Anonymous #3 3d

I use Amazon but I always feel bad since they’re such an awful company

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Anonymous #9 3d

Oh me too. Recently I’ve been going to goodwill and other thrift stores and I got 5 books for $2.50 the other day!!! I highly recommend going to the goodwill bins in clt

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Anonymous #8 3d

Oh I absolutely do! I don’t think I’ve bought a new book in the last 5 years (until now) Unfortunately I like to procrastinate and needed the book soon, I went to three different used stores before I gave up and went to Barnes 😅

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Anonymous #7 3d

I have the worst luck with thriftbooks. I’ve bought from them several times and the condition is always way worse than described 😔 I only use it now to redeem my free book coupons cause who cares what it looks like when all you have to pay is the 2 dollar shipping

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Anonymous #4 3d

I love my used books 😭 my library’s a little eclectic as it is so the vibe just fits, but I personally can’t stand a shelf where all the books are near identical and the same height and everything. I have multiple series where one’s paperback, another’s mass market, and one’s a hardcover missing a dust jacket. It adds character. (And the spines are cracked on a lot of them🤭)

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Anonymous #5 3d

I get where you’re coming from but I’m a little protective of my shelves lol. I’ve had a couple bad experiences in the past (they replaced the books, which I’m grateful for, but I would prefer to just get my original copy back). My friend now lives in another state, we don’t see each other often, and I don’t know how long I could look at the empty spot on my shelf 🫣

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Anonymous #10 3d

Not new for sure, but I’ve gotten loads of used books for super cheap. A lot of them are even like new. Everybody’s different, for me personally I like a larger collection but can’t justify the cost of getting all of them new. It adds up fast

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Anonymous #11 3d

Idk why you got downvoted for this. I work in publishing, this is literally true lol

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Anonymous #12 2d

I didn’t even know I got downvoted lol. I remember getting mad about the prices at B&N and had to watch videos and look into it.

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Anonymous #11 2d

I know it’s the publisher who sets the prices, and I definitely don’t blame Barnes employees or anything like that. The store’s just at the top of the food chain and, while still being the publishers fault, I needed to rage about a paperback being 20 dollars 😅. It’s a wider spread issue than one store and makes me appreciate my local used stores so much more.

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Anonymous OP 2d

Used a different topic entirely. You didn’t mention those

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Anonymous #10 2d

I agreed with you that new books are not typically cheap, but used often are. I didn’t say anything about being luxurious because I actually disagree. They are definitely a want rather than a need, but I don’t see anyone who owns books as living a luxurious lifestyle. I’d save that for people with fancy cars, expensive jewelry ... There are many ways to get cheap books and with the literacy they can help provide they really do still have a use, a lot of luxury items are just for appearances

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Anonymous OP 2d

Things like buying new books is a luxury. Just because it has a purpose doesn’t make it not a luxury suddenly. A library book works the same as a brandnew one same a mercades benz works the same as a toyota. Considering the number of people in poverty spending my weekly grocery bill on books is a luxury

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Anonymous #10 2d

That’s why I (and a ton of other people) don’t buy new books and what this whole thread is saying with the benefits/savings of buying used 😭. But even if people want to spend their whole paycheck on books (used or new), that’s their choice, they earned the money, they can choose what to do with it. Libraries are great, but there’s nothing wrong with wanting your own collection too

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Anonymous OP 2d

Never said there was just said it was a luxury

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Anonymous #3 17h

My goodwill is so bad 😭 but we’ve got a local resale book store I’ve been wanting to visit.

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