Quote Originally Posted by NerdyKris View Post
The exclusivity means that if another store wanted to carry it, they would have to purchase it for full retail price from Ookoodook., pay the shipping, and then resell it at a price point high enough to make a profit (retail+shipping+profit margin). Even accounting for buying multiple copies, for almost any amount they could order, it would be cheaper for the customer to just bypass them and order straight from Ookoodook. Aside from that, the profit margin would be so small that it wouldn't really be worth it to have any in stock.
You're underestimating how volume reduces shipping fees.
Purchasing from ookoodook one exemplary of each and every of the books costs this:
International Priority Large Box $77.50
Priority Mail International® $117.40
That's like 37.5% of the books price.

Purchasing 5 of each, cost this:
Choose a Shipping option
International Priority Large Box $77.50
Priority Mail International® $454.75
More becomes a problem because "International Priority Large Box" is not available anymore, so only "Priority Mail International" is available and this one does not decrease that much.

So buying 5 of each, shipping fees would only be some 7.5% of books price.


I don't really expect them to agree, especially if they never heard of OOTS, but that's worth a try.