Where do you get your books?

[charlatti]

How do you usually acquire the books you read? Do you buy online? Buy local? Library? Borrow from friends and family?

[whitepicketfence]

Almost all of the above. I borrow some from the library, use the LendMe feature on my Nook, buy some e-books, and order some online. It depends on the book and my mood.

[rootbeerfloat]

Library, used book store, Amazon and friends who share.

[writingwithheld]

Almost exclusively the library. When I get into a more permanent living situation with more storage space, I hope to have an office/library that I can fill with my favorites.

[dorothyinAus]

Mainly bookstores. I should get in the habit of visiting the library, but frankly the library here has a poor selection, and not many of the US series I read are available.

[amy726]

I use the library. They are currently re-doing the entire thing (have been for a year and a half) and I am excited for it to open in the next few months. Although I will miss having the temporary library right around the corner from me, I am really looking forward to the new one.

I've never had friends that like to read so I've never been able to borrow from them. I do own around 50 books but as I don't re-read them (with the exception of the HP series) I don't see the point in taking up space.

[pooh8402]

The library constitutes about 97% of my reading. The rest, I download (for free or buy through my nook) or borrow or buy from used or retail bookstores.

I do prefer to buy most of my reading material but it gets so expensive and I just don't have the space.

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[charlatti]

Library almost exclusively. I only buy books I want to re-read -- we already own tons of books, so my urge to have a home library is quite satisfied, and really I can't afford to buy all the books I read. I borrow some from friends and family and occasionally buy $1-ish books from used book stores or library sales. We have one of the best library systems in the country, so I can get pretty much anything I want there.

[elletr13]

Mostly library.

Similar to others, I'll buy books I know I'll want to re-read (HP, The Hunger Games, The Help, etc.).

Sometimes I'll get hooked on a series and buy the next book because I'm not patient. If it isn't something I want to keep to re-read, I'll give it to my mom or trade it for credit at the used bookstore near my apartment.

[Dusky]

Pretty much everywhere. Library, used book stores, brick & mortar, Amazon - I'm not picky about how I get my book fix.

[aurora]

The majority are from the local used book store these days. That way I can feel good both about reusing and saving money without having to deal with library deadlines. Some I keep, some I sell back when I'm done.

I also keep tabs on Kindle's "100 books for $3.99 or less" that gets updated monthly and buy those occasionally. I refuse to pay full retail for a Kindle book that I'm not allowed to loan to a friend when I'm done with it.

Also friends and Kindle library loans on occasion.

[rootbeerfloat]

Will anyone admit to acquiring ebooks without buying or borrowing from the library?

[BookLover]

I buy most of mine either through Amazon or local bookstores. I don't have a Kindle, and I have many bookshelves.

[dorothyinAus]

Mar 5, 2013 18:06:00 GMT -5 rootbeerfloat said:

Will anyone admit to acquiring ebooks without buying or borrowing from the library?

Unless you mean borrowing from friends or a Lendle-like service, I'm not sure how else you would get them -- at least no ways that are strictly speaking not stealing them.

[Myrrhine]

Library and interlibrary loan for most of them. If I can't get a book that way, I will buy the ebook. If I love a book, I will buy a physical copy, usually from amazon.

[pooh8402]

I download some free ebooks through Gutenberg.org. the books are all classics that are in the public domain.

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[PinkSquirrel]

We have some really great used bookstores around here that tend to have 90% of what I want. I also use the library for the rest. It's pretty rare that I buy/order new books.

[duckduck]

I try to use the library whenever possible. I have cards from a couple of systems and they both offer ebooks and audiobooks, so most of the time I can download a digital or borrow a physical copy.

Failing that, or in the case of a really good deal or something I just HAVE to own, I'll buy the Nook book or get a used copy from Better World Books if the ebook is too expensive. I try to avoid buying physical books unless the price differential is significant.

Even when I was an interlibrary loan librarian, for some reason I never really used interlibrary loan. Stupid of me, I know.

[rootbeerfloat]

Mar 5, 2013 21:06:24 GMT -5 dorothyinAus said:

Mar 5, 2013 18:06:00 GMT -5 rootbeerfloat said:

Will anyone admit to acquiring ebooks without buying or borrowing from the library?

Unless you mean borrowing from friends or a Lendle-like service, I'm not sure how else you would get them -- at least no ways that are strictly speaking not stealing them.

I don't disagree that it is unethical, but I know a few people IRL that do this.  I'm curious how widespread it is, especially among a group of avid readers, though I understand that it's not something people would feel comfortable broadcasting in a public forum.

[booknerd]

Amazon mainly, for both new and used. Barnes and Noble if I'm hanging out there with some friends. I don't use my library, but I am a member so that I can go to the used book sales that they have every month.

I have a Kindle but rarely use it. I mainly download long books that I don't want to carry around, like Harry Potter, The Bronze Horseman, Outlander, Game of Thrones, etc. but I also have physical copies of them.

I have a ton of room for books in our guest room. Many many bookcases.

[mam677]

I download Kindle books from the library. It is the best literary thing that has ever happened to me. =)

[chicacocodrilo]

Amazon for new. Twice a year, I hit the Dawn Treader in Ann Arbor and drop a ton of money on used books. I might duck into a B&N once in a while.

[marytini]

I'd say I borrow 90% from the library, either in physical or e-book form. I buy the occasional book on my Nook and have borrowed a few with the LendMe feature. The only time I buy an actual paper book is if I find it at a thrift store.

[anglashly]

I am pretty much the only reader in my family now so I don't get to borrow.

I am a library girl though. I can't remember the last book I bought that wasn't a kid book.

[dougsbestgirl]

The library, download for free or buy on my Kindle, borrow from friends, buy from local bookstore or order online.