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A family friend lived his entire life as a bookhound, and the bread-and-butter was not first editions worth thousands, but books for fifty cents that were worth $20. Buy for a half a buck, sell to a bookstore for $5.

The key now is being able to handle the non-isbn books because everyone is out there with phone scanners now.

How much inventory did this person maintain? I assume such a business only works if you keep a warehouse of material until you can find a buyer.

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