Books: Used, New, or Library

I LOVE books, but ya know, I like having my own personal library o.o it feels nice =P although I don't mind letting people borrow some of my books, it's better than leaving them to be only read once by one person. I think I'd like going to a used books store, I definitely would find more -and hopefully rarer- books than I'd find in a normal bookstore, but I am yet to hear about one such store around here -w- I'd be surprised if it actually exists. And the libraries I've been to don't exactly hold the best of collections, they're a lot more suitable for students rather than avid readers

Hello celestemichelle, well I love to browse through second-hand book shops. I grew up in Dublin, Ireland and I used to go to the second-hand book and record shops every Saturday. Nowadays I live in Germany and I buy and sell books over the internet, although I still have fun going to the second-hand and charity shops whenever I am back in Dublin. I used to find great bargains there, but a lot of the old shops went out of business as the city became too expensive. Maybe the current downturn will mean that more secondhand shops will open, which would be a big positive. Have a great weekend. Umart

Honestly, I love bookstores, both new and used. If I find a book I really love, I want to keep it so going to the library is sometimes counter productive, because if I find a book I really like, I'm apt to go looking for it to own.

Reading books had been one of my favorite hobbies. During my younger years, i had read many kind of books. I usually didn't buy my books, because it's quite expensive in my country. What i do is, i will go to my local library to borrow books. Each book, i can borrowed for 2 weeks. When i got a book that i liked to read all the time, i will photocopy it and kept it in my home library. That way, i had saved a lot of money but still i am able to gain a lot of knowledge..

I like both new and used book stores. I find if I look both places I find more,lately I have been getting more at Amazon because of the cost of gas. On Amazon I get both used and new. I do like going to the actual store better, I like to touch and see the books before I purchase. Sigh

I love reading books. And I always buy new books. We have several thousand books in our personal library. All of my family members are fond of books and they believe in buying original, not used, whatever the cost is.

We belonged to the Readers Digest book club and got several classics there, but my husband discontinued it (and I was so looking forward to getting War and Peace.) I also belonged to a paper book book club and got a few books from there, I got some as gifts, and I did pick some up second hand. There is no library near where we are, and the one that is over a mile away has weird hours. I do not like going to the library, because when I get a book I prefer to keep it. I will read it someday. I also have some audio books, so I get them at various places. I prefer them new or from second hand if they are not marked and are in good condition. If the book is up to date, I prefer to get them new, but if it is classics and it is not in small print, from the second hand store.

I like books anyway I can get them. LOL! I love used books stores thou as there are normally so many different ones. I also like the discount ones at Barnes and Nobles, along with all the other ones but I can only afford the discount ones. LOL! Even now I cant afford any thou. Anyways, I dont go to our library as I have so many at home to read that I dont need more. Of course if I go to a yard sale or anything that doesnt stop me from looking or buying if I find one that I find interesting for under 50 cents or so. I think used is better thou as in a way it is recycling and that is always a good thing.

I like to buy books new when I can, mostly I do it when I've earned enough through gift cards from some of the sites I belong too. I do love to go to a good used book store. It's cheaper and usually they have a really good selection of books that are in great condition. I would use the library more if the one in my town was bigger. It's okay but the waiting lists for the new releases or best sellers tends to be really long and I'm a bit impatient sometimes.

I have a very good library where I live and a new one is about to open so if I really want a specific book I go there. My wife and I have found that the Salvation Army stores and some other resale shops also have a good selection of used books very cheap (some are like new). I have a fairly large library in my home as I like to read some books several times. The only books a buy new anymore are reference books and I look for the best prices on-line. Happy reading!

If I buy books, they are usually for reference, for example Dummies books and Dictionaries. These books I usually purchase new in Waterstones or Barnes & Noble. Any other books like novels I would borrow from the library, as I usually only read them once. However, I have purchased the 7th Potter book as I was in this whole Harry Potter craze last year.

I usually buy second hand books at used bookstores as the new books in Philippines are very expensive. Many rare books are available at used bookstore. You know the cheaper books I ever buy is $1-2 a book compared to the new one which is an average of $20 per book. I wish there is a good library here in our country so I can spend my free time reading at the library without paying anything. But we don't have. =(

I am into recycling and don't like things to be 'made' for me. That's why I enjoy used books more, because I don't need to feel bad to buy them. Library books are also great. If I want to read a book, but don't want to own it (my room is quite small so I don't have a lot of space for my stuff). Used book stores are so interesting. You never know what you might find. And they're very cheap too!

My college has an office supply store that offers damaged or outofpront books for a huge discount (they cost about 6$ each) and every now and then they have something that i have looked for. I usually look in the library though (being a poor student and all).

I used to collect books but after the need to keep buying one cupboard after another, I realised this is not the right way. Besides, most of times, I do not re-read the books after I have completed it. So the cheapest alternative is for me to borrow. I borrow from the library. It is a bit inconvenient but I feel the cost greatly outweighs the convenience.

Hello celestemichelle, I still go to a bookstore to get my books. I also go to my favorite second hand bookstore where I can get the same book for half of the price. If I really want to keep the book for my collection, I will go and buy a new book. The ones that I get from the secondhand bookstore, I will normally sell them off online or to friends after I finished reading them.

I actually get my books a little bit of all of those ways. The only way I get new books is if I receive it as a gift or if I buy it at the Dollar Tree (since they are only a dollar there). I usually get them used though, either from other people or from one of the local Goodwills. I used to get them from the library, but I had kept some books overdue when my husband went into the hospital. So, I have fines at the library that I can't pay, so I have to wait till I can pay them to be able to get books from there.

Here in Spain, books are quite expensive, so there are lots of book exchanges. The way it works is this. You can buy a used book for 2 euros, or you can return a book and exchange it for another for 1 euro. I have a group of friends with similar reading tastes, and we pass our books around when we've read them. Whoever receives the book last then takes it to the book exchange and gets a new one, which she is the first to read before passing it on. This way, the 1 euro book is read by 4 or 5 people, making it even cheaper. I would suggest it to your book store people as an extra option for fiction, as it is a good way of making more money with little or no investment. They could start it off with some books from their stock and then put a big notice in the window. The great thing is, the stock is continually changing without expense, and the book store will attract new customers who may go on to buy other books. Good topic.

It depends actually on the need for which I am buying the book for. My reading for pleasure books are new. Reference books for my studies I would buy used ones or take from the library as I need them of various versions.

the most of books i read are come form library,i borrowed books twice a month,there are all kinds of books i can choose.sometimes i also will buy used book to read but few brand new books unless like it very much.anyway,book is my good friend,i like reading it very much.