Do you go to the library or bookstore more often?

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Re: Do you go to the library or bookstore more often?

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I am a huge fan of the library. Our little library is wonderful. Our family volunteers there once a week. I can get just about anything through our system or doing an inter library loan.
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Bookstores. My city's library is the worst!
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I go to the bookstore more often so that I can find new books that I can hunt down all together at the library later on.
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I go to the library often, but I barely ever go to the book store. The library is free and has more books. You can just go to the bookstore if you have a specific book that you really want. Otherwise, wait for it to come to the library, and get it from there!
The bookstores do have brand-new books and the most recent ones though. Both are good options! Just make sure you go to them often and keep reading. :D
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Post by ratmckinley »

I just love a good bookshop. My library is not near to me, so I tend to browse more bookshops than libraries. I have just got a job next door to a library however, and I expect I will be using it a lot more often.
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I go to the bookstore almost once every week, when I'm low on money maybe once every two weeks. I honestly haven't gone to the library in years, only because I love keeping my books.
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I go to the bookstore way more than the library. If I'm reading a book I like it to be my own. I don't like to have to return it, especially if I really liked it.
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The book store is just across the road of the bus stop; so I go there quite often before I catch a bus to work. But once I`m interested in a book, I look for it online (it`s cheaper). ;)
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I tend to frequent the book stores about every week or two and the library once a month. At the library its sometimes hard to find authors in specific genres I prefer to read. I also love my Kindle and all the free ebook sites that are available.
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I go to the library more often. I have an amazing library that I always walk out of with at least five books or more every time I go.
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Usually the bookstore, but I love being at the library too! They both rock! :)
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Although I do love bookstores, I usually put something on hold at the library, or download it on my nook.
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Normally I go to the library more because, well..... free. I am expecting my first child though, so I have been at the bookstore more frequently. I absolutely HAVE to stock up a good kids library for him. I was lucky enough to be surrounded by a bunch of great children's books growing up and I want him to have that same privilege. Plus, we are all individuals with different tastes. We all have different likes and dislikes, so he'll be more likely to want to read if there is something in his room that suits his tastes.
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It is an inconvenient drive to go to the library every week and their hours are ridiculously short so I find myself at the bookstore more often. I like to browse the sections at Wal-mart and other places that sell them as well, or I find myself browsing Kindle books frequently.
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Bookstore or thrift store. I go about once a week. I really should go to the library as I spend far more than I should on books, but I love owning them. Reading a book is like going on a journey. I suppose I like to have a memento from the trip :)
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