Where do you get your books from?

[Amanda]

Nicolette wrote: "Jessa wrote: "To all of those Kindle people out there, we can actually lend each other kindle books, how interesting and cool is that? I would be willing to try it!"

I love that aspect of using my..."

Dont you have to pay a yearly membership thing to be able to do that feature?

[Nicolette]

Amanda wrote: "Nicolette wrote: "Jessa wrote: "To all of those Kindle people out there, we can actually lend each other kindle books, how interesting and cool is that? I would be willing to try it!"

I love that ..."

I don't think so. That would be a part of Amazon Prime if that's true, but I don't think it is.

[Teneal]

Ciska wrote: "For people who got facebook and like free kindle books there is this group called epic kindle giveaway.

You do have to like clowns too they got a lot of offers on a series called clowns in the at..."

Oh my god. Nothing scares me more in the world than clowns. Urghhh.

[Nicolette]

Teneal wrote: "Ciska wrote: "For people who got facebook and like free kindle books there is this group called epic kindle giveaway.

You do have to like clowns too they got a lot of offers on a series called cl..."

lol. I COMPLETELY understand!

[Ciska]

Teneal wrote: "Oh my god. Nothing scares me more in the world than clowns. Urghhh.
..."

That is exactly why I put down the warning. Everytime I see another free clowns in the attic I get a scare.

[Betty]

i actually get it online from amazon. most of my books on my shelf are from there because the only few bookstores left are really faraway from home. so i buy as much as i can then read them for almost 2 years till im done with every one of them. you dont find many bookstores around here. that is something that needs to be improved. sadly, the "borders" that i totally adored was closed last june. i was devistated. it was closed right after the end of the IGCSE!

[Susan]

Well I used to get a lot of books from Borders, but now I shop at Barnes and Noble. I also get them from two used bookstores near my home and church/garage sales. There are also a couple I get from the library.

[Jen]

I go to Barnes&Noble for books I want in new condition, the library for books I'm experimenting with, and there are several second hand bookshops in town that I spend all of my money at. Actually, one of the stores just bought a sign for the window...I'm pretty sure they bought it with my money. XD

[Nicolette]

Okay, so I don't usually like going to B&N because I don't like paying full price for books, but I've recently started thinking about getting a membership there (it costs $25) but I want to know if anyone thinks that it's worth it for someone like me who usually shops at used bookstores. The benefit that I see is the 40% off best selling hardcovers. But I don't know if I'll use it enough to make it worth it. What do others think?

[Heather]

Oh I so miss Barnes&Noble (and Borders if they are still open). I use to visit both weekly and buy books all the time. Now that I live in New Zealand I cannot afford to buy new books. Most of the time a new book will cost between $25 to $40. Of course now that I have two small boys, my budget is smaller than before. So I rediscovered the library. What a place. I actually have 5 libraries in about 15 mins from me but I prefer only two of them. I also go to the local church library that is only open on Tuesdays. Finally, I have a couple of neighbours that pass on their books when they are finished with them. Even with all of these libraries and neighbours, I have a difficult time getting some books.

-->Nicolette--I guess if your savings is greater then the $25 membership fee for the year, then it is well woth it!

[Rach , Moderator]

Nicolette wrote: "Okay, so I don't usually like going to B&N because I don't like paying full price for books, but I've recently started thinking about getting a membership there (it costs $25) but I want to know if..."

I have a membership and I think it is worth it. About every 2 weeks sometime smote if there is a holiday near they send out coupons. Normally like 20-40% off, and that is onto of your discount for being a member. I think it is worth it because I buy a lot of books and memorabilia and what not. I love my membership.

[Savanes]

95% of the time Amazon, otherwise local bookstores

[Janice]

My public library is only one block away, so I get as many books as I can there. I'm always renewing something. I've gotten friendly with the librarians also from always puttering around in the library.
Otherwise, I raid my daughter's enormous stash - she alone keeps Barnes and Noble in business! Thank God she has a membership. Remember, if you order on-line always google for a coupon, she almost always saves additional monies that way. Oh, and members always get free shipping. Membership well worth the yearly cost.

[Kirstine]

If a book is originally in English, I prefer reading it in that language, and that makes it kind of difficult to use the library and local bookstores, because they honestly just don't have a very large selection of English books (or books in any other language but Danish). So I use Amazon a lot, and a few Danish websites (though I tend to always check if I can get them in a bookstore first). Plus it's sometimes cheaper. A sad fact, but when you're a student, you have to take that into account.

[[deleted user]]

bookstores/used bookstores, public library, sometimes online (when I don't have money left and time to look for something).

