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Apr 12, 2014 09:22AM
I once got a book that was marked $18 for shipping....which was more expensive than the book itself. Felt really bad for the author :(
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Hey you all! I was wondering if there are people here that are from Finland? I'm from the Netherlands but I'll be living there as an exchange student in the fall...
@Fiza & Juna: Mmm, the approx is $35 from USA to Singapore. And that is for 1 book. The charges increases by weight as well... I am planning to wait for certain books to be published before buying everything in a bulk :D The things we do for books....
Wow that's ridiculous Cheryl o.O I'm afraid to ask but how much are you lighter after a shopping spree?
I have not bought and shipped anything in from USA yet. I am expecting to come up to about 150-200 if I do buy anything. On book shopping days...I'll probably spend about $50 at a book convention or sale. I try to curb the urges. But I swear the books are crying out to me to bring them home...There's just something about owning the paperback, the ebook isn't enough.
BUT THE THING IS, I DON'T OWN ANY NA BOOKS ON MY BOOKSHELF (I only just got into NA & Erotica last dec). And I desperately want to get some in there...woes of a bookworm...
Cheryl wrote: "I have not bought and shipped anything in from USA yet. I am expecting to come up to about 150-200 if I do buy anything. On book shopping days...I'll probably spend about $50 at a book convention o..."Ugh that so sucks! I can't even imagine, I'm sorry :(
Gotta take advantage of those book conventions and sales! I'm going to a book convention next month & volunteering at Scholastic Warehouse Book Sale so YAY for more books hahaaa
I also agree to the paperback or even owning a hardcover. Having the solid book in your hands is SO much better. Which I usually do is get the ebook and if I really really enjoyed it then I'll buy a physical copy.
lol I know the feeling. Books are crying out and I cry right back at them: noo I can't get you 
We have some sales and conventions here, but most don't have YA or NA either. Should have seen me when I finally did find one.
Prefer paperback (or hardcover) too. Ebooks are handy and no shipping costs applies to them. But nothing beats having a real book in your hands or on your shelves.
@juna & Fiza , that's awesome! I tend to go crazy at book conventions and sales. I buy about 10 books that looks interesting and end up using them to decorate my bookshelf. Same goes with ebooks.....I 1-click too much and ends up not knowing what to read.I think the worst thing is having to pick a book or two to put back so as to not go over your budget when you find them all interesting.....
Mine has a handful of YA but mainly young fiction. I think there are NA books around but the covers don't really draw me. It's sad to say I do judge books by their covers since they are the first things to attract.
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@Cheryl it's a blessing and a curse. Most of the impulse purchases will be forgotten but sometimes you find a real good one. But we never have to fear running out of reading material ;)Don't worry, I pick up my books by cover too. It needs to draw me in, else I'll leave it. Sometimes I make an exception when the blurb sounds good. But preferably it needs to be a combination of both^^
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