Where do you get your books?

[FishAndChips]

Do you buy them? If so where from?

Supermarket?
Bookshop?
Online?
Second hand?

Or do you use the library.

I used to use the library a lot, not so much these days, though I feel I should really - since its a lot easier on the purse! I quite often buy from Amazon. I occasionally but rarely buy from the supermarket. I'm sure I used to have a good reason not to buy from supermarkets - but I can't remember what it was now :lol: something about them only stocking best sellers means its harder to get new talent published maybe

[lovesreading06]

I use the libary. The only bad thing about them is if its a good book there do have a reserve list.

[FishAndChips]

yea thats true! The book im reading at the moment I picked up at a jumble sale for 50p :)

If i dont force myself to use the library from time to time I end up buying tons of books and never reading them :roll:

[Bigbananas]

I tend to purchase from Play.com (free delivery) no matter how much you're buying. Although I have used Amazon.

[JudyB]

I borrow from the library as it's free and so I tend to be more adventurous in my choices and also because I'm running short of bookcase space. If I read a book that stands out then I will buy my own copy.

[wrathofkublakhan]

:sign0142:

I like going to the Bookstore!
Once there were seven bookstores in my neighborhood; now there are none. I have to drive farther to the big chains; only two for me now: Borders and Barnes & Noble. I miss my locally-owned stores and their owners with knowledge and the love of reading.

My Dad used to imagine opening a Used Book Store when he retired.
I had no idea when I was a kid just how poor my family was but there was a long time when our Big Treat was a trip to the used-book store and we could each get between five and ten books! Picking from the fare offered in the Kid's Section was like digging for treasure.
Now I know the other big advantage of used books is one can find old favorites from decades ago, something not offered in Borders unless very successful.

Still, I enjoy a trip to the Book Store. I'll browse Sci-Fi, Mystery, Westerns and even occasionally into Romance! I've many favorite novelists, I can spend hours in the Fiction section.
I'm not one to sit in the stuffed chairs with my fancy coffee - I like the walk. They put the popular releases right at the front door, so y'can't miss what's out and new.

Typically, I'll buy two books and one CD.

[Nici76]

I get books everywhere I can! Second hand shops, bookshops, charity shops, supermarkets - everywhere! Particually if i can get a bargain!

[madcow]

I get books everywhere I can! Second hand shops, bookshops, charity shops, supermarkets - everywhere! Particually if i can get a bargain!
Ditto...lol I've even picked up some good books at school Christmas and summer fairs.

[Liz]

I use the library and go round the charity shops.
If I buy a book new then I either go to the local bookshop in town or I use Amazon.

[Kell]

I tend to get them wherever I see them. I've swapped a lot through Read it, Swap it and bought and sold many on Green Metropolis too. I occasionally buy from Amazon, but mostly only if I have some gift vouchers registered, as I hate the often long waiting periods. There are several "bargain" book shops in Aberdeen such as The Works and Book World that I often check out, as well as Fopp, as they often have very good deals. I've managed to get a few excellent cut-priced books from Virgin too, which is not a place I ever expected to get books! When spending birthday or Xmas money, however, I always loved to go to Ottakers. Now that it's been taken over by Waterstones, I don't like it half as much as I did.:(

[Polka Dot Rock]

Well. I love bookshops and I should buy books from independent bookshops, as I do believe in having a creative and 'open' bookselling market. And I have bought a lot of books from my local indie in the past.

But then I became a student and money became an issue. And as I was a literature student, I had to be careful where I bought them because of cost. By the looks of things, I'm going to be a perpetual student (:lol:) so I STILL have to be careful.

So, the dream scenrio is "I buy all my books from independent bookshops"

The reality is actually more like Amazon.co.uk and Amazon Marketplace, Play.com and PlayTrade, "3 for 2" offers at Wa*cough*ones and second hand shops (love second hand shops! Especially the fabulous Oxfam Books shops. Fantastic! But we don't have a local one :().

