My first purchase
On the way back from lunch today I passed a garage sale with a box of paperbacks selling for 50¢ each. I spotted a nice copy of Ken Kesey’s classic One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and talked the proprietor into giving it to me for my 40¢ stake.
 40¢ goes a long way at a garage sale |
I have listed the book on Amazon for $1.99, undercutting the next lowest price of $2.72 by a goodly margin. If the book sells, after Amazon takes its (quite large) cut, I will receive $3.34, including my shipping allowance. Cross-country media mail from the U.S. Postal Service costs $2.24, so when all is said and done I should clear $1.10, almost tripling my investment.
If you haven’t read this book yet, you should, and if you’re quick, you can click my link and get your hands on a cheap copy. If a reader of this site buys my book, I will sign it on request. Who knows, it may end up being a piece of Internet history. (Update: Too late, it sold.)
I highly recommend the film version as well, by the way. It’s Jack Nicholson’s best role ever, in my opinion.