I am a book and reading enthusiast. My goal in life is to have a large library of books at my disposal. I can't afford list price on most anything so I have found several ways to get great books. The first and most obvious is check them out at the library. But you need to watch due dates as many libraries charge late fees and it doesn't give my shelves at home a boost.
So when looking to buy books, I will look at garage sales and thrift stores. There seem to be a lot of people who buy a book and read it once, then get rid of it. Amazon has used book dealers. You can get books for a penny. Most of the books I get with shipping, cost much less than buying them anywhere else and for being used they are in very good condition. Something else I do is trade with a friend. About every 6 months to a year I put a box of books together I don't want to keep and send them to her and she returns a box of books to me. These are great ways to save money on books!
By Crystal McAmoil L. from KS
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Try your local Goodwill stores also. Especially if yours have half price days like mine do. I can get hard back books for 50 cents-$1.00 and paper backs for 50 cents. I have found first edition books in excellent condition. I also have been able to try new authors and different types of novels I never would have tried if I had to pay cover prive for them.
Another place to buy books is the Friends of the Library book sales at various local libraries. The money they make from these books benefits the library. The Friends will take most donated books, both paperback and hardcover, for these sales. I've gotten some really good bargains at these sales! Ask about them at your local library.
The libraries also have books that you can download/borrow to your "kindle" type reader. All it take is a library card with a pin number. Some can be downloaded at home from your PC.
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