I love GreenMetropolis too, but I haven't bought any yet: building my credits up from selling on there :)

[Rosie]

I regularly use the local library and take out two or three books at a time. I bought four books as Christmas presents one from Waterstones, two from W H Smith and one from the independent book shop Webberleys all in the city centre. I love looking in book shops especially second hand book shops or the Oxfam ones but the last book I bought - 'The Interpretation of Murder' - I got in Tesco.

[Polka Dot Rock]

The independent book shop Webberleys all in the city centre

Ooh crikey, that's my local indie too!! :icon_eek:

Which library do you use, Rosie?

[Rosie]

Ooh crikey, that's my local indie too!! :icon_eek:

Which library do you use, Rosie?


'tis, a small world:) I mainly use Longton Library it's my closest but sometimes Hanley - I always look to see what they've got when I've been using the archives upstairs.

Which library do you use?

[Purple Poppy]

Hey, it's a small world!
Nici said,
I get books everywhere I can! Second hand shops, bookshops, charity shops, supermarkets - everywhere! Particually if i can get a bargain!


and Jules said,
Ditto...lol I've even picked up some good books at school Christmas and summer fairs.

Ditto twice and I even got three nearly new, recent novels at the hospital the other week, for 10p each!!I am due there again in a couple of weeks so will take my ten pees;)

[Gyre]

I used to use our local library growing up but where we live now, well the library is nice but there is not a lot of choice (they really need me working for them:lol:).

I buy books from second hand shops and new books from, Asda, Fopp and when I am in Glasgow, Waterstones and Borders.

[Nathan]

I often buy (new) books at amazon, sometimes in a bookstore. I usually don´t go to a public libary... I don´t like it when i have to give a book back at a certain time... i like books that lie on my table for a while.. some of them i read straight away, some have to mature, like a good wine :-)

[FishAndChips]

well the library is nice but there is not a lot of choice

You can ask your library to purchase books, and requested books get subjected to a panel I think, who decide whether to buy them or not.

It does mean a little wait though.

[FishAndChips]

I don´t like it when i have to give a book back at a certain time

Aye, that is the worst thing about the library.

I remember loaning Melvyn Braggs Credo which I really enjoyed, and I had six weeks to read it because you could loan for 2 weeks up to 3 times. As the deadline approached I found myself stressing to read x number of pages a day. In the end I gave up.

I should probably buy the damn thing and try again because I actually enjoyed what I did manage to read - it was just a bit too long for the available time.

I now choose mostly thin books :lol:

[rock_faery_666]

ReadItSwapIt or Amazon usually.

[aromaannie]

I mainly get mine from Amazon as I belong to several survey sites which pay in Amazon vouchers. I also buy from Green Metropolis, Charity Shops & sometimes WHSmith

[kitty_kitty]

I get books everywhere I can! Second hand shops, bookshops, charity shops, supermarkets - everywhere! Particually if i can get a bargain!

I do too but i am also looking forward to joining a library

[Squawk]

I have my trust Essex Library card which I would defend with my life!

I just walk over there when I'm on holiday back in Essex and select a few choice ones from the Classics section usually. I find that the time limit actually helps me read them instead of just letting them rot.

Are the library people volunteers? I've always wondered. I would give them a hand if I could when I get the chance to pay them back in a way.

[JudyB]

Are the library people volunteers? I've always wondered. I would give them a hand if I could when I get the chance to pay them back in a way.

No, we get paid!:D Most libraries do have a 'friends of the library' set up which is made up of volunteers. We ask them to help when we have to do surveys (grabbing people and asking them to fill in the forms). We also have volunteers that collect and return books for the housebound.

[Sofia]

I get some at the bookstore...but many I buy from the library....they usually have a huge booksale twice a year...