[Hayley]

The humane shelter that's about ten minutes from me has a little thrift store to help raise money for the animals. They sell their paperbacks at a 5 for 1 dollar deal, so I stop by there almost every Saturday to get more.

[Kaitlyn]

I get most of my book from Goodwill, Amazon (used), or my Books-A-Million sale section. My Books-A-Million puts really good (and sometimes recent) books on sale and I always keep out a watchful eye for some books I want.

[Kylie]

I get my books from everywhere! Goodwill, thrift stores, library, Barnes and Noble, and friends. I also still have A LOT of books that I have gotten over the years that I haven't read yet but start panicking if I have empty spots on my shelves! I love wing surrounded by books so I just grab any that look interesting when I have the chance.

[Tracy]

A new BAM has opened near my house. I am splitting time between BAM and B&N. I rarely buy used books only because I like to be the first to crack a book open. I have a nook but I like the experience of a real bookstore. Nothing wrong with book files but it's just not for me.

[[deleted user]]

I have a Nook. I download ebooks from the library or download free books. I will sometimes buy ebooks I can't get from the library from Barnes and Noble. i also occassionally pick up paperbacks from stores if I see something I haven't read that is not expensive.

[Matthew]

I always make sure I buy a non-fiction book on amazon, as an Ebook. this way I know I always have the book on me (phone and ipad)

Fiction has free will, though. Online I usually stick to Amazon, but in the real world it might be Waterstones or an indie shop or the library on wherever I have the urge to spend some more money on yet another book :)

Matthew Turner

[Mindy]

i recently got a nook (only for the purpose of reading a book for a paper i had to write, but now am OBSESSED with downloading stuff...) but i've always gone to the library. we have a lending system between 40 libraries i think. So assortment is really great. as well as eBooks from overdrive.

but sometimes i'm really cheap. I will go on B&N and look at new releases, get them from the library and if i like them i usually find them on half.com for less than $10 including Media Mail.

[Rachael]

The library.

[terrence]

From www.epubbud.com

[Alina]

I have a lot of free books on my Kindle. I also use the library a lot - especially for audiobooks. Hardly ever buy new books at B&N, etc. I have so many on my TBR that by the time I get to the new ones coming out, the library will have them. If it is something I really want to read right away, then I'll buy it on Amazon and download to my Kindle.

[Danielle]

I get most of my books online from chapters/indigo/coles , since they are all combined it makes it virtaully impossible for the book you want not to be there. Also, I love taking a stroll through the coles in the mall or the chapters store, it's like heaven (I wish I could live there).

[Dorcas]

I get my book from lots of places, for ebooks I usually use amazon or ibooks at times. I find a lot of good quality, cheap books at this used book store I go to. Also you can't beat goodwill, 4 bucks for hardcovers, 2 for paperbacks and 99 cents for YA. Department stores like superstore and walmart have great deals on new books. When I feel like spending the money and I miss the smell and feel of brand new books I cave in and got to Indigo, Coles or Chapters (this happens way too often and its hurting my wallet)

[[deleted user]]

Barnes&Noble, Library, Thrift Stores, Yard Sales, Flea Markets, friends,and family.

[Margot]

I so love the feeling of turning pages, the smell of ink when you open a new book... However having 14 bookcases (IKEA Billy) in my apartment, ebooks have become a must for me.
I purchased a Kindle 6 months ago and I love it. It's light and won't have its corners bent in my handbag! Unfortunately, there are not a lot of books available in french and they are a lot more expensive (at least double the price of english books).
I still purchase ballet books in bookstores or websites (Paris Opera boutique for example) because they usually have photographs and make superb coffee table books.
For french books, I go to Renaud-Bray (they advertise as the biggest french bookstore in North America) and for english books I will go to Indigo and Chapters downtown in Montreal.

[Savanes]

Margot wrote: "I so love the feeling of turning pages, the smell of ink when you open a new book... However having 14 bookcases (IKEA Billy) in my apartment, ebooks have become a must for me.
I purchased a Kindle..."

I hear you! I'm in France and ebooks are so expensive compared to the ones in English!

[Margot]

I hear you! I'm in France and ebooks are so expensive compared to the ones in English!

It's the same with printed books...

I tried to use "reply" and paste what you wrote, but it only pasted the first part of your post, which was... what I had written!

[Savanes]

Margot wrote: "I hear you! I'm in France and ebooks are so expensive compared to the ones in English!

It's the same with printed books...

I tried to use "reply" and paste what you wrote, but it only pasted the ..."

