"Is the $100 a set price or is there haggle room" - an excerpt from a message we received from someone on EbayWhat is it about the book business that makes it such a fertile place for potential customers to feel they can shamelessly inquire about a 'better' price for an item?Time and again, whether in the shop, through an online sales channel or at a book fair we are faced with this disease of the trade. Is it due to the "used" tag that accompanies most bookshops? Sort of a flea market mentality inherent in the concept of "used"?As...