[Gyre]

I went to waterstones last week and bought 'The Blind Assassin', we have two book shops in the town centre here, and they didn't have any Margaret Atwood x

[angerball]

I used to buy alot of books when I was in Australia, but as I have moved to the UK (initally only for 2 years), I stopped buying books as much (not completely though - there's some I've just gotta own :tong: ) and started borrowing from the library. :mrgreen:

[Moonchild]

Mainly from Amazon & Tesco. Some from ebay if I can't find them anywhere else or occasionally second hand store or somewhere local. .......Anywhere really...:mrgreen:

[kitty_kitty]

Ebay too and i sell alot on there as well

[aromaannie]

Ebay too and i sell alot on there as well


What's your user name on there -I've bought 12 books in the last 10 days from there - might have bought from you

[Captiva Dreaming]

Most of my books come from either Waterstones, W.H. Smith - Tesco - and our local hospital outpatients department.
they have a great selection of used books - (you have to be quick) but all proceeds go to Breat Cancer support.
I also recently found a copy of a great book, *Trace* by Patricia Cornwell whilst waiting in my Dentist's waiting room! (ouch) -:smile2:
The books are handed in by patients and the proceeds (they just ask for a donation) go to the local Isabel Hospice, which i like the idea of.

I do love finding a bargain book, but have been known to pay over the odds for something I really wanted and didn't want to wait for the paperback edition.:roll:

[everydayxangels]

I tend to use the library for books that are only available in hardcover ( I can't afford hardovers! ) and books that I am just not sure I would like.

and the paperbacks I buy from the independent bookstore that I work at.

[kitty_kitty]

What's your user name on there -I've bought 12 books in the last 10 days from there - might have bought from you

Its jonny_bass as it my OH's i have jst bought loads of books on there too

[aromaannie]

Its jonny_bass as it my OH's i have jst bought loads of books on there too


Nope not you - but I'll look out for your books in the future:)

[papillon]

I buy most of my books from Amazon, some, I order from Waterstones' bookshop and I borrow from the library. If it's a really good book from the library I'll end up buying it to re-read later.:readingtwo:

[scottishbookworm]

tescos or anywhere I can get a book!
the book I'm currently reading was out of W.H.Smiths

:readingtwo:

[Essexgirl]

Bookshops, charity shops, e bay, market stalls (some good bargains there from time to time), car boot sales, supermarkets

[FishAndChips]

If it's a really good book from the library I'll end up buying it to re-read later.:readingtwo:

Me too.

[Pilgrim]

eReader.com and if they don't have it, I probably won't read it unless it's a discussion, then Amazon plus a book on tape to make the $25.

[newwriter19]

i use the library i'm not much of a book collector

[Fay]

I generally get my books given to me. When family visit, they often bring me a few novels to keep me going, which they tend to buy from charity shops and jumble sales etc.. I have heard however that there is a new English book shop opened in the resort, so I may have to pop down there at some point.

[Fiona]

Bookmooch if I'm feeling good, Waterstones or any bookshop really. :) Amazon's a ripoff - I dislike buying online cos I reckon you should support highstreet bookshops (especially the smaller ones if there is one). If I do buy online though it's from Play, which I did last time as I erm... for some reason wanted this book I'd never heard of before. :D

[carm]

i get a lot of my books from amazon and a local bookstore in my neighborhood- i work for an AIDS organization that has a used bookstore and i get a lot og books from there as well:lol:

[Wraith*]

I can't use the library. I hate giving up possession of books and the fact that you have to read them by "such and such" a date. I prefer to know I can go to Watrestones and buy a book, crack the spine and fold the pages down and that it is mine forever.

[Icecream]

There is always renewal Wraith, which is made even better by the library online service. I agree with you about possession though. I don't like taking books back, but then I can't afford all the books i want either.

I used to get my books from Amazon as a student (both fiction and non). I would also buy them at the student union bookstall or the christian union bookstall, or at various shops when wondering the city centre (I found the supermakets good). Since leaving uni I have been reading books I already have, or going to the library, or borrowing from other people. That is mainly because people have offered me books and I have too many to read on my shelves anyway. I would buy them if I really wanted too. If I get through my shelves, there are a few I would like to buy, but I have plenty to get on with for now.

The next book buy will probably be Harry Potter (I'm actually planning to get it for my birthday) and that will most likely be from Smiths.

[Polka Dot Rock]

Amazon's a ripoff - I dislike buying online cos I reckon you should support highstreet bookshops (especially the smaller ones if there is one)

The thing is, Amazon and other online stores can be so much cheaper than the highstreet - if I want a book now, I usually go online and search for it, as I'm trying to save money to do my postgrad (and for living in London generally!).

