A basket, a bargain, and a book worth keeping

I’ve always been weirdly fascinated by price fluctuations. Maybe it’s the economics junkie in me, or maybe I just like a good deal—but when I see a brand-new book being sold for £1 by a high-street bookshop, my brain goes into overdrive. Why? How? Who decided this book, pristine and untouched, was worth less than …