Ebbie, a book that costs $1 from abebooks, plus $2.98 or more for postage and handling, is pretty close to the same as paying $4 locally. The best of our local book stores - Page One - sells only "almost new" quality used books, and puts them on the shelves with the new ones. They price them at 25%-50% off. Their new books cost considerably more than the same books at the three big-box chains.