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Where do you get your books from?
HAHA yeah we have a lot of computers too and DVDs (which can also be awesome) it almost feels like a video store/internet cafe more than your classic library, and you probably just owe the price of the book :P I know after about 90 days we just knock the overdue fees off and charge the price of the book (and you get to keep the book too =) )
I just (gulp!) ordered a NOOK Simple Touch. I have always loved books, but have recently begun to donate my books to the library, friends ... Can't really afford to buy many books any more, so I donate a small amount monthly to my local library, and will now be able to borrow via my new NOOK. Exciting, AND I feel like a traitor. (Did I say that I love books?) But ... I have never treated a book as sacred; to me a book is meant to be READ; if that means spaghetti stains, bent covers, whatever, so be it.
I usually get my books from giveaways. :) I have a sizable list of books I got for free from GR, LT, or the authors themselves.http://readinggoodbooks.wordpress.com...
I still purchase books; don't worry. :D
Rachel Skye wrote: "Thalia wrote: "My library has something against me; I paid like, fifty dollars for a book they claim I "lost" (which I had for a little while; but I found it and returned it), and are still saying ..."Rachel, resale shops are great for paperback bargains.I recently picked Tana French's "The likeness" for $0.50 and it looks like it hasn't been cracked open. It is not my preferred mode of book buying but a great place for finds. I found a book written by Clyde Barrow's Sister and Mother a while back. I come to find out that it is a somewhat rare to find.
I have an Ereader but nothing replaces a trip to the book store in my opinion. I had been a long time customer of Border's until the bankruptcy. I also try to support the indie store I have in my area.
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Thank you Tracy!
I'm a long, long time customer of Barnes & Noble. It helps that I did work there for a bit between undergrad and med school :) I agree with you, Tracy--nothing beats a trip to the bookstore! Lately, I've been trying to frequent used book stores more often, such as Half Price Books. I wish I would borrow more books instead of purchasing so many. For some reason, I just really like the look of all my books lined up on my bookshelves at home. I think my fiance is going to be shocked when he sees my entire collection in one place next year. He's not aware that I have a ton in storage! Ha!
I have a great used book store just down the street from me. I go there sometimes, but I mainly hit up the library. I have a great library. I mean amazing. I have the ability, like someone else mentioned, to request books from all of the surrounding libraries in our county as well as the Community College the county over from us. Get tons of DVD's there as well since we do not have cable.
You name it. Book clubs, EBay/Half.com, Amazon, yard sales, flea markets and 2nd-hand stores. Trade with friends/family/ and I like paperbackswap.com . The Library (within walking distance here).
Usually on QBD ( www.qbd.com.au ) cause the prices are cheap (for Australia) and at the second-hand book shop near me or otherwise online (ebay, etc). Otherwise I would at the library.
I buy some of my books from Barnes and Noble, but also look around at garage sales and such as well as check them out from the library.
I try the library first since I use to buy all my books and I was running out of liveable space in my house for all the books, but if I can't find it at the library or it's a big book I know I can't finish in their time period I check theft stores like goodwill. Luckily where I live with in 30 mins of each other are goodwill bookstores. But if the library or theft store doesn't have it then amazon.com or barnes and nobles. Sadly in memphis, TN where lots of the bookstores are closing. Like
Borders and lots of the barnes and noble.
I like Barnes and Noble. I'm debating if I should get a nook or not. But mostly I just rent books from the library. That suits me just fine right now.
I'm very lucky my local library has a great selection of books. I typically don't have to wait long for a newly released book. Plus, they have a monthly book sale where they charge you $4 per bag (grocery bag size) that you fill up. They're mostly older books but I've picked up newer ones like 'Little Bee,' 'Life of Pi' and 'The Girl Who Played With Fire.' I picked up an advanced readers edition of 'The Weird Sisters' by Eleanor Brown before it was released. It's fun to go and see what gems you can find...especially when they're on your 'To Read' list.
I usually get books from the library, but sometimes, if the library doesn't have it I will go to Barnes & Noble or just order it from amazon.
