I usually aim to buy second hand books through Amazon and generally go for Oxfam (ideally) or World of Books. Most of the time the book is going for 1p (or at least under £1) and they make some money on the flat rate £2.80 postage.
Not sure how much Amazon are creaming off for this, although they deserve something as they will be running the cataloguing, picking and dispatch side of things.
The orders for books bought through those sellers on eBay are generally routed through Amazon anyway, so that doesn't help you avoiding the behemoth.
I usually aim to buy second hand books through Amazon and generally go for Oxfam (ideally) or World of Books. Most of the time the book is going for 1p (or at least under £1) and they make some money on the flat rate £2.80 postage.
Not sure how much Amazon are creaming off for this, although they deserve something as they will be running the cataloguing, picking and dispatch side of things.
The orders for books bought through those sellers on eBay are generally routed through Amazon anyway, so that doesn't help you avoiding the behemoth.