I looked into buying a niche book directly from its publisher, but they insist they can't mail it from Massachusetts to the EU for less than a hundred dollars (it is a normal size book). So now I'm ordering a used copy in Europe that costs more than a new one from the publisher in the US, but saving $80 nonetheless...
@0xabad1dea
If I had a dollar for every time I shipped a used book purchased on #Alibris to my parents in America for me to pick up on my next visit, I would have a lot of ready cash.