There are few products that have adapted to the Internet as well as this good, since the Internet is an almost perfect for the buying and selling of books. Due to the huge demand of books there is always competition between suppliers to best keep customers satisfied, and it was only a matter of time before the Internet was used to provide a quick and efficient way of allowing people to buy and sell books. Of course, this revolution will have many effects, both positive and negative, on things such as opportunity costs of customers, cost of production of suppliers, and price and quantity traded, and all of these things will be discussed later.
             Books are considered to be essential in many people's lives and as a result there is always a constant supply of new books boosting the huge amounts of books already available. Books are huge sources of entertainment and information: people buy novels to read, encyclopedias to study with, history books, religious books, and DIY books, maps, magazines, calendars, dictionaries can be found in any average household. There is an enormous demand for books but due to the vast amounts of books available, it is becoming harder and harder for customers to find the books they require in bookstores, libraries and shops such as newsagents. To counter this problem, suppliers have turned to the Internet to provide better service to consumers.
             The Internet is a great way to trade books, since anyone who has a computer and a connection to the net can log on at any time, anywhere. On websites such as www.amazon.com and www.bookfinder.com, a massive amount of information is available to the user regarding books. These include things like prices, availability, product details (Edition, dimensions, publisher, ISBN, etc), editorial reviews, book descriptions and similar books, just to name a few. But the main reason the Internet is such a good way to trade books is the fact that it is very easy to simply conduc...