"Jean B." wrote
> James Silverton wrote:

>> You have to be a little cautious with used books since nothing less than
>> "good" condition is worth bothering about for cookbooks. "New" or
>> "unused" can be worth the higher prices.
>>
> I disagree. As they get older, and scarcer, one has to be more flexible
> about the condition.

Yes, same here. I have many cookbooks from Amazon's section. My favorite
breadmaker book came from there. It's full of handy hand-written tips from
a previous owner and has my own added to them ;-)