Computer bookstores in GTA

[pking123-rieW9WUcm8FFJ04o6PK0Fg at public.gmane.org]

I thought what I said in an earlier thread beared repeating, and 
probably its own discussion. To repeat:

    As far as el-cheapo bookstores are concerned, I believe Compubooks
    of Scarborough is the last one in existence in the Greater Toronto
    Area. Last month, PC Maniak bit the dust. They say it is due to
    publishers selling to Amazon, Chapters and the like at a rate that
    undercuts independent doscount booksellers such as Compubooks. 

    Their real name is "Compubooks.com", but as far as I can tell there
    is no registered domain by that name. 

It appears that the domain is for sale. But what is killing the 
bookstores is not so much the big box stores (though it plays a big 
part), but the publishers who sell at prices that undercut 
independent operators. According to the manager at Compubooks, 
publishers such as O'Reilly are the biggest culprits. I know. I like 
O'Reilly books too. But they were among the first ones to use this 
marketing scheme. Whatever overstock they can't sell used to go to 
the discount sellers. Now the books are being destroyed.

She cancelled the account with O'Reilly, fearing having to sell at a 
loss. When you have to be driven to extremes like that, it's pretty 
sad. 
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