- Cheap/free ebooks
- Second-hand bookstores
- Clearance tables at brick and mortar/mom and pop
- Discount websites/stores
- Other
Leave your favorite spots to peruse for other friends to check out so they too can stretch their buck.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Tightening of the Belt
It's no secret that things are tight out there with the economy - or lack thereof - and have been for a long time. So how you are feeding your need for literary entertainment?
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I buy from a lot of used bookstores like the one here in my hometown and pretty much everywhere I go. But I also still buy new books. I prefer paperbacks and hardcovers - books with pages that I can hold in my hand - though I do have some Kindle books, as well. Someday I'll start living in the 21st century.
Ha, well, the 21st century will be happy to have you on board.
While your 'kind' is losing steam, as you know, paper books are still firmly rooted. They are with me too, though I'm sure some day I'll end up getting some sort of e-reader.
I either borrow physical books from the library or, less often, buy them second hand. Rarely do I buy a new paper book. My purchase of ebooks, $4.99 and below, has increased dramatically over the last year.
I love the free and cheap ebooks! That, I will admit, is addicting. But nothing beats an actual book in my hands. Every now and then for the "real" books I go to gohastings.com. They have huge inventory clear outs with free shipping. So, for example the other day I got 6 books for $12 with no shipping costs. Made my month!
Cliff, I'm guessing the <$5 is a huge hit right now - the same basic book for 1/2 the price. It's unfortunate that libraries aren't being used the same, though, as they used to be. I would love to see libraries hoppin' like they used to. I suppose that it could be different from town to town, funding to funding, but in general - and like everything else - they are on the decline. (Support your local library, peeps!)
Kelli, yes, cheap/free books are great, especially in the here and now. One can only hope that when the recession breaks, reading the authors that command a bit more (which shouldn't be a commodity) are back on everyone's 'new list' instead of a 2-yr-old list. That is pretty amazing though about the gohastings.com site! What a steal!
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