Although the prices of books have been constantly increasing day by day, the publishing activities have also increased rapidly. This increase in book prices is justified by an improvement in book production and publishing standards (Thompson, 2005). A survey by the American Association of Publishers (AAP) suggests that serious reading is far more popular than poetry and fiction. Additionally, popular reading types include history, poetry, religion, politics, textbooks, etc. Prices of religious books are very rarely changed due to the voluntary efforts and contribution of different charitable organizations to ensure that they are affordable for all types of people. people with income (Duke, 1981). In addition, there is also a big trend towards second-hand textbooks which are normally available at auction/online and meet the needs of students as they are cheaper than new ones (Growoll, 2009). According to a report from the Books Industry Society Group (BISG), there has been a sharp increase in the sale of used books, particularly between last year and...