One argument for Amazon/Play etc against Waterstones/WH Smiths etc is that at least you can usually find more obscure books and writers: with Waterstones and Smiths, it tends to be whichever publisher has paid them enough to push their products that month!

But I do try and support indie bookshops, god bless 'em: I always justify paying full price :mrgreen: And I often treat myself to a book from my local indie bookshop as I'm working fulltime at the moment. But I can't do that whenever I want a book :(

Saying all this, I'm mostly buying from Charity Shops, Green Metropolis and other online second-hand stores at the moment! :lol:

[Fiona]

Amazon is a rip off though £2.45 postage? yeah right. I do go to Play or sometimes Abebooks (make a point of avoiding Amazon for most thing but reviews actually... it usually works out cheaper) when I want something specific. But personally, just browsing through a bookshop is half the fun. Only I accidently pick one, two, maybe five up on the way out. I AM more controlled with books online, I admit.

[Polka Dot Rock]

Amazon is a rip off though £2.45 postage? yeah right. I do go to Play or sometimes Abebooks (make a point of avoiding Amazon for most thing but reviews actually... it usually works out cheaper) when I want something specific.

Actually, that's what I do too! :lol: Unless I want a CD or DVD as well or a bunch of books, then I tend to use Amazon. But I always do a price comparison list of different online stroes and go with whoever is cheaper. I'm turning into such a skinflint!

[JudyB]

I can't afford all the books i want either.


Nor me and library books allow me to try out new authors without the expense. If I really like a book then I buy it.

[lovesreading06]

I brought a book from play.com. i mainly use play.com fot dvds and cds. I don't think i every used amazon.

There charge for postage if you shop about on the net a lot of shops don't change P+P

[Michelle]

Amazon don't charge postage if you buy over £15. I find that the perfect excuse to buy even more!! :lol:

[Louiseog]

Amazon don't charge postage if you buy over £15. I find that the perfect excuse to buy even more!! :lol:
Excuse, no perfect logic!!;)

[Karen]

I love to buy books as there is nothing better than the smell of a brand new book fresh from the printers...well okay off the shelf in the bookstore but you know what I mean. I tend to get them from Waterstones or WH Smith and of course from Amazon. I've also occassionally gotten them from the supermarket, but not very often.

I've also just recently found the wonders of charity shops. I've found some fab books in there and for a bargain price too. I've also been known to buy the odd book from eBaby too.

I'm also a regular visitor to my local library as buying books can be a little expensive and I'm also beginning to run out of room to keep them.

[aromaannie]

I use

Amazon
WhSmith
ebay
green met
Supermarkets
charity shops

practically anywhere they sell books:)

[Danna]

We bought a Prime membership on Amazon.... I can't remember how much it cost, but we definitely save on the free shipping for two day delivery.... for most products sold by Amazon. Of course, we use Amazon a lot, so what we save on shipments pays for the Prime membership.

Danna
My husband pays for the membership.....it's not cheap....

[Talisman]

If the author is someone that I know and local then I will buy direct from them, but mostly from Waterstones and online.

[Roland Butter]

Long time no hear, Talisman. Thought you'd deserted us! Welcome back.

[Talisman]

Just taking a long break Roland - I had my differences with some members on here, but water under the bridge now and we are all adults anyway and more than capaple of moving on.

[March]

Borders, MPH, WH Smith and the library.

[Echo]

Very happy to have you back, Talisman!!:smile2:

Lately I've been buying my books mainly from Amazon, but I still like to see that Goodwill has on the shelves! Sometimes they have some treasures!;)

[FishAndChips]

Welcome back Talisman. Good to see you.

*Sorry for hijacking thread*

[Talisman]

Thanks for the lovely welcome back everyone - it won't be for long unfortunately though as I am off on holiday on Thursday for just over a week - going back to my favourite island of Lundy and can't wait !

[Kirstykat]

Hi,

I get my books from Anywhere and Everywhere I can!!! I also swap with colleagues and we lend/borrow off of each other too. There is also a 'Book People' book club at work, which sometimes has good books for a fraction of the RRP.

