. And I have never left one empty-handed. Ever.
The Japanese language has a beautiful word for this: tsundoku. Roughly, this translates to buying more books than you can read.
One of the reasons I decided on a four-day birthday trip to Portland, Oregon a few years ago was so that I could visit Powell’s Books. I went all four days. I bought books all four days. My suitcase weighed in at an embarrassingly high number of pounds on the way home. It was glorious.
Then, COVID restrictions forced book lovers online. I had more time than ever to read and I wanted to support small businesses. I’d search for a book title, then look at all the search results to find new sites (sometimes, this meant going beyond page one). Below is a list of the little-known online booksellers I found. I encourage you to give these off-the-beaten-path sites a try.
But first, my two cents about free shipping
From Amanda Mull’s article in The Atlantic entitled, Stop Believing in Free Shipping: How retailers hide the costs of delivery — and why we’re such suckers for their ploys:
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