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[-] ZeldaFreak@lemmy.world 34 points 1 month ago

Here people even "steal" books from public bookcases and sell them.

For people who aren't familiar, let me explain: These public bookcases are a weatherproof shelf, old phone booth or something in the streets. The concept is you can take any book and leave any book. There are no written rules and you can keep a book if you like or just read it and put it back. In recent years people started to scan the barcodes and checked what books they can sell. There is a debate going on if people should mark these books or not, so they can't be sold.

[-] Zenith@lemm.ee 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Who tf is buying normal books from the local black market in 2025 is my real question here

[-] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago

It's more of an online market. eBay, Amazon to a certain extent, there's loads of book specific ones and some that are for used items generally and allow books. And unless marked it's not the black market at all. I mean obviously the book is stolen, but it's just entering the used market as opposed to being sold through a fence or whatever

[-] Dumbkid@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago

The climate isn't good enough for this where I live all the books would get ruined

[-] IndiBrony@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I'm in the UK and these are all over the place, especially in more rural areas, and we're famed for our lovely weather! ๐Ÿ˜‚

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