I just found what I consider a greatest book hack and I’m wondering if this was something book lovers were already doing. I discovered that Goodwill sells all paperbacks for $1 and hard covers for $2. So far I’ve found some really good authors, Dan Brown, James Patterson, Stephen King, Harlan Coben. Goodwill’s bookshelf is a bit disorganized, but for me it’s become a treasure hunt for interesting books.
Do you guys have any of your own ways of getting good books for cheap?
by Behuman_
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Most thrift stores sell books, yes. Libraries will also typically hold sales during the year where you can buy books quite cheaply.
We were aware, yes. But glad you joined the club, haha.
I have a buy/sell bookstore in my town. Books are usually 1/5 the price if you bring a book to give them.
My local library usually does a books by the pound sale once or twice a year which is pretty awesome.
Not to be a downer about used books, but I always make a practice of putting them in a bag and sticking them in the freezer for a couple of weeks before reading them. Trust me, you don’t want to bring bed bugs into your home.
Does your town have a library system? Do they have a “friends of the library” bookstore? Around me, they take donations (so they aren’t ex-Library books) and sell most of them for a dollar. I constantly find great books, even some old first-editions there.
I buy lots of used books on Pango
Garage sales usually sell books for like 25cents to a $1 each.
I will shop at Goodwill, Savers (a local second hand store like Goodwill), and shop online at [ThriftBooks.com](http://ThriftBooks.com), [BetterWorldBooks.com](http://BetterWorldBooks.com), and PowellsBookstore
Thrift stores are usually the best for cheap books. Used bookstores can be good, depending on what their vibe is. There’s one in my town that does a parking lot sale where you can fill a paper bag for $5, which is awesome. I also get them at yard sales and friends of the library book sales. Also people give me books a lot because I’m like everyone’s friend that reads. 🤣 It’s a good reputation to cultivate.
I get books from Goodwill and a store on Ebay that has a buy-3-get-1-free deal. Most books are between $3-5.
I haven’t been to a flea market/swap meet in a while but there used to always be people selling books super cheap.
The public libraries in my town (Ottawa,Canada ) have a used book section and the prices range from $1 to $5.
It’s interesting to see what’s on the shelves in different neighbourhoods.