tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754456360798018533.post4733129787799657222..comments2023-10-18T03:20:28.362-06:00Comments on Bookshop Talk: Buying Used BooksAmy Finnegan {BookshopTalk.com}http://www.blogger.com/profile/10467356529486477863noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754456360798018533.post-23165084587095388452015-03-09T14:28:43.873-06:002015-03-09T14:28:43.873-06:00I want to win a book!I want to win a book!Rosebriarshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00492170931139535736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754456360798018533.post-28629597924785399672015-03-09T14:28:13.999-06:002015-03-09T14:28:13.999-06:00I love used books - from a budget and environmenta...I love used books - from a budget and environmental standpoint - and I adore it when I get a copy someone has notated! I love having that extra perspective. Ooh, brainstorm : I would love to do a book club via passing along a book to friends and leaving notes & highlights in it! Rosebriarshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00492170931139535736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754456360798018533.post-61692704803544844572015-03-01T19:39:37.482-07:002015-03-01T19:39:37.482-07:00I don't mind buying used books but I am very p...I don't mind buying used books but I am very picky about my books that I buy. I won't buy books that are ripped, stained, wrote in or smell like smoke. I take very good care of my books and like to purchase ones that are in the same condition that I would leave a book. I do have many used books on my shelves that I have bought. - I want to win a bookAngela - Bookaunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17700701599985883408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754456360798018533.post-48401986673590048262015-02-25T11:02:29.470-07:002015-02-25T11:02:29.470-07:00I love used book stores, because they help me disc...I love used book stores, because they help me discover so many books and authors I wouldn't otherwise know. I have to admit, though, I will also snap up a cheap copy (in good repair) of an old favorite that I don't own yet. I don't think used bookstores are much different from libraries, which also don't send royalties to the author after initially purchasing the books. I get the vast majority of my books from the library.<br /><br />I would like to win a book.Jainahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00168590966683169148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754456360798018533.post-91132862959937600612013-06-19T11:58:19.602-06:002013-06-19T11:58:19.602-06:00I'm twelve and like many previous commenters I...I'm twelve and like many previous commenters I rely on the library and second hand shops. When I realized that there was an ethical question about this I thought about and decided it was ok, for the reasons you list above. <br />"I want to win a book."Agneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10724043592866159112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754456360798018533.post-70234875125067975772013-06-15T22:02:22.517-06:002013-06-15T22:02:22.517-06:00Thanks for your thoughts. I never thought about it...Thanks for your thoughts. I never thought about it that way. This will definitely make me think before buying used.<br />"I want to win a book."Valette M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06636442713682043608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754456360798018533.post-4487193989964299562011-09-23T18:48:42.294-06:002011-09-23T18:48:42.294-06:00I have almost no money coming in (except for birth...I have almost no money coming in (except for birthdays)so for me $1 bookstores and libraries are a Godsend. I have a huge book obsession, i cant get enough books. I have found all my favorite authors through libraries and used bookstores. And once i love an author, i am totally loyal. Robin Mckinley is a recent point of adoration. She has such beautiful books. I cant get enough of them. I own two and ive read them both twice already.Laina Van Wingerdennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754456360798018533.post-88415530169870143082011-05-02T19:41:52.308-06:002011-05-02T19:41:52.308-06:00Great points on an interesting and noteworthy subj...Great points on an interesting and noteworthy subject :) I loved reading this.Amonielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05839976596270685179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754456360798018533.post-59228242717340336432011-05-01T09:15:04.646-06:002011-05-01T09:15:04.646-06:00I'm on a pretty strict budget, so as an avid r...I'm on a pretty strict budget, so as an avid reader and big-time SHARER of books, I spend most of my book money buying used books. I want people to be able to borrow any book they want from me, and I want to be okay with not getting them it, because sometimes, I don't. :) But there are some books that I would be so, so sad to lose. These are books I buy new, in hardcover, for my own collection (and I buy all the thrift-store/used copies of the same title that I can get my hands on to give out).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754456360798018533.post-77887953380396025662011-04-29T22:26:14.071-06:002011-04-29T22:26:14.071-06:00I like to buy used books when the book is out of p...I like to buy used books when the book is out of print or otherwise difficult to find, or when I'm trying something I think I might not really like.<br /><br />I would love to support authors by buying new hardcovers, but at the moment, the largest obstacle to that plan is my lack of storage space. All my bookshelves are full, and I have book towers growing at dangerous angles on the floor of my room. So what I usually end up doing is buying the books new when they come out in (smaller, squishier) paperback.pienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754456360798018533.post-46629496978488700612011-04-29T10:37:12.333-06:002011-04-29T10:37:12.333-06:00Love used books. As you stated it's the perfec...Love used books. As you stated it's the perfect way for a person on a budget to get some books. I especially enjoy getting used childrens books for my kids. I recently have started buying used books at thriftbooks, and I'm addicted. While they don't have every book I would like to read they have some. And severely discounted.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09963395047137924216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754456360798018533.post-43749819128693636642011-04-29T09:30:53.194-06:002011-04-29T09:30:53.194-06:00I think used books are great! I've gotten hook...I think used books are great! I've gotten hooked on some authors I discovered through used books, and subsequently bought that author's other books brand-new (and often hard-cover).<br /><br />The books I've been reading lately have been about equally divided among:<br />1. Bought brand new,<br />2. Downloaded on Free Fridays for my Nook, and<br />3. Borrowed from the library. (And several of the library books I fell in love with and bought my own copies!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com