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A friend mentioned yesterday that it had been an absurd length of time since he had read any fiction, apart from the Harry Potter books. When I say "absurd", I mean a matter of years, not less than five.

I've always looked upon people who spout "I don't read fiction" as similar to the twits who proclaim "I don't own a television." I.e., the first thing I think is,"Get over yourself, you illiterate douchebag."

I've used Amazon zShops/Marketplace for a while, at least since '99 or so. Up until very recently, I've had very good luck. I used it mostly for out-of-print books, but also occasionally for what appeared to be a good deal on a book I was going to buy anyway. "Hmm, $30 or $50, guess I'll take the $30!" Sure, you miss free shipping, but sometimes you have to be cheap.