Forty Books

I would have if I hadn't spent so much time picking out the books. We usually buy from Goodwill and we had been buying from Salvation Army before it closed down (if it is yet, if not it's supposed to). My husband and I are only supporting ourselves which is why we can afford the luxury, under normal circumstances we would't spend so much.. Hope you can get some good reads for Christmas this year.

I'm jealous

Oh I still have books I need to read, but I think this winter I'll be spending more time reading then doing anything else.

I'd send them your way if I wasn't a book hoard.

You are absolutely correct. I still have a number of books I have not read, plus I'm using the public library so I do not have to spend the money on books. One thing that helps you realize how big your home library is: move from one house to another and you have to move all those books. Another thing about buying more books than you have time to read: your interests may change over time. As your interests change, you may not feel so much desire or need to read a certain book. Thus, money was not used wisely. Have a wonderful day.

I believe we are going to have near 100 books if not more to move when we do move. That won't be that big of a hassle, but if we get more it sure will be. My interests are varied so I don't think they will change, if they do I'll still keep the book or give it to someone. I understand though, we've got to use our money wisely, even for books and things like that. Hope your having fun mylotting Have a Wonderful day as well!

10 to 15 books at one conference? That is a lot of books wow! I suppose you have a lot of books now though so no need to really get more.

I don't like to buy from B&N because they are usually expensive, atleast in my opinion. Half Price Books sounds familiar, is that a store? I think I've seen it online before!

well, I had a card, and I was going for new books Yeah, half price is a store http://www.halfpricebooks.com/

oh okay thanks for the link. I think the last time we went is because we had a GC, I do like their journals and calendars, pens and general knick knacks though.

Yes I know sometimes you can even find books for a penny on amazon. I was recommended the site and wanted to try it out. It was my fault I didn't look at the shipping deals more closely, and I could've cancelled but I took awhile picking it out that I just didn't want to cancel like that. Some of the books I got are old, I don't know if amazon would have had them, but I doubt a book club would unless they kept some of their older titles. Some books I got were from Grace Livingston Hill, "Brentwood" a book I enjoyed reading awhile back, but never actually got to read the last page because it was torn out, I bought again. I am considering joining a book club at some point though.

Amazon might surprise you. I have found some pretty old books. I have also heard of the one you used. I think you may have to pay alittle extra for the shipping to get old books. No, the books clubs wouldn't have the old ones. I just thought if you wanted newbies. A lot of good new ones coming out too. I gave up trying to keep up with all of them. I will never have time to read them all. And the really good ones twice? Come on!

I've known other filipinos who have said they aren't happy with the shipping costs to the Phillippines. I really wish that they would just have one flat fee and adjust it depending on how many items are in an order, atleast for things like books. Can you buy from Amazon? I forget if you can or not. There are sites where you can get amazon gc's, though I'm not sure if any are available for the Phillippines. I too have not finished the books I have now, but I am sure I will soon enough and really I don't want to finish them all before I get more.

It is good you have people here in America who are willing to help you with that, and I am sure it's not much of an inconvenience to them. One person here said they and their coworkers / friends will order thigns together and split the cost of shipping, maybe that is something you could do with family or friends?

Yes, we can buy from Amazon and ship here, but it is way too expensive. What I do is order what I want, have it shipped free to an uncle (or a friend) in the US who I know will be coming home soon. And patiently wait for them to arrive. But that isn't always an available option, besides, I feel bad inconveniencing other people. :(

oh yes I hear ya

I should have but I spent so much time looking for the books that I didn't want to just cancel the order. This will be the last time I order so many books though, atleast for awhile.

I have been using ebay for more than 10 years and buy several things each month from there. During that time I have only had a couple of problems and they were all easily resolved - not shipped because the seller was called out of town on a family emergency (shipped when they returned), the POST OFFICE at MY end returned one package to the seller 3 times even though we both verified the address was correct (reshipped UPS), item had not been deleted from inventory even though it had already been sold (money refunded), I misread the listing and got a movie that was in Spanish instead of English, etc. That is not to say there aren't bad sellers out there; but, they are easy to avoid and if there is a serious problem eBay will step in to resolve (this is easiest if you use paypal for checkout). Simply check each person's feedback. If it is less than 10 items, you need to be careful because they have not been selling there long enough to get a good idea about them. If the feedback is less than 100% positive, you can check their feedback and the listing for the item they sold. Sometimes people do not read the full listing and expect more than the listing states - that is the buyer's fault for not reading. Soemtimes it is a 3rd parties fault - damaged in shipping, slow shipping, etc. Sometimes it is the sellers problem - delayed shipping, not shipping, not listing an accurate description etc. But, by checking the feedback you can get a good idea of whether to trust the seller or not. Clothing - do not order unless you KNOW your size with that brand - some companies can vary on sizes a LOT. Also see if they put actual measurements for the item in the listing and then you can compare to your personal measurements. But, out of all of my ebay purchases I have never had a problem buying books there.

