tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964357429589208132.post1612760022716149956..comments2024-03-06T05:23:03.740-05:00Comments on That Bookish Girl: How to Build Your Library on a BudgetSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02248263847078284078noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964357429589208132.post-11635828783395213292011-01-19T14:47:47.696-05:002011-01-19T14:47:47.696-05:00What a great post! I tried to convince my husband...What a great post! I tried to convince my husband that one way to help my book spending is to give me an allowance each week to where I can only buy one book a week lol. But one of my new Year's Resolutions this year is to not buy as many books (there are a few that I have already pre-ordered and can't live without out of course lol). Its a good thing for me though his family are book lovers too and that is all we ever get eachother for gifts. I've been thinking about joining a book club too but am a little 'scared' to. We shall see. Great post!!Patricia's Particularityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987130921220318006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964357429589208132.post-76451517589819260372011-01-18T19:17:37.734-05:002011-01-18T19:17:37.734-05:00Since becoming a bookblogger, I've found two a...Since becoming a bookblogger, I've found two awesome ways to get a lot of books for, well, absolutely nothing. The first is getting review copies of books, which may sound daunting to new bloggers, but sites like NetGalley.com have provided me with more reading material than I can probably get through in a year! So long as you don't mind e-books, NetGalley's great for building a library.<br /><br />The second is ordering through Amazon with gift certificates I acquire from Swagbucks.com. Swagbucks is like a search engine, and every time you use it you have a chance to win points, which gradually accumulate until you can exchange them for other things. I spend mine on Amazon.ca gift certificates, save them up until I have enough to place an order with free shipping, and then buy the books I want. All it takes is time, and I have plenty of that. I don't have to spend a cent! I've ordered about $90 of books using this method in the past year alone, which just goes to show that it's not too shabby a deal!<br /><br />I hear sites like BookMooch are pretty good, too, since one only has to pay for shipping. And I also check out thrift stores and library booksales whenever I can - I've found some wonderful books that way for prices I can't believe!Tea and Tomeshttp://tea-and-tomes.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964357429589208132.post-44609607692844727892011-01-17T23:56:12.155-05:002011-01-17T23:56:12.155-05:00This is a great list. It covers all the places tha...This is a great list. It covers all the places that I look for books on the cheap. I've never used the Goodreads bookswap service, but I have a list on Paperback Swap. On PBS, you when you ship a book to another member--but you pay nothing when you order a book. And I've never done it, but I know you can get an entire box of books. <br /><br />I wanted to add that many (if not most) libraries have used book stalls and/or used bookstores that are open year round. It's a pretty common fundraiser by the Friends of the Library. They're nothing like those yearly sales, though. I get excited every May when I know my local branch is going to have theirs.Rubitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929614007516530129noreply@blogger.com