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Okay I don’t want to start anything big, but how the heck is Barnes and nobles still open?? I needed a book for a friend last minute and my local used stores didn’t have it. Decided to get a book for me too, why not. 44 DOLLARS. Both paperback 😳

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Anonymous 23h

FINALLY SOMEONES BRAVE TO ADMIT IT. Not all of us want to spend 3x the price of books for “nostalgia”

Anonymous 23h

The last time I spent 44 dollars on books I got 8 of them 🫠

Anonymous 17h

people are so oddly obsessed with purchasing new books rather than used and it’s strange 😭

Anonymous 21h

Literally it’s so expensive and they pay like shit

Anonymous 19h

This is exactly why I always get my books from Amazon. 1 I have prime so they are cheaper than regular Amazon prices and they come really quick most of the time 2 were in college how are we supposed to support our reading at $20 a book???? Hell no. I will say, there’s been a few books that come with small misprints. I got a Colleen Hoover book (it wasn’t supporting her dw) and the side said “coleen” instead of Colleen. But idgaf it was $8

Anonymous 14h

ThriftBooks

Anonymous 14h

Try buying used when you can!! My local used bookstore has literally 100k+ books all for about $7 or less

Anonymous 15h

I also blame the inflation of everything why is the book $20 for a paperback it used to be $10. The last paperback I paid for was $15 each. I’m going back to books a million when I can’t find my copies bc I’ve been to Walmart, Target, and the local book store and they didn’t have it

Anonymous 16h

This and I usually am willing to lend out books even if ik I won’t get them back

Anonymous

#3 13h

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

Anonymous

#9 13h

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

Anonymous

#8 8h

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 😅

Anonymous

#7 8h

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

Anonymous

#4 8h

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🤭)

Anonymous

#1 8h

I don’t even know where the “nostalgia” came from tbh. I don’t remember it at all from my childhood 😅 I know I went to borders a few times but that’s it

Anonymous

#5 8h

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 🫣