Yes it's always like that. We are used to it! If you want everything I said to appear you have to copy and paste between the italic tags: <*i*> paste here <*/*i*> (stars shouldn't be there)

[Anty]

There is a book shop called CHAPTER in Dublin Ireland which I used to go to. I love that shop very much but since my husband got me iPad 3 years ago, I almost never buy printed book anymore, I buy my ebooks from Amazon USA because we couldn't get them from the UK (strange). It changed now though, but I stick with USA for convinient reason (and cheaper price).
I gave and donated my printed books away, only kept some and mostly young adult ones for my kids when they are older.
I like libraries but I don't like the feeling of time constraint on borrowing books.

[Michelle]

Our library has a couple sales a year, they are huge! The books are $1. Our library also has a used bookstore that sells paperbacks for $2. I watch the clearance sections at my local bookstore and get them for $4 or $5. Barnes and Noble is having a big clearance sale right now, and I notices some are pretty current (Cemetery Girl) and they are $4 and $5. As for new, I don't like hardcover, so I wait for them in paperback, and Target has 20% off new to paperback and with my 5% discount, I can get them for a reasonable price. I also watch Goodwill stores. You can get books your unsure about, and feel less guilt if you don't like them because they only cost you $.50 or $1!

[Kaitlyn]

Vanessa wrote: "95% of the time Amazon, otherwise local bookstores"

Amazon is a big one for me too. I liked to buy books used (who can beat 95 cents?!). I also have a kindle so I can get a lot of classics free for Kindle and with my Amazon Prime membership I can rent books. I love Amazon.

[Margot]

What's an Amazon Prime membership?

[Savanes]

Kaitlyn wrote: "Vanessa wrote: "95% of the time Amazon, otherwise local bookstores"

Amazon is a big one for me too. I liked to buy books used (who can beat 95 cents?!). I also have a kindle so I can get a lot of ..."

Amazon is great. However the loan library is not that great!

[Savanes]

Margot wrote: "What's an Amazon Prime membership?"

Margot, you pay a fee per year and you get free shipping (almost always) and you access special services depending on your country. It's great!

[Margot]

I'll have to check this out. I always wait to have enough goods to get free shipping, so it would have to be pretty good deals for me to pay a fee.
Thanks Vanessa

[Savanes]

Margot wrote: "I'll have to check this out. I always wait to have enough goods to get free shipping, so it would have to be pretty good deals for me to pay a fee.
Thanks Vanessa"

I know that amazon France always offer free shipping for books. Being premium is only interesting if you buy other types of goods. :)

[Margot]

Oh! Ok, I buy only books and DVD from them.
Thank you Vanessa.

[Hayley]

I just discovered a new place called 2nd and Charles in a city called Hoover here in Alabama. It's about two hours from my town. They gave me a flyer, and there's only like five or six different locations. You can take in your books and you can receive cash or store credit. They sell SO MANY used books and really good prices. It's like Books A Million, just 85% cheaper. I wish there were more of these bookstores! I specifically take a trip to Hoover every so often just for the bookstore!

[Lade]

I get a lot of my books (ebooks) from Kobo, Smashwords, Goodness free books and author giveaways. I occasionally buy physical books from bookshops

[Lina]

I get my books from my nearest bookshop, I have a favorite, and they usually have buy-2-take-3 on english paperbacks. So yes. Cheap (well, for norwegian standards).
I hate borrowing books, from libraries or from people. I just like, need to have the opportunity to write in them (even if I hardly ever do)
When I was in London I spent a lot of time in used bookstores though. Got a lot of cheaps books there!

[Michelle]

I usually get my books from amazon because that's where I can get them the cheapest. Sometimes I'll go to a half price book store near my house when there's nothing in particular that I want to buy.

[[deleted user]]

I get most of my book from Chapters and Indigo (Canada). I also get my books from Ebay. I usually wait a few months after the release date of a book. That way, the price is much lower and there aren't too many people bidding on them.

Wishing you all the best! :)

[Sharon]

I get most of my books from my local library.
I find this a fabulous service and saves me heaps of money.

[Larissa]

I get books at the library. Then, if I love it, I buy it at Goodwill, Half Price Books, or the like. Sometimes I have to be patient, but shopping for used books is like a treasure hunt. I love looking through the books at Goodwill (or any used book store) and finding a book I've wanted for a long time -- especially when it's 50 cents. :)

[Alicia]

Library, old book stores who sell used books, Amazon (haha) and Barnes and Noble every once in awhile

[[deleted user]]

Sharon wrote: "I get most of my books from my local library.
I find this a fabulous service and saves me heaps of money."

That's very smart on your part, Sharon. Libraries are there for this very purpose. If someone chooses not to own books, borrowing them at your local library is the wisest approach. Wishing you all the best! :)