From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!floyd!cmcl2!philabs!sdcsvax!sdchema!bam
Newsgroups: net.books
Title: Re: Paperback Price Flame
Article-I.D.: sdchema.512
Posted: Sat Apr 23 20:08:27 1983
Received: Mon Apr 25 20:55:38 1983
References: wxlvax.116



The price of paper backs is getting quite high here but I was
overwhelmed at the price for the same books in Australia.  Just
about across the board the prices were double.

In answer to this problem there, I saw quiote a few 'swap shops',
where you could trade what you had for another.  Usually 2 for 1.
They differed from used book stores in that you *must* trade.  You
could not just purchase outright.  Not only that you had to stay
within category. i.e. you could not exchange a Western for an
adventure type.  The exception was SF.  If you had SF you could
trade for anything.

Bret Marquis