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Anonymous Fri Apr 30 20:57:08 2021 No.18148382 [Reply] [Original]

Where do (You) buy your books? Local or online bookstore? Amazon? My local bookstore has been closed for a while now. Looking for a good place to buy books that isn't Amazon, if I can help it.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 30 21:14:25 2021 No.18148472 >>18148382 Amazon sucks. Better World Books or Thriftbooks are better for online. I try to buy books at a local place because I want book stores to continue existing, but they don't have everything.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 30 21:15:33 2021 No.18148479 Every book I order off Amazon comes in fucked up physical condition.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 30 21:15:54 2021 No.18148480 How did you get a picture of my girlfriend? Please, stay away...

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 30 21:16:48 2021 No.18148486 I get mine from my local used bookshop or op shops.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 30 21:32:28 2021 No.18148556 >>18148382 my god she's perfect. i buy my books on amazon

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 30 23:36:55 2021 No.18149213 File: 2.11 MB, 614x768, architected.webm [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>18148382 ebay nigga. why would anyone buy anywhere else? unless you wanted it new or wanted to support a local store? i buy my books for $3 to $4 a piece usually.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 30 23:37:53 2021 No.18149217 >>18148382 Amazon for new releases, ebay for older ones (where I'm usually buying early or first editions). Don't have any good local shops that don't require a 40 minute or longer drive.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 30 23:41:40 2021 No.18149239 Thriftbooks for old shit, amazon for new shit

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 30 23:43:45 2021 No.18149252 >>18148479 Same, Amazon workers don't give a fuck.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 1 03:04:06 2021 No.18150130 >>18148382 Abebooks is good too. Theres a new site thats v good bc you actually order from networked bookstores not warehouses of books like many online book sellers but i cant recall its name

Anonymous Sat May 1 03:16:17 2021 No.18150157

I read pretty much everything digital now, sometimes i’ll steal or sometimes i’ll download from my librarys app.
The only physical books I read are when I get an advance copy of something mailed to me.
I haven’t had a reason to walk into any kind if bookstore for about nine years now and I don’t plan on ever doing it again.
Imagine buying used books and carrying around something somebody used while they were on the toilet lol, thats disgusting.

Anonymous Sat May 1 03:30:08 2021 No.18150197

>>18148479
worked in one of their warehouses for 2 months last year, you are so overworked and expected to go through so many packages that you simply cannot care for any of them. you are basically expected to fucking lob the things to get your shift done.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 1 07:19:09 2021 No.18150891 >>18148382 From the Bible store, all you need is the Holy Bible.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 1 07:20:16 2021 No.18150894 Mainly at local thrift stores or used book stores. For new releases I shop online because the local bookstore is shit and should not be rewarded just because it is the only one left.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 1 09:32:21 2021 No.18151335 Libgen I don't want my hookups to know I read books

Anonymous Sat May 1 12:46:53 2021 No.18152249

powells, better world books, ebay if ordering online. i have a pretty big used bookstore near me that barely anybody knows about and its literature and classics sections are incredible. found a poe's complete works and faulkner's short stories there recently for about $6 each

>>	Anonymous Sat May 1 16:51:07 2021 No.18153429 >>18150891 how many copies do I need?

>>	Anonymous Sat May 1 16:52:24 2021 No.18153438 >>18148382 Go to habitat for humanity

>>	Anonymous Sat May 1 18:25:39 2021 No.18154130 >>18148382 i buy directly from the publisher usually

>>	Anonymous Sat May 1 18:38:00 2021 No.18154237 >>18148382 I'm a patron of the bald rich guy. Not proud of it but you can never expect to find what you're looking for in a random bookstore. And when I buy a book it is always with intention and I know exactly what I'm looking for beforehand.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 1 18:40:04 2021 No.18154260 >>18153429 That depends, I have a bunch to give out.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 1 20:40:01 2021 No.18155070 >>18149213 name?!

>>	Anonymous Sat May 1 20:44:58 2021 No.18155114 >>18148382 I've been using Better World Books because it seems more responsible. But what do I know? Maybe they're evil too. But I don't have a local bookstore.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 1 20:46:14 2021 No.18155119 >>18149213 >tat Ruined.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 1 20:49:29 2021 No.18155144 >>18154237 Absolutely. I'd feel worse about buying from Amazon if they weren't miles better than 99% of the competition

>>	Anonymous Sat May 1 20:52:24 2021 No.18155160 Ebay from sellers in my country. Australia has real shit selection of online books.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 1 20:57:54 2021 No.18155181 File: 852 KB, 500x717, 1603923878289.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>18148382 how can I kiss a girl like that??

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