67 books for $38.69 isn't bad at all. I just don't like ebay, I don't have any real reason behind it other then the horror stories I've heard. If I do buy online again, I probably won't use alibris. I most likely will just go back to the thrift stores as it support the community.

I know you can usually find some good crafting type books at good will's, and you can usually find some text books there too which are good. I know I went a little crazy.

I am glad to hear that you get a good discount and free delivery on your books. What site do you use, is it available for the USA?

I never actually thought about it that way. I mean I guess you could say I didn't know I wasn't helping the authors by buying used. I do like to buy used as I can get more, and usually we buy locally so it helps people locally. 300 books and still having to pay well over 100 dollars isn't all that bad I don't think.

As a lover of books, I want them to continue to be available to future generations. There's nothing wrong with buying used books, but I know that the publishers and the authors don't get any money from those... so I choose to buy most of my books new instead. That way the author gets their royalties and the publishers go on to publish more book. I do buy books used occasionally to save money and get books I haven't had any luck finding in new book stores... but most of the time I buy books new or just go to the library for new reads. It was a good deal. I just thought it was funny that they bought so many books. It took them forever to read them all though. I don't ever think they're done yet...

That is a good deal, to have no shipping on the books. Glad you were able to get so many books without having to pay for shipping Have you bought from that seller since, or will you?

I've never borrowed forty books from the library, maybe 10 or 11, but never forty. I found when I borrowed, I never read them, only one did I ever really read. Yeah I know it's a lot of books, but I love to read.

I have never been a member of a book club but I am thinking we may join one one day. We usually get ours through places like Good Will, but I wanted to try that site out so I ordered books from there. Atleast they are books I'll read, if not we usually give them to friends.

It was the same group of sellers for my order, including alibris in NV itself. I also ordered books from the same author and I thought I'd get reduced shipping. The info is on the homepage, so I figure it's still valid. I must've been charged $3.99 for all if not a lot of it because like I said it was $100.00 to ship. I won't get that many books from them again, if I even decide to shop from them. I might just stick with getting books from goodwill, though alibris seems like a great place.

I have to wait for the books to get here but I still have some to read now. In any case, I think sites that waive shipping or give you a good deal on shipping are usually those where you're buying the books directly from the site / store and not from individuals. Alibris is like amazon or ebay where there are different sellers. I did pick amongst a few sellers, so most of my books came from the same one. I read on alibris that there is a discount with shipping if you buy from the same seller or buy more then one book from the same author. There may have been a discount, after all I did buy a lot of books, but I was expecting shipping to be about fifty dollars, same as subtotal. I did use a five dollar coupon, but like I said I probably won't buy from them, or so many from them ever again. I have enough books to last me for awhile. I'm mainly collecting books as means of entertainment for me when my husband and I get our own place. We're probably not going to get cable, and just have internet unless there's a good package deal at the time, or unless the place we're renting from includes cable. Oh and I meant I am online because I just bought so many books, lol gotta replenish the funds is what I meant lol!

It took me sometime to compile a lot of the list so I didn't want to just cancel it either. I bought it but next time I won't buy as many books, or I'll just shop locally.

Amazon has books for 1 cent which is good but they're shipping is $3.99, so no matter how many you get you gotta think of shipping. Even so, Amazon's a great place to shop for anything, including books. I suppose you think forty books is a ridiculous amount?

I bought books mostly for me and a few for my husband, so not the "whole family" lol... but yes it will definitely keep me entertained for the months to come. I would have just cancelled the order if I hadn't spent so much time looking through the books. I did save five dollars with a coupon, small consolation but even so we can afford the purchase, so that's no biggie. I would have left the clothes and cosmetics behind too! Any treasure, books or souvenir alike, would have come home with me!