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ELI5: How is Amazon able to sell me books so much cheaper than brick and mortar book stores in my area in c/explainlikeimfive@lemmy.world
[–] 970372@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 years ago (2 children)

I don't know the full details, but part of it:

  • In the store you can walk between the books. This takes loads of room. In the Amazon warehouse, this can be veeery cramped.
  • The land value of the store is probably mich higher than the Amazon warehouse land.
  • They sell much more, so all costs can be shared across a million orders, instead of across just 10 books sold.