Would you buy more books if they weren't so EXPENSIVE?

Wow, that is outrageous. Hope it was a first printing at that price. I sell books and very few are worth that kind of money. In the US, because of the tax regs, most books are sold for about $3 on the secondary market at the end of one year and the only ones that later become valuable are the first printings by new authors who go on to become famous....Thrift shops can be a very good source for books. Since some people actually read a book once and get rid of it (hard to believe but true) you can often find near fine new books with dust jackets for very little money (usually $1.00 where I live & sometimes $.50). I probably shouldn't let this out but I've made as much as $600 on a book I bought for $1.00. Library sales, auctions and estate sales (great source) are other places to find wonderful books for next to nothing. It's actually cheaper to buy good books sometimes than it is to pay library fines so don't let price stop you from reading and having lots of books.

I find books are very expensive. My whole family loves books. I borrow most of my books from the library. But we do buy books too...especially if it for our son. There are some books which I know I will read again and again...I buy them irrespective of the price. If they were cheaper I would buy more books. I sometimes buy second hand books which are pretty cheap.

I try to get all books i want these days from the libary because they are too expensive £20 a book is just out of control for what 4 hours of reading. I download alot of books aswell because i would not pay that, i think i would definetly read more if the price of books were not as expensive.

I think you have to buy the book (irrespective of the cost of the book) and gift your boyfriend. Here two things are involved. One your nice easy gift cannot be measured in terms of money. Second, when you think of gift, which is definately a token of love and affection towards your boyfriend should not think the cost of the book. In my opinion, you have to buy a book for christmas and gift it on this happy occasion.

Heya, I too cant beleive the price of some books. I do like to collect books though so i look for cheaper places like second hand book stores and i also but some on ebay. If it is a reference book i will go to the library depending upon how often i will use it i suppose. I hardly ever buy new books these days as so many of the second hand ones have only been read like once or twice and are in excelent condition. Tanika.

i tend just to borrow books from the library; because you are right they are just too expensive! When you consider how many CDs of DVDs you can get for the ammount a book costs, its no wonder that the market is going down! The bain of my life is the cost of text books, i think its really cheecky to charge that much for a book you can't actually do your studies with out! Any way god bless the library!

no i wouldn't, i never buy books, i never read them so don't borrow either

The library is the most amazing place ever- you get to read nice books for free, and get new ones too. I borrow most of my books, seeing how most books, especially best sellers, can get quite expensive. However, I do buy books from time to time, usually books that I've read in the library and want a copy of. Also, I really like the discount sections that are in my bookstores all year long, where books can get very cheap. The thing is that you need to look through all the books they have- I've gotten good (and I mean good) hardcover books for only $1 before. I would definately buy more books if they didn't cost so much, but I would read just as much- that's what the library's for, right?

Its easy to buy book online like at ebay and amazon they sell new and used books that others have bought and don't want they are cheaper there

Honestly I wouldn't because I don't like reading but I agree with you and think that if not only the books but the music cds, software, etc. were not so expensive then there would be a lot more people buying originals instead of download it and burn it into cds themselves just like you said you do with the books borrowing them instead of buying.

I don't think any good reader will cut down the number of books of this choice because of its price..I think those kind of readers are so addicted to the books that they don't mind spending hundreds and thousands of dollars in purchasing books of their interest.

It is all our doing ! Nowadays we prefer e-buks so much that the demand for books have lessened, which has led to a fall in supply of books. Now this increases the price of a book! If u really wanna collect books u can do so buy buying used books, or u can ask ur friends or relatives for books they have have no use of!!

I must say that reading books is a very good habit.But obviously, for a general reader it is very tough to buy every interesting books for reading. So I prefer to read book from library. But the basic problem is that not all the time the book is ready for me as because library is for all and a hot topic is interested by many person. So sometime , for some classic or some very important one I will prefer to buy. And definitely if the price is low, I will very happy and buy more book within my budget.

I read a lot so I buy most of my books, and almost always used. My local library is small and doesn't have much of a selection, I'm too impatient to wait for Interibrary loans, and I often mark up my books for future reference. My favorite online places to buy books are Amazon and half.com. Thrift stores and yard sales are also good places for book buying, but I don't do that as much as I used to. One way to cut down on book costs is to resell the ones you don't want to keep. I actually got into the book business that way, and did well on both Amazon and half.com until it got to be too much work for the return.

I just started college this past Fall and I was required to spend over $200 on study books. That may not seem like much, but I was only taking three classes. So, instead of using the school bookstore or even the local bookstore to buy my college books I went to Amazon.com and did a quick search, I came out spending about $30 TOTAL. If you ever need a book and can't just get it from the library I strongly suggest you check out Amazon.com and see if you can't find a used copy for a good price.

I love books but like you I find them to expensive. I usually check them out at the library or if I can find one, I'll go to a used book store. The closest good one is about 90 miles from here though.

Hay Sweet Lady , Tell ME the Name of the Book and I will get a E-Book for that Subject FREE online. You don't need to pay for books,baby !

WOW that better be a hell of a book for $80.00!!!I did ask for a book for christmas also,it cost like 20.00 though,I dont get much time to read but when I do I think I will stick to the library!!!

yeah defenitely i would...these days even books ar ebecoming very costly. especially for indians ,if we want to buy a book of a forign author , it is really very costly.

no.i won't .nowadays ,we want to find some information .it's very convient ,just on the internet ,you need not to go out .ot hang around in the book shops. just type some words you can find lot of waht you want .