Bargain Books / myLot

Romania

August 30, 2016 4:08am CST

I love finding good deals on books. There are great shops that sell used books. I am always looking for classics or other books that I need for my courses and I almost always find them for under 8 dollars in used book shops. Why pay more than 20 dollars in some cases for novels when you can find them for a lot less at used book stores or on amazon.

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Thelma

@thelme55 (76481)

• Germany

30 Aug 16

I love strolling in the flea markets and buy some old books there. They are cheap.

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Thelma

@thelme55 (76481)

• Germany

30 Aug 16

@tzwrites yes, it's fun.

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Timea

@tzwrites (4835)

• Romania

30 Aug 16

Me too! It's a fun activity.

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Sakina

@sakinasaifee18 (575)

• Mumbai, India

30 Aug 16

Amazon is pretty expensive, there are some shops nearby which sell good books for a low price. Also there are some very good apps out there.

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Timea

@tzwrites (4835)

• Romania

30 Aug 16

True, some amazon books are expensive. I found some for 99 cents though, used of course.

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Sakina

@sakinasaifee18 (575)

• Mumbai, India

30 Aug 16

@tzwrites Yes used books are great. They are cheap plus read in.

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sishy7

@sishy7 (27169)

• Australia

30 Aug 16

Exactly! And sometimes such places will also buy books back...

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Timea

@tzwrites (4835)

• Romania

30 Aug 16

I know, I sell them back sometimes

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Sky

@skysnap (20154)

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30 Aug 16

yes used books for short term can be much better option.

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Timea

@tzwrites (4835)

• Romania

30 Aug 16

Yeah and you can resell them

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458976)

• Switzerland

30 Aug 16

It's always worth to have a look at used books first. Most of the time you can find what you search at a much lower price.

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M.-L.

@MALUSE (69409)

• Germany

15 Sep 16

@tzwrites So you're not going to name shops which sell used books?

Timea

@tzwrites (4835)

• Romania

30 Aug 16

Exactly, especially if you are not looking for the most recent releases.

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Yogesh Sharma

@ModernDayWriter (3318)

• New Delhi, India

30 Aug 16

Absolutely correct, I do prefer buy old books though I buy new one if its a fresh edition

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Timea

@tzwrites (4835)

• Romania

30 Aug 16

Yeah, sometimes you need to buy it new since it's not available used yet.

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lealuvy2j

@lealuvy2j (1986)

• Philippines

30 Aug 16

We have a bookstore specifically selling used books on a bargain and the bookstore's name is aptly called "Booksale". Most of the books I have in my small private library is bought from booksale. I usually but them for roughly 4 dollars there. Imagine John Grisham books for only 4 dollars! Man do I love that store.

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Timea

@tzwrites (4835)

• Romania

30 Aug 16

That's a great deal!

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Belle Starr (Iz)

@BelleStarr (61047)

• United States

31 Aug 16

I very rarely pay full price for a book unless it is one I plan to give as a gift.

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Michael Liriano

@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)

• West Haven, Connecticut

31 Aug 16

I used to buy alot of books too, now I just download them into my kindle

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (326093)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 Aug 16

That's exactly right. Books in Australia are taxed so we rarely buy a new book nowadays. There are dozens in second-hand stores, op shops, etc as well as online where you can get good used books.

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Timea

@tzwrites (4835)

• Romania

30 Aug 16

I don't understand why they tax educational things like books more than they tax things that are harmful to people.

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John Roberts

@JohnRoberts (109857)

• Los Angeles, California

30 Aug 16

I go the really cheap route: I check out books at the library.

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LegTech

@rina110383 (24495)

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31 Aug 16

When I'm outside, I always check used books at Booksale. The used books they sell are cheap and of good quality.

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JAMTECH

@JAMTECH (570)

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30 Aug 16

I always likes good deals, so if get it take it

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Timea

@tzwrites (4835)

• Romania

30 Aug 16

Same, I'm always looking for good deals

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snehakeshri

@snehakeshri (449)

• Mumbai, India

31 Aug 16

some books in amazon are very expensive

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rebel_woman06

@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

22 Sep 16

True . That';s why my nephew has a mountain of books in his room . He always would but at thrift stores with used books already . It's a bargain so he buys a lot and end up not being able to read some because he still have his full time job as a teacher to attend to .

Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (45002)

• Preston, England

24 Sep 16

I'm always browsing old bookshops and I do buy some on Amazon too

Hazel Vee

@epiffanie (11326)

• Australia

14 Oct 16

Yes indeed, there are great books that you can get for as low as 50 cents that used to be more than $20..

M.-L.

@MALUSE (69409)

• Germany

8 Sep 16

Please tell me where in Germany bookshops sell used books.

Bhem

@JustBhem (70555)

• Davao, Philippines

30 Aug 16

I agree. We can find good deals at some store selling second hand books. But sometimes I cannot find my favorite author for I am always late whenerver there is an open boxes.

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CaseyL

@CaseyRoss9966 (4056)

• United States

24 Sep 16

I love getting books for a good cheap price. I like to read a lot so it works well for me. Thrift books is a great website to get books in good condition for as low as $2-$4 sometimes.