Where From?

[RCP]

Where do you get your books from? I found I was spending a fortune buying new books which I read in a couple of days so now I mostly use libraries or borrow of relatives' shelves. Any other tips?

[LeMarchand]

I used to work in a bookshop, so I got proofs, free copies or a hefty discount. Alas, I now wait for sales and offers or occasionally use Amazon. Second-hand shops can be found in most towns, and are often another good source.

[hal]

I mostly use Waterstones because I can't bear parting with books I have read and enjoyed (consequence is a book dominated home). However we also have a very good remaindered bookshop where I live. If you know what you are looking for you can get exceptionally good bargains - new books that have been seriously marked down by publishers offloading stock or getting rid of slow movers.

[woofgang]

amazon, abebooks online, local charity shops and tabletop fairs

[froggequene]

Some charity shops have an excellent range of cheapish books (it depends on what you're buying)

[vittoria]

I use the Softback Preview; many years ago my former next door neighbour talked me into signing on (so she could get a free book) but I found they were not at all bad. I also use Amazon. (and High St shops and also if I am asked what I want to Xmas/Bday if it's a book I say so).

[Phantaxus]

car boot sales

[scout77]

Try bookcrossing.com Its a great place to swap books.

[Doodlebug]

Waterstones but it is expensive and i dont like parting with books either. Yard sales and carboot are a good source for thick old books and classics, not to mention strange volumes such as dream interpretation and the weird and wonderful

[Pickle]

I do the same as woofgang's first suggeston - go online. The second hand book section of amazon.co.uk is really cheap. A lot of the paperbacks are �1 or less.

[Hellion]

I use The Book People a lot, online and a mail order catalogue, they're fantastic cut price books especially for children ( at the moment you can buy ten books for �5)

[emmahowiezz]

Hi There are always cheap bookshops around, if you live in the UK theres one called the works and theres always WHsmiths, Ottakers and more expensive shops though. amazon do books, second hand ones as well but u cant always rely on quality. emma

[Squirrel]

And as if that wasn't enough, there's also eBay and, if there is one near you, the �1.00 book shop.