Comments on: And Speaking of Used Bookstores http://www.bookstorepeople.com/2008/10/and-speaking-of-used-bookstores/ Reviews of independent bookstores because buying and reading books is an adventure Sat, 24 Dec 2011 07:16:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bookstore People · Hey Kermit – It Is Easy to be Green http://www.bookstorepeople.com/2008/10/and-speaking-of-used-bookstores/comment-page-1/#comment-3895 Bookstore People · Hey Kermit – It Is Easy to be Green Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:23:49 +0000 http://bookmoms.wordpress.com/?p=673#comment-3895 [...] talked about the used book quandary – they’re better for the environment because a book is being reused, but not so good [...] [...] talked about the used book quandary – they’re better for the environment because a book is being reused, but not so good [...]

]]> By: Sydney Paget http://www.bookstorepeople.com/2008/10/and-speaking-of-used-bookstores/comment-page-1/#comment-1953 Sydney Paget Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:42:00 +0000 http://bookmoms.wordpress.com/?p=673#comment-1953 By the time a book comes to the used bookstore, the author has already been paid a royalty from the original purchase. Would the consumer purchase a new car over a used one just because they're conscience-striken over the loss of money to the car manufacturer? I think not. People are looking for the most bang for their buck. And as much as we ballyhoo about our carbon footprints these days, if that same car manufacturer offered a gas-guzzling cadillac for $2000, I wonder how many people would opt to go green. As un-PC as it may be, I can see myself cruising in that new 2K caddy right now. By the time a book comes to the used bookstore, the author has already been paid a royalty from the original purchase. Would the consumer purchase a new car over a used one just because they’re conscience-striken over the loss of money to the car manufacturer? I think not. People are looking for the most bang for their buck.

And as much as we ballyhoo about our carbon footprints these days, if that same car manufacturer offered a gas-guzzling cadillac for $2000, I wonder how many people would opt to go green. As un-PC as it may be, I can see myself cruising in that new 2K caddy right now.

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