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A used book is a book which has been owned before by an owner other than the publisher or retailer, usually by an individual or library. Used books typically become available on the market when they are sold or given to a second-hand or used book shop. Some new book shops also carry used books, and some used book shops also sell new books. Though the original authors or publishers will not benefit financially from the sale of a used book, it helps to keep old books in circulation. Sometimes very old, rare, antique, or simply out-of-print books can be found as used books in used book shops.
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Some websites that specialize in selling used books:
- Abebooks - online marketplace of thousands of independent booksellers of used, rare and out of print books
- AddALL - search engine covering multiple sources of used books
- Alibris - a network of thousands of independent bookstores specializing in used books and out of print books
- Biblio - Biblio.com is a book search marketplace for used, rare, out-of-print, and hard-to-find books listed for sale by thousands of independent dealers worldwide
- CheapestBookPrice.com - a price comparison search engine that helps people find cheap books
- CheapestTextbooks.com - a price comparison search engine that helps students find cheap textbooks
- thriftbooks.com - a used book seller that sells books for as low as one cent
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