How do you get the books you read?

@jricky1 (6800)
China
May 11, 2012 11:46pm CST
We love to read and that brings us lot of leisure.Most importantly,i wanna know that where do you usually get the books? Buy or just borrow from the library? Or just staying in the bookstore for a whole day? I heard from my friend that it is really cool and get everything accessing our national library.
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@chymez_me (186)
• Philippines
12 May 12
I read books mostly by borrowing in the library..but if i find a nice book in a bookstore, i surely will buy it :) sometimes i also just download online _____
@jricky1 (6800)
• China
14 May 12
Wonderful combination.lol,just flow it and our aim is to enjoy reading and get the best from books.Have a nice day my friend.
• Philippines
12 May 12
I just usually download ebooks online. they're much cheaper and more convenient. even though i like downloading ebooks, i still always hang out inside the bookstores and bookshops. it's still the best when reading actual physical books. when i found a really great book in the bookshop or at the bookstore, i will search it immediately online and download the ebook.
@jricky1 (6800)
• China
14 May 12
It is a convenient way to read and also quickly to get the info you want.But i still also love to hanging around in the bookstore and paper gives me secure.Anyway,some of the ebooks that downloaded does not need a penny at all.
• United States
12 May 12
I buy my books. I don't like using a library. I like owning them and being able to do what I want with them when I finish. I actually have quite a few books that I am keeping because I want to read them again (that's how much I enjoyed them). But then with books that I don't want to keep I usually resell them or donate them for charity yard sales. I usually get my books from either Ebay ( can get them a lot cheaper) or a used book store here called Thrify Joe's Book Store.
@jricky1 (6800)
• China
14 May 12
That is a good thought for sold them after you are not going to keep them anymore.It is good to share the knowlege to whom who can not afford that.Good for you,my friend.
• United States
14 May 12
I prefer to buy books. I can spend all day book-shopping if you left me there. I just love the atmosphere, walking around and looking at all the covers and reading the backs, making new discovers, and coming home with a big stack of books. I buy books online sometimes, but it's absolutely NO FUN in comparison. I also borrow books from friends and family and get books from the library when I don't have any money... but when I have the means and the time I will go bookshopping at the local bookstore.
@cloud31 (5809)
12 May 12
When books are interesting I will buy it from bookstore and keep it with me.I love collecting books and that I really want it to be mine.There were books I kept for so many years now and I read them repeatedly. When use for my research I used to get them from the library, convenient and most likely to be more practical there is no need to spend a penny at all. Happy myLotting!
@jricky1 (6800)
• China
14 May 12
I have to say that it is a good habit to keep the books and keep reading.You would definitely find the different meaning every time read that.One of our mylotters once said that he will finaly donate the books to the charity once he won't keep them.You guys are just worth learning from.
• United States
12 May 12
I get most of my books electronically using kindle. Buy ebooks is cheaper than buying their paperback counterparts, and you can buy them from he comfort of your home. You don't have to go to the bookstore or wait for the book to ship. I don't really borrow from the library anymore because often the wait for popular books is so long it can takes weeks for me to get a book.
@jricky1 (6800)
• China
14 May 12
It is much cheaper to buy the ebooks on the internet rather than the paperbook.But still i suppose i feel comfortable using the paper.It makes me feel so comfortable and secure.Staying at home reading it is quite nice thing to do.
• United States
13 May 12
There are two places I can get my books at: 1. Brick and mortar stores like Books-a-Million 2. Online sites like Amazon and eBay. The library's also a place where I can get books, but they're only for a short time, but they also have a bookstore to buy them for cheap. I just don't like to borrow books, more like if there's something interesting, I want to buy and keep it. Libraries are more like video rental stores such as the now-shut down Blockbuster Video; you can check 'em out, but you gotta return them back. That's why I like to keep my books until they're scanned and made into e-books.
@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
12 May 12
I love to read books and I often visit my local library. I used to buy quite a lot of books but my bookcase has no more room. Luckily I was given an e book reader and I can put as many books as I like on that. It is so small it can be carried everywhere with me. I get the e books on the Internet from Amazon. I do buy some new books from them too sometimes. Books from a book shop in town are the regular price and on Amazon they are at discounted prices.
@adforme (2114)
13 May 12
I like to get a good book from almost anywhere. I am always intrigued by a good story and instructional literature. I usually get my books online because it is convenient. I would not mind going to a bookstore; I just haven't in a while. I like to take the opportunity to go preview and see what are best-sellers in bookstores. Usually, you have to return books when you get them from the library. This is unfortunate if it is a book I would like to keep; but I respect that policy. I get the occasional free ebook; and I get books for the purpose of learning where ever I can find them. .
@cupkitties (7421)
• United States
12 May 12
Mostly I've borrowed from the library and sometimes buy new and used from the bookstores or online shops. The media center is preferable to me because you get as many books as you can handle without paying lot so money and its possible to sit and read the book right there without feeling guilty about it.
• United States
13 May 12
I get the books from the bookstore, after I read reviews online. For classic titles like Frankenstein, I check different editions, then get the one that I see as best. However, I sometimes use Amazon.com because it's a bit easier, and I won't even have to get out of my home.
@Nikhabele (166)
• South Africa
12 May 12
I buy my books, I believe a good book is for keeps,and I don't borrow people my books. No. If a person insists I'd rather buy them a copy, depending on how special that person is to me, or refer them to the bookstore. Also sitting at a bookstore and read is such an enjoyable thing for me to do. I think I could also enjoy the library, but I stay far from one so I never go to the library.
• United States
12 May 12
Reading has become a luxury lately. I spend most of my time accessing a lot of information on my computer these days. So when I can find time to read (which I seem to do often)I want the physical book sitting in my lap. Libraries are my main source for those but I find books at book stores, dept. stores and even yard sales!
@eirenoel (12)
• Philippines
13 May 12
I stay and read for a while in our local bookstore and if it is interesting i would buy them. I am also interested in buying books from second hand sellers. And, most of the time i borrow books my friends. I have visited our national library but I don't think they allow borrowing of books.
• India
12 May 12
I am a person who loves reading. I used to read a lot of books that i get from my friends and from the library. I mostly used to read english novel and they are my favourite. I make use of all the source to get a book to read. I have have many member ship in different library. They are the one of the main source of books for me. Secondly i make use of internet to read a lot of articles and books. They helps me to get the content of the book for free. This is the one of the advantage of internet which i find in my life. Thirdly i make use of my friends book. Most of my friends have a different collection of books. So i used to lend them for reading. The above three are the main source of books for me. Reading makes a man perfect. Still now i keep on reading them. I hope i can be a perfect one.
@shaqziad (655)
• Malaysia
12 May 12
I borrow from library, mostly. The poor college student I am. Sometimes, if the book is interesting enough, i'll buy the used one. But family and friend also often give me books as gift, so that added up to my collections.
• United States
12 May 12
Library all the way. I'm lucky to live in an area with excellent libraries: a vast selection, lots of research tools and computers and periodicals and graphic novels and...just about everything. If I love a book, I'll buy it, just to look pretty on my shelf and so I can lend it to people.
• Philippines
12 May 12
Well, I usually download ebooks but I also buy and borrow some from my friends. Most of the time, the books that entertains me the most are those suggested to me by my friends. It's really a cool experience to be sharing books with my friends who love reading as much as I do. I read book from the library too but that's way back in high school, the books in my college are not interesting at all, save for some magazines there. I would really love to read at libraries but too bad, the place I'm living doesn't have a public library at all and the national library is miles away.