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		5teev on April 23, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Amazon’s $23,698,655.93 book about flies Those sellers are counting on making money by shipping for less than the amount by which Amazon reimburses them. ($3.99 for a recent purchase of mine, while the postage was about $2.00.)

smackfu on April 25, 2011 [–]

Right. Practically speaking, these people aren't actually selling books, they are just making money by doing the "handling" part of S&H.

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