Kirsty.:)

[LucyD]

Amazon - just too tempting by half! Sometimes Waterstones if I'm in town - the 3-for2 offers are always a bit tempting too (any excuse).
There's a really good charity shop I have to walk past when I'm picking up my youngest from playgroup - I've got some great bargains from there... and always pass things back to them when my shelves start looking too overloaded!

[KW]

I buy on Amazon mostly.

[papillon]

Amazon and Waterstones.

[mattjg01]

I usually have a hunt round the bargain bookstores wherever I see them, which often results in picking up books by authors I wouldn't otherwise look at.

Also Amazon (of course) and occassionally a few of the other online bookstores.

[pinky]

ive got most of my books from w.h.smiths, but now realized that books from asda are nearly half the price :D

[bookworm44]

Book shopping is my favorite thing to do, so I tend to buy my books in stores instead of online. I've also been using my local library a lot.

[Toshmeister]

We dont have a decent book shop in my town so if I wish to buy a book its usually at one of the local supermarkets,the good thing about that is that the book is usually half the price,if im looking for a specific book ill go into Glasgow to either Waterstones or Borders.

Ive bought a few books off ebay as well.

[Purple Princess]

Ive bought a few books off ebay as well.

Yeah i've bought a few books off ebay too, but it really annoys me when people try to overcharge for postage, like putting £4 or £5 postage for a standard paperback which probably only costs around £1 to send.

I never bid on items which overcharge for postage :irked:

[carm]

I get most of mine from Amazon but every so often I hear Barnes and Noble call and say they miss me so I just have to answer

[Leetid]

I mostly buy on Amazon as it works out cheaper than buying in supermarkets and book shops. If anyone knows any where cheaper I would be grateful to know.

[Esiotrot]

I buy from Amazon mainly but also buy from The Book People - fantastic value for sets and collections, supermarkets, play.com, Ebay etc.
Its funny but I rarely go to bookshops - there arent any local to me and when have I visited them I have found them rather expensive in comparison.
Kx

[Mbwun_Lily]

I get a lot of my books from thrift stores, and used book stores. And when I buy my books new, I try to look for heavily discounted books off the publisher's overstock shelves.

I do buy them for full price if I figure it probably won't show up in any of the afore-mentioned venues and I really want to read it. Plus, sometimes I really want to read it NOW.

And I have special ordered books that I really want, if the book stores around here haven't chosen to stock them.

[fireball]

Usually in a book shop.! :mrgreen:

Seriously though, in literally less then five minutes away from me.! Bolen Books, if not on the rare occacions...in a supermarket but in truth, it's been so long, very long time since I did THAT, I've really forgot WHEN it was.!

Sometimes I'll treat myself and go into downtown Victoria, they've some good book shops there as well. :D ;)

I've my eye on some Bond (I must be one of a very few lads whose NEVERread Ian Fleming) books at the mo. and I've collected them ALL in chronological order too, asked Bolen's to keep 'em for me, as I'll get them on Thursday week. And they will, too. :lurker:

[chrissy78]

I get mine from Play.com or Waterstones.
:readingtwo:

[Brandy79]

I get my books from either Borders, Amazon or bookmooch.com

Sometimes i'll check out used book stores or if the library is giving books away or selling them cheap. I try to find good deals when i can since i real A LOT.:readingtwo:

[prospero]

Borders, Waterstone's and Asda are my top three places.

In the past I've also bought books off eBay, various second hand shops which have since closed, even a sale in the dermatology department of my local hospital; all profits went to buying another piece of equipment, so I had to do my civic duty! ;)

Anywhere, really. But it's sad there are less second hand book shops these days. A sign that less people are reading. Or maybe they are, and they're just not giving their books away!

[~V~]

Anywhere, really. But it's sad there are less second hand book shops these days. A sign that less people are reading. Or maybe they are, and they're just not giving their books away!

The one here closed down years ago. It was a great shop but the fiction shelves were only one and a half full bookshelves. Strange as he bought anything off me.

The market has a few blokes who sell second-hand books but I won't use them as they are fussy about what they buy. I took a suitcase full of books down to one once and he only wanted three!!!! So I put them all back in the case and gave them all to Oxfam instead.

