Half Price Books has listed a limited inventory from a few of its stores on Abebooks. Half Price is focusing on remainders as well as some audio and music. We'll encourage customers to browse a category. Like Half Price, the site has a search function but is set up for browsing. In addition to the proliferation of listing services, e-commerce sites and store sites, there are alternative venues for used books.
Auctions are another alternative.
Many booksellers avoid eBay in favor of the listing sites, but others like auctions. Many of the listing sites can be perused at once by going through a book-dedicated shopbot. Bookfinder, which Chatterjee said is profitable, makes its money from sources such as advertising and affiliate commissions. That's a lot of traffic that comes through Bookfinder. While online sales seem to be inching up, so are the number of dealers competing for those sales.