I am so frustrated! I rec'd my NOOK, but it won't accept my wifi password. I've tried the "real"password, and every combination of letters an numbers, letters, or numbers I can find on my router and the setup info. I'll have to wait for my daughter to come over and redo my whole setup now. Good thing I have many books at home and the library. Did I mention that I love my library?
I got these at Salvation Army. :)
I buy 90% of my books at Goodwill. They're insanely cheap and I usually leave with bags full at a time. There's enough locations around me where I can go to a different one each time. The only time I buy from amazon or B&N, etc, is if I'm reading a series and I'm missing one. I also have a Kindle, but the only books I have on that are the freebie classics. Unlike many people here, I don't like to borrow from a library, only because I want to purchase the books for my collection. Some people collect baseball cards, coins or stamps, I collect books and movies.
I buy most of my books from thriftbooks.com. I've fallen in love with that website, due to the cheap prices, great conditions of the books, and free shipping! I also occasionally buy books from Barnes & Nobles, Books-A-Million, Borders, or any other bookstore that I happen to be near at the time. Also, I buy books through my nook from time to time.
Other than that, I check out a lot of books from the local library.
Tiffany wrote: "I buy most of my books from thriftbooks.com. I've fallen in love with that website, due to the cheap prices, great conditions of the books, and free shipping! I also occasionally buy books from B..."
I just bought the September read on thriftbooks.com! Thanks for sharing that site!
Ashley, no problem! I'm glad you were able to find what you needed there. :)
I used to frequent Borders (I worked for them for 7 years) and am very sad that they're closing. :(So, since I have a Kindle, I'll be buying most of my books through Amazon. For an in-the-flesh buy, however, there are lots of little independent bookshops scattered around Massachusetts that I enjoy buying from.
I never actually buy books instead i just go to my local library and they have a website where i could put on hold of books online ^_^ its pretty neat
Yesterday I bought
and 
for total of $1.50.I discovered a little indie bookstore about 30 miles from house that has a great selection.
I buy most of my books (printed and Kindle) from Amazon. I also borrow books from my local library, cost me 60p for each book I reserve.
I used to buy most of my books from borders, but now they're closing. I occasionally go to Barnes and Noble, or order books online. I also go to a couple of used bookstores in my area, but they're not so great when you're looking for something specific. I also recently got an ereader as a gift, but I've only downloaded books I can find for free online. So mostly classics.
Since I live in Canada and pretty much the only big book store here is Chapters, that's where I usually buy my books, or Coles which is like an extension of Chapters. I also buy from independently owned bookstores though. I also like to shop at a place called BMV Books, Book City, Doug Miller Books or the World's Biggest Book Store.
I used to buy books from my local Borders that had a Starbucks upstairs but that shut down a few years ago and they sold everything really cheap so I left with about 7 or 8 books.Now the only book shops I will buy from are small and cheap ones that I search hard for when I visit Wales - I normally go like once a year.
Other than that it's Amazon, simply because it's just so cheap :3
My sisters used to read a lot and i followed them of course! So i read the books they left behind and they get me new books too. If i want a book, i usually get it from our school library. So i guess, sisters and library is where i get my books from! :D
I live in Knoxville and there is an awesome place here called McKay's that buys used books and resells them. They have books, movies, and music (CDs and vinyl). The only problem is they don't have a bed so I can live there. My real complaint is their sorting system is a little off but that helps make it more interesting.
Oh and another place I get books from is ALWAYS asking for them for my birthday, Christmas and Easter (yes I'm aware you would normally get chocolate eggs but I don't really eat chocolate. I still have two eggs left from this year so we normally opt for a book or a t-shirt) and I normally ask for them to surprise me with a book they like or think I'll like so I can be introduced to new things :3
Its all about the E-books for me. I get mine off the net or download straight to my Nook from B&N.
Vincent, did you have any trouble getting your NOOK to accept your password? Thanks.
I got these three from Borders today.
