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Re: Where do you get your books ?

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Something I love are "bag sales" at the libraries or churches. For maybe $5-$7 you get a supermarket brown bag to fill as far as you can. It means you can begin with titles you definitely want, then fill the rest with whatever strikes your fancy. I've found many authors I wouldn't have otherwise discovered that way.
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I like to buy my books new from Barnes and Noble. It's one of the only things I treat myself to. And I LOVE a brand new book! It's kind of exciting to think that no one else has read it. I know plenty of people have read the story, just not my particular copy. It's weird. However, I do find a lot of great books in their used book department too. I also buy them from the library when they have used book sales.
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If I can't find the book I'm looking for at Barnes & Noble, I go to Amazon. Also Amazon can usually be cheapest!
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the library or used book stores
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Barnes and noble
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BARNES AND NOBLE
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Library! :)
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The library or Amazon. I don't have that much time to read so I usually know what I'm looking for and those are the easiest places to find the books I want to read.
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I mostly either buy my books from Barnes and Noble or on my Nook. Sometimes I may pick up books from a yard sale or something like that.

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I mostly either buy my books from Barnes and Noble or on my Nook. Sometimes I may pick up books from a yard sale or something like that.
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Most of the time my aunt gives me her books after she finishes reading them. I have also bought a lot of books online.
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Usually my grandmother or other family is where most of my used book come from
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I get all my books from Barnes and Nobles via ebook or going to the store. I live in a very small rural town that has almost a non-existent library and I actually have to travel 1hr to get to B&N. The invention of the ebook has made getting books much easier for me.
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Book stores or Amazon.
A large majority of my books are actually Christmas/birthday presents
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I might surf on amazon or go to a bookstore to see what's on sale.
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I get most books from the library. Although, I've started building my own library at home. Not a literal room, just a collection of books. I home school, so I like to have the classics around for my children to read. Most of the time I have to force them to read, but hopefully they'll learn to love it. Goodwill, library sales, and thrift stores are excellent sources.
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