angerball Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 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 ) and started borrowing from the library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonchild Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 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... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitty_kitty Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Ebay too and i sell alot on there as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aromaannie Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captiva Dreaming Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 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) - 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everydayxangels Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitty_kitty Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aromaannie Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 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:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papillon Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishbookworm Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 tescos or anywhere I can get a book! the book I'm currently reading was out of W.H.Smiths Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essexgirl Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 Bookshops, charity shops, e bay, market stalls (some good bargains there from time to time), car boot sales, supermarkets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted May 10, 2007 Author Share Posted May 10, 2007 If it's a really good book from the library I'll end up buying it to re-read later. Me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilgrim Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newwriter19 Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 i use the library i'm not much of a book collector Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fay Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiona Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Bookmooch if I'm feeling good, Waterstones or any bookshop really. B) 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carm Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 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: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wraith* Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icecream Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polka Dot Rock Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 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 B) 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiona Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polka Dot Rock Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Amazon is a rip off though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyB Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Amazon don't charge postage if you buy over £15. I find that the perfect excuse to buy even more!! B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louiseog Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Amazon don't charge postage if you buy over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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