I buy my books from; Tesco (when it's a 2 for £7 job), Oxfam, Asda, Waterstones, charity stalls like at the RSPCA or the annual one we have in College.

[~V~]

Yeah i've bought a few books off ebay too, but it really annoys me when people try to overcharge for postage, like putting £4 or £5 postage for a standard paperback which probably only costs around £1 to send.

I never bid on items which overcharge for postage :irked:

Oh yes, I've bought a few off ebay too - but, like you, will never buy from rip-offs. I've sold books on there for ten pence in the past. The effort doesn't seem worth it really until you sell a book (that was still in the shops) for much more than you paid for it! :blush:

[Slim Jenkins]

Oxfam book shops (nothing I love more than looking in them!).

Also buy from Amazon.

There used to be a fantastic shop in Camden called Compendium...it had a good attitude and, I suppose, shared my view of literature. The guy that worked in there had similar taste to me so he would always tip me off about what was worth reading. Who has a relationship with their bookseller anymore? Just people selling us books...and shops pushing stuff at me that, usually, I have no interest in...:motz:

[~V~]

You can get Oxfam books online too

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/shop/Browse.aspx?catalog=HighStDonated&category=Books

[Inver]

Amazon if can't find a book (recently got one for f-i-l that he wanted and was the only place I could find it, used but ideal condition)

Play.com (for the free p&p)

Waterstones, in Aberdeen cause they have a coffee shop and also Books and Beans (good quality second hand books and yummy things to eat)

Borders (in Dundee, which I use as my half way stop more and more when on route to Fife, you just can't go in there and NOT by a book....too many half price/buy one get one free etc)

And any charity shops that I happen to browse in too.

[~V~]

I'm envious of all these people mentioning Borders. They sound great and I've never been in one as far as I know :(

[prospero]

I'm envious of all these people mentioning Borders. They sound great and I've never been in one as far as I know :(

It's very American, though - you know what I mean. Muzak on the speakers, a Starbucks upstairs.

Once I took my Neo in, thinking I could sit at a table typing away. Then I saw the prices they charged for sitting in - how on Earth a slice of pie and a mug of overpriced coffee could increase in price just because you sit down rather than walk out I don't know. And they don't even sell tea, which is what I drink.

So I thought, "Sod that," and went to a local greasy spoon, got my entire lunch for £3:50 and got some writing done there.

[~V~]

Ah. So I'm not missing anything then?

[prospero]

Unless there's a book you desperately want that you can't find anywhere else, then probably not.

Except...they have a Paperchase section. Lots of pretty notebooks. ;)

[Michelle]

The market has a few blokes who sell second-hand books but I won't use them as they are fussy about what they buy. I took a suitcase full of books down to one once and he only wanted three!!!! So I put them all back in the case and gave them all to Oxfam instead.


We used to have a second hand bookshop like that.. I would lug loads of books down there, have to leave them for him to look at, then he'd give most back! So, as you did, I took them straight to the charity shop.

He also had a shop bursting with books, but he charged £3.50 upwards for each one - no wonder he went out of business really! :roll:

[Janet]

Unless there's a book you desperately want that you can't find anywhere else, then probably not.

Except...they have a Paperchase section. Lots of pretty notebooks. ;)
I love going Borders - but mainly just to browse. I don't often go there because it's in Bristol near the university which, although it's a lovely part of the city, I don't often go to. I love the fact it's got Starbucks and Paperchase in there!

I used to go to a great second-hand bookshop in Gravesend when I lived in Kent called Regal Books. I'm not sure if it's still there now though.

[Michelle]

If it was any good, I may have to go investigate for you, Janet! ;)

[Slim Jenkins]

The market has a few blokes who sell second-hand books but I won't use them as they are fussy about what they buy. I took a suitcase full of books down to one once and he only wanted three!!!! So I put them all back in the case and gave them all to Oxfam instead.



You mean they turned down all those Mills & Boons? :mrgreen:

I've experienced the same thing a few times....offered what I considered to be quality books in good condition and they take five out of twenty. Now the local community shop gets them. In my experience s/h booksellers are a miserable breed. Perhaps they're all frustrated writers...surrounded by rows of reminders of what they failed to do. I used to sell s/h books on Camden market. A woman once complained that I was selling a paperback for £1.50 when the original price was 75p...:irked::lol:

Thanks for the Oxfam link. Didn't know it existed. You can't beat rummaging in a shop though, can you?

