[knapp]

Amazon has also affected independent shops for second-hand books on the high street. As has eBay. But independents also have competitors on their own turf: charity shops -- particularly specific charity bookshops.

Charity shops receive tax concessions and get business rate relief.

They also don't have to pay for stock. People are willing to donate their books to a charity shop. If they took them to an independent bookseller they would probably want something in return, either in cash or a trade-in value.

Some charity bookshops get more stock than they can handle. I've heard stories of them taking boxloads to the local tip.