{"podcast":{"title":"New Books Network","slug":"new-books-network-529292","podcast_index_feed_id":529292,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/LIT4543917034","website_url":"https://newbooksnetwork.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/c7b83ac8-f29a-11e8-95f0-b7d36d8f3036/image/Main_Channelpage.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"New Books Network","episode_count":500,"summary":"Interviews with Authors about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T16:21:50.993700+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-network-529292"},"episode":{"title":"How Does the Second-Hand Book Business Really Work? with WeBuyBooks Co-Founder Mike Lane","slug":"how-does-the-second-hand-book-business-really-work-with-webuybooks-co-founder-mike-lane","published_at":"2026-06-12T19:34:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-network-529292/how-does-the-second-hand-book-business-really-work-with-webuybooks-co-founder-mike-lane","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-network-529292","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK9246127615.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK9246127615.mp3","summary":"Today I’m speaking with Mike Lane, Managing Director and co-founder of WeBuyBooks about the economics of the second-hand book business. WeBuyBooks is one of the UK’s largest second-hand book dealers. Mike talks about how he got his start in the book industry, which books sell and which don't, and what the future holds for the book industry more broadly. Mike also discusses other second-hand business lines in CDs, DVDs, and Legos. Visit WeBuyBooks.co.uk and use code NBN15 for 15% extra on your first offer. Caleb Zakarin is CEO and Publisher of the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network","meta_description":"Today I’m speaking with Mike Lane, Managing Director and co-founder of WeBuyBooks about the economics of the second-hand book business. WeBuyBooks is one…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2726,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/new-books-network-529292/episodes/how-does-the-second-hand-book-business-really-work-with-webuybooks-co-founder-mike-lane/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-network-529292/how-does-the-second-hand-book-business-really-work-with-webuybooks-co-founder-mike-lane.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}