[Echo]

I love Border's! They don't charge anything to sit in their cafes, though. There are always a lot of people just sitting there with their laptops or just reading the paper. They also have a great rewards program, and I'm always able to earn free books and stuff. Also, their staff (at least at the ones to which I've been) are super-friendly and helpful, much more so than at Barnes & Noble. They also don't bug you while you're looking, so you're free to browse as long as you want. And their selection is great.

Sorry, I felt the need to defend my favorite book store! I still love Half Price Books, though, and I'm known to hit the various library sale, too.;)

[Slim Jenkins]

I go in Borders sometimes but never like the (lack of) atmosphere...much prefer dusty little shops manned by a grumpy b*stard wherein s/h gems can be rescued from the shelves...those special books you never knew existed...or ones you saw many years ago and didn't buy...the historic treaures that you know you may never find again...it's close to religious experience, collecting these 'documents'.

[~V~]

You mean they turned down all those Mills & Boons? :mrgreen:
I officially am not a fan of yours for that comment :tong:



Thanks for the Oxfam link. Didn't know it existed. You can't beat rummaging in a shop though, can you?

Try telling that to Amazon :lol:

I ordered four books yesterday, you pay the same amount of P&P however much you order so I expected it all to be packaged together. Today I got three of the books, all in fantastic condition, and all posted seperately

[Slim Jenkins]

I use Amazon too...you can't argue with a selection that big...buy lots from the s/h private sellers. Likewise with music. You go in a shop and their selection pales compared to online...natural evolution! And who doesn't enjoy those packages coming through the door? ;)

[~V~]

Thanks for the Oxfam link. Didn't know it existed. You can't beat rummaging in a shop though, can you?

I use Amazon too...you can't argue with a selection that big...buy lots from the s/h private sellers. Likewise with music. You go in a shop and their selection pales compared to online...natural evolution! And who doesn't enjoy those packages coming through the door? ;)

I feel like I've stepped into 'Primeval' with all these anomalies :lol:

[Gyre]

I like Borders, been going there a lot recently x

[Kenny]

In book shops mostly e.g Waterstones/ Borders.
I also get them as presents and from my parents book shelfs.:mrgreen:

[Slim Jenkins]

I feel like I've stepped into 'Primeval' with all these anomalies :lol:

Life's full of 'em! I love football...hate aspects of it...use the local butcher and the supermarket...love jazz...hate Jamie Cullum...you're thinking in the outmoded either/or pattern! Contrariness is all the rage these days. Not that I think I'm being contrary...it's the way the world is these days...possibly longing for a chat over the fence...making do with the online community...:roll:;)

[happyanddandy]

My local second hand book shop is a gem - I have been going there so long the husband of the couple that own it has died. The remaining wife has got grandchildren now and she has watched my children grow up! The shop is completely higgledy piggledy - you have to turn sideways to get through the piles of books which look as though they are going to fall over but amazingly that woman knows exactly where everything is. She is so well read! If you ask her for something really obscure she will find it for you. The shop is freezing too. It's called 'Two Jays' in Edgware and a few years ago was top of the list in the Independent second hand bookshops list.

She also buys books off you. So now I am selling back to her some of the books I bought there originally for the children :lol:

[FishAndChips]

That does sound like a gem HandD. I would love to know of a shop like that. Although my TBR is already out of control. Being able to sell books back is a bonus though.

[danscottgraham]

Next to my college there is a small bookshop called P&G Wells, I can buy anything from their and not in cash, a monthly bill is sent to my parents so they pick up the tabs, it's great.

[Davo]

Just curious - where do you get your books from?

Do you buy new? if so where (good bookshop or is there a good online store) or do you buy from second hand shops?

David

[mags51]

I get most of mine from the library or from charity shops although we have just been to the States so I took advantage of the weak dollar and spent quite a lot in Barnes and Noble. Family and friends also pass books on to me and I to them.