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 Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 5:51 am
I do a bit of both. If I'm not sure I'll like a book I borrow it from the library to try it out. If it's an author I like I just buy it. I think I prefer to buy books - I like to hoard them for a rainy day...
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Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 1:07 pm
Buy, buy, buy. It might be because I don't read as great a volume as most of you (I still love reading though), however, I believe it's because I enjoy being able to return to a book without wondering whether a friend has it, or a library has a copy available, etc.
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Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:05 pm
I borrow books that I'm not so sure about, but I buy the ones that I really really like. My friends and I also have a trading system worked out, so it's all good.
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Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 10:43 pm
I prefer to buy my books because I usually read them over and over again. People tend to not care much for library books so they get damaged, but I'll check them out any way. My friends an I all keep our books in really good condition.
Of course, my paperbacks tend to get frayed edges so I have to tape them down. sweatdrop Luckily I'll never sell my books!
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Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 11:16 am
Library. I live really close to one and it's easy to get books when I want them. And they're free! xd The bookstore is further away. If I really like the book I'll buy it later because I know I'll enjoy it.
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Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 3:55 pm
I buy a lot of my book, especially when I find a really good deal at a bookstore, yard sale, thrift store, etc.
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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 8:06 pm
I perfer buying because I love buying the books
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Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 11:20 am
I only get my books from the library...if they don't have one, i talk w/ a librarian to buy it...and since they know me so well, they usually get it within two weeks!!!
*got 'da hook up! blaugh
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 7:10 am
i like to go to the library and get books...but i prefer to own them. i tend to read books more than once so having then on hand is a nice necessity.. also if i once checked out the same books so many times in a row that they just gave it to me. eek mrgreen
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Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 11:21 pm
I'll borrow from the library if I'm unsure about it or if it's the only way to read an out of print book. If I like it, I'll then buy it when I can. I'll also borrow if it's a hardback and my budget calls for paperback,
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Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 3:52 am
I like having the option of being able to borrow a book if I don't have the money to buy it right away. It gives me a chance to at least read it and then give thought "Did I like that book? I think I did. I will buy it."
It's nice to be able to borrow when you can't really get it.
Normally I borrow books from friends, though I do have a library card and borrow from them on occasions.
I do like buying books though for rereading purposes. ^^
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Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 3:04 pm
Borrowing is nice becasue you dont spend money, but then if you really like the book its nice to own it, especially fro me since i write fanfiction and i need to refer back to the book a lot.
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Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 8:22 am
I visit my local library once a week and then check out every book that seems interesting that I run into (up to eight books - more isn't allowed). Then, once I notice that I've borrowed one book in particular over three times and still haven't gotten enough of it, I browse local bookstores to find it and buy it when I do.
Of course, there are also times when I pass by the bookstore on my way home and hop in for a minute or two to check out if they've got any new stuff. I can't help but end up buying five books on those occasions. I really shouldn't, because I'm quite poor, but if there's one thing I can't resist, it is books.
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Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 11:52 am
I'm very odd. I like to own books, but anything I own usually NEVER gets read. So I