All three for more or less $15 at the Borders closing sale.
I have a Kindle so I do both books and e-books. I always go with the cheaper option off Amazon (naturally), otherwise I buy from thriftbooks.com or head to Strand bookstore on 11th St, for anyone in the NYC area. They have shelves of dollar books outside that can be mostly terrible but if you're willing to spend the time, you can find some great steals!
Genine wrote: "Vincent, did you have any trouble getting your NOOK to accept your password? Thanks."Sorry i dont have a password on my NOOK. I know there is an option for it but i have never used the option for one.
Huh. Two steps in it asks for my Wifi password, and won't let me go beyond that without it. Yours sounds better than mine! Thank you for your reply.
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Well, I really don't mind visiting the local library here..but I just loooove books, and want to reread them..and have them..So, I prefer buying them in our bookstores.. especially during sales. Boy oh boy..being in a bookstore during a sale makes me feel just like Alice in Wonderland..LOL
And, a perfect day is coming home from the library with a pile of books, then sitting in a cozy chair in front of a crackling fire in the fireplace with that magical pile of books and a cup of tea on a snowy day.
Amen to that Genine!!! That really sounds a Paradise to me:)
I used to be a Borders person through and through, but my local store's customer service started going downhill about 5 years ago and got so abysmal I just stopped shopping there. I wish I was sorry to see it close. I went to Barnes and Noble a few times but had bad luck with the books I chose, and since I have a weakness for hardcovers I paid a lot for a slew of mediocre novels. So for the past few years I've been taking advantage of our local library which is less than 5 minutes away by car and about 15 minutes by bike. There's a great indie bookseller in the town next to mine I need to visit more often, and there's a really great used bookstore nearby, too, but it's in a basement shop that is not stroller-friendly. I'd have to backpack my youngest to go there and it's been a hot summer. Maybe when the weather is cooler and with my oldest is in school I can make the trip.
I remember a summer in Berkeley (I won't mention the year!) when I was pregnant with my fourth son, the others 6, 3, and 2. I didn't drive, and my husband was away on an archaeological dig all summer. I hauled the boys in their big wooden wagon several blocks to the library every few days. We checked out piles of books for them and for me, piled them on the boys in the wagon, and trekked home. We loved it.
Now that's an adventure! I have tried a few times to take my son to the bookstore, but he's not that patient..'cause mama spends a loooooooot of time cruising through the shelves..LOL. Oh well, I hope it's just a phase..and that in the years to come he would be much more interested in books and will became my shop-companion :)
I try to only buy one of every 5 or so books I read. That will be harder now that I have the Kindle.So I do a mixture. Mostly library if they have what I'm looking for.
But if it's good, I anticipate it, or just plain don't want to wait for it, then I'll buy it.
Rachel Skye wrote: "Tell me where you find your books? From friends? From a book store? From thrift stores?"I usually get my books from the library. Sometimes I go to the used book store around here to buy them but I have to be sure I really want to keep the book because of limited storage space :)...I have books everywhere at this point. I buy my daughters books through Scholastic - school fundraisers, which are usually very well priced. There is also a very large children's section at our library which is our favorite hangout on Saturday mornings.
I get books from the library, friends, and Barnes & Noble. AND....Portland, Oregon has a cool bookstore, Powells bookstore, love, love that place! In fact, I am going there today! Problem is, now that I have a nook, I love getting books for it, have bought some of the books, and have bought probably more than I would have if they had been hardcover or paperback.
Library!!! Free to have a card and it is about 2 miles from the house. I also download some books on my kindle, but try to stick to the ones I really can't wait to come out at the library or free or 99 cent books.
There's this site called ReaderSpoils. They give out free ebook copies for review.
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I get most of mine from Amazon because it's pretty cheap, but I also buy them in Waterstones and thrift stores.
My town library is awful, it's not even really a library, there's about 6 shelves of books and about 200 computers. :/ Plus, they tell me I never returned a book that I never even got out about 4 years ago, so I think I owe them about £154851 now. :(