[cardguy]

Slate.com did an interesting article on a new innovation to do with selling used books.

It is a couple of years old now - so I am not sure how relevent it still is. But I just want to pass along the link since it makes for interesting reading. And I am curious to see if others are familar with this?

Here is the opening paragraph of the article:

Quote:

I make a living buying and selling used books. I browse the racks of thrift stores and library book sales using an electronic bar-code scanner. I push the button, a red laser hops about, and an LCD screen lights up with the resale values.

It feels like being God in his own tiny recreational casino; my judgments are sure and simple, and I always win because I have foreknowledge of all bad bets. The software I use tells me the going price, on Amazon Marketplace, of the title I just scanned, along with the all-important sales rank, so I know the book's prospects immediately. I turn a profit every time.

http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/cultu...esman.html