Do you buy books?

I used to get the same thing from my dad too - go to the library for the book you want. but after i started earning my own money, then i could buy whichever books I wanted. I buy a lot of christian resource books cos they are seldom found in the library and make for good reading and passing on. I also have started renting books from book rental shops. that's cos they have the latest titles in good condition at a fraction of the price i can get in bookshops. and they can be easily found instead of in the library where sometimes there is a long waiting period.

Hi friends,I love to read books a lot. I have subscribed to two libraries. Still, this don't fulfill my appetite for reading books. I buy almost two books per month. Obviously,I don't buy them by seeing their covers. First, I check out the reviews about best sellers on net, if I find something very interesting and can't find in library, I can't just wait and buy this book. Sometimes if I really find some book very interesting, I buy it to enrich my collection, even if this already is in library.

Yes, I do and more than I should. I buy about a book every two weeks. I also love used bookstores and going to the library. I'm a big reader. I've recently gotten into audio books which I play on my computer when I type. It's more stimulating than the T.V. for inspiration although I tend to get distracted by the book especially if I like the story.

yes in fact i just bought my very first purchase online and it was a book about numerology. i do buy books and also magazines especially when i find them interesting. or if they are simply just on sale, like celeb mags and teen mags but that was when i was a teenager, now i dont find those kinda mags interesting anymore. we dont have much public libraries here in our country with the exception of school's libraries so everyone pretty much has to buy a book if they really want it to read it over and over again.

Unfortunately, we don't have libraries here that stock up on fictional books, especially the newer ones. What's in our libs are mostly outdated encyclopedias, dictionaries, research books and other usually school-specific periodicals. So, yes, we usually buy books when we want to read some novels and such.

For me, it really depends. If i want a book that i will read over and over again, i buy it. If i want a book that i will read for only one time, i'll try and borrow it from the library

When I was younger, I wasn't interested with books as I am today. But since the day I got held by a single book, books became treasures and I started buying books though some of them were from booksales and book for less booths. MV Doulos also played a lot of in my cash as I bought lots of books with them.

In the past, I have tended to buy books, and only use the library occasionally. However, when I return to Australia next month after two years in China, my aim is to save as much money as I can for my next overseas trip, so instead of buying books, I plan to use the library far more often.

The books which are not borrowwed from others are not read very well.shu fei jie bu neng du ye.I don't like to buy books,excepting I think it has many academic knowledge.Or,I think it has no good useful value.It's waste.

I do buy books, but most often i buy paperback novels. Books of authors that i like and i enjoy reading them as well. Reading is one of my hobbies and it relaxes me and makes me happy and increases my knowledge too.

I don't buy books often.But I won't hesitate to spend my money if I happen to meet a book I like.Another reason is, our university library is pretty good,too.^_^

Yes I buy books because I want to read and reread them.When I was in elementary I always borrowed books from the library.But these days, especially because it's more convenient, I download free ebooks and so I have what I like in my PDA.

No I don't buy books very often.. And when I do buy a book it has to be a very good book.. The last book I bought was "The Da Vinci Code".. Wasn't that good, not bad, but not very good either.. Have a good day..

I do love reading very very much!Though it is a regret that I did not read much when I was young,I do become very keen on reading when at college.Since in the college library,there are so many variety of books for your selection,and I found myself so fascinated by the English novels that I spare most of my spare time in reading them.So I like borrow books from libraries,it is really a good place for people who love reading.But there may be disadvantage too,such as sometimes,you will wait for a long time for a book you like because it is very popular and not available.Also maybe the book you really want can not be found in the library.In such condition,I will go to the big bookstore in our place,and there I can find the one I want and read for many hours.Then if I found it is really nice I will not hesitate to buy it for keep if the price is within my reach. Now that I have got a job and am able to earn money for myself,I have keep on buying books regularly.In general I will buy a few books per month.I believe it is truly worthwhile to buy them although I don't earn much,because the valuable books are really treasure to me.Even if it means I will make a sacrifice for not buying other things I like.And now I have made a collection of sevel hundreds of English novels,of which I'm very proud! I can always read and reread them if it is a really excellent one as Pride and Prejudice,I've read at least 5 times of different editions. And I found that I will always find valuable things each time I read it.So that's just the fun of reading. An exciting world will be open to you every time you begin to read a book.So I feel very happy to meet a friend who also loves it,and let's keep on reading!

I do both. the reason I'm not doing the library thingie is that I owe them. Plus I have to remember to take them back and what not, and with my schedule and no personal transportation, that can be a drag. however, I do both and it has been a joy to read a book I enjoy. I still get excited getting books that I want anticipate in the mail. Once a year, I buy a bunch from Amazon.com; plan to buy some more soon.

I always buy my books. I don't have too much time to go to the local library and besides they don't have the books that I like to read. I'm a member of an online book club and I order my books with them or sometimes I buy them from walmart. I've also enrolled my daughter in a children's online book club and I get the books from them.

To be honest I even have a hard time getting myself to read a book :( But I guess I would prefer to buy a newly released book since I like new content, libraries just have old books at least in my country.

although i don't feel like i get into many of the books i acquire from the library, i still borrow and buy (: mostly because it gives me a bigger variety to choose and learn from, and that's never really a bad thing (:

no i don't buy books i think it's a waste of money because once u read them they just stack so it is better to rent them at the library.

i buy most of my books and borrow my friends but i rarely get them from a libary because there isn't one anywhere near where i live!