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[MaverickX9]

For whatever reason, I've been reading a boat load of books the past couple of months.

And, for whatever other reason, I always buy my books instead of going and renting them from the library. Some grand illusions of having one of those huge libraries in my house when I am older...I don't know.

Anyways, books add up after a while, so I was wondering if there was some sort of online bookstore that sells books for extremely low prices? Maybe something like DeepDiscountDVD for books?

 

[AstroLad]

For whatever reason, I've been reading a boat load of books the past couple of months.

And, for whatever other reason, I always buy my books instead of going and renting them from the library. Some grand illusions of having one of those huge libraries in my house when I am older...I don't know.

Anyways, books add up after a while, so I was wondering if there was some sort of online bookstore that sells books for extremely low prices? Maybe something like DeepDiscountDVD for books?

Hehe, I'm the same way. I go on huge book-buying binges. I have a couple week vacation coming up and I have eight books lined up to read already. I usually go to bookstores here in the city since Manhattan has so much to offer when it comes to cheap books, but I've also used Alibris from time to time for really hard-to-find titles cheap.

 

[Triumph]

A couple different places. There's a Borders by my house(walking distance, really) and a Chapter 11 Books right by where I do laundry. If I can't find someting that I want in either of those places, I order it through Barnes & Noble's website(they contribute to less Republican causes than Amazon).

I usually read about 3-4 books a month, all kinds of different styles and subjects. Right now I'm reading Catcher in the Rye again, Spanking the Donkey by Matt Taibbi, and Hey Rube by Hunter S. Thompson.

Since I've been told that I'm running for Gov. of GA in 2006 by my friends and even people who should know better, I'm reading up on how to run a campaign. Basically I think it's gonna involve lots of me drunk with a megaphone surrounded by uniformed young folks in berets and combat fatigues. I hope that works.

 

[pwn3d]

I've bought books from overstock.com and amazon zshops and saved a lot of money. I'll sometimes walk into Border's or B&N to take a look at a book I'm interested in over a cup of coffee, but if I decide to buy it it seems like a waste to get it from the brick and mortar store when I can get it online for half the price.

 

[WrathOfOtaibah]

Amazon.com's member seller section. Usually get great deals.

 

[truffleshuffle83]

ebay or half

 

[Brian Fellows]

I only steal books.

 

[nitewulf]

For whatever reason, I've been reading a boat load of books the past couple of months.

And, for whatever other reason, I always buy my books instead of going and renting them from the library.

i do the same. here are some good tips. if you want them immediately, you actually have to walk in and buy from bookstores. and barnes and noble usually has the biggest collections, and comparatively cheapest prices.
if you can wait a bit, buy from amazon, as amazon is the cheapest, even with shipping added on.
and if you want even cheaper stuff, buy from amazon private sellers in the used/new sections. i ordered a few times, if you list them by quality and buy from the "new" sections, usually you'll get brand new books that are very, very cheap. sometimes because of overstocking issues they get sold at discount rates, so you'll see the black mark-up on the sides, dust jacket might be missing (usually not). but i had good luck with them, i got brand new hardcovers for like 10 bucks.
even yesterday i bought china mieville's "the scar" and "good omens" by n. gaiman and t. pratchett from the huge B&N at union square. i need a new book cabinet soon. like yesterday.

 

[Musashi Wins!]

Use www.bookfinder.com. Also, I've seen some really good deals on eBay depending on what you're looking for. Amazon seller madness has lead to some severe price-matching on used books between people too.

I used to be a book dealer and managed several book shops. As you might imagine I had opportunity to collect in many different areas and had sooooo many books. But moving a few times, especially cross country, broke that habit.

 

[Jupiter Jones]

A great place to buy books is www.hamiltonbook.com. They sell a lot of books in the $2 to $5 range.

Edit: Their website seems to be down now.

 

[Star Power]

I generally buy my books from bookstores.

 

[radios shipping overview]

Bookstores if it's manga, online for anything else. I'm a cheapass, I like hardcovers, and I often can't find what I'm looking for locally, so online it is. I'll often try to pick up a barely-used or remainder copy of whatever it is I'm looking for. Bookfinder.com, eBay, Froogle, half.com, and Alibris are my friends.