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Hello,
I am new to this forum, and I am wondering where people buy there books. I would love to hear back, and can't wait to see what you have to say.
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I am a cheap reader so I either buy my books at garage sales or Goodwills. If you have a Kindle, amazon is a great place to get ebooks. There are many free books offered by Amazon.
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Thank you.
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Amazon trumps EVERYONE FOR PRICE, SERVICE AND CONVENIENCE...I also enjoy the " samples " of free reading right there on the web-site to help you re your decision of whether to purchase a particular book or not...
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I buy most of my books at yard sales, thrift stores and so on.
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Before my kindle, I usually bought them new wherever I saw one which struck my fancy. This included bookstores, drugstores, and grocery stores. We were also lucky to have an excellent library, and a local used book reseller. Then there were also books I picked up at flea markets and yard sales. I am a big reader, so my Kindle makes things ultra convenient for me now. You can also check the Salavation Army and Goodwill with those options I was donating to a good cause while feeding my book fix.
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I'm sticking to my story... :wink:
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Whenever I go to Utah I get a bunch from Deseret Industries. Paperbacks are 25 to 50 cents, hard cover are a dollar sometimes two dollars. If you hit them at certain times, they have close-outs where they sell all the older books for 25 cents.
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Now there's a bargain!
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You can get some pretty good deals on books. The best place to get them are the DI's in smaller towns they tend to run a little cheaper than the main one in Salt Lake.
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What was your best bargain ?
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I think the DI in Delta. My wife and I got a couple bags of books, the sale ones, for about 2 dollars. The girl that was the clerk was my wife's neice, she threw in a few extra.
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lolol, wow, SWEET!
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Thriftbooks is a great website for getting cheap books! There's also a local used bookstore where I live and they always have a great selection.
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Sounds good! thanks for the tip :)
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