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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Zinnie, post: 519419, member: 9303&quot;]Amazon owns Abebooks - it was &quot;acquired&quot; in 2008.&nbsp; So go figure...not well known, apparently, I just saw this recently myself.&nbsp; I have gotten books from Alibris in the past but they are often without images as well unless you ask.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Most books were fine, a couple not.&nbsp; &quot;Thriftbooks&quot;, I think the name, 2 from them, had stickers on the spines (seriously) and shipped in a single thin plastic bag - and very late (went from warehouse to warehouse, state to state - very bizarre tracking).&nbsp; Luckily not high buck purchases but I complained.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Last decade or so I&#039;ve used a local used book store but unfortunately they are going out of business this month due to online competition.&nbsp; I was happy to pay a few dollars more to actually hold the book before buying as well as supporting local small businesses.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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