# A sad commentary on the state of book selling

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sad-commentary-on-the-state-of-book-selling/945206>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** books-writing-myths\
**Created:** [June 28, 2021, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sad-commentary-on-the-state-of-book-selling/945206 "2021-06-28T19:46:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sad-commentary-on-the-state-of-book-selling/945206/101 "2023-03-03T04:43:11Z")

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I have an Alibris account, and probably sell 1 item on there for every 100 items I sell on Amazon. It’s definitely useful for things I can’t sell on Amazon.

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**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sad-commentary-on-the-state-of-book-selling/945206/102 "2023-03-03T04:47:56Z")

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Is it this place? It appears to have closed in 2013; I’m still in the process of finding out why.

> **[Reams of reading matter in the Tenderloin](https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Reams-of-reading-matter-in-the-Tenderloin-2661497.php)**
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> Itzhak Volansky offered a blank stare when asked his feelings about Google converting the...

ETA: The owner died in 2012.

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**Author:** ![Dorjan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorjan/32/12440_2.png) [@Dorjan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorjan)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sad-commentary-on-the-state-of-book-selling/945206/103 "2023-03-03T18:05:53Z")

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It was a outreach program office by 2011 (according to Google Streetview) so more likely closed in 2009 or 2010. You can see it in the 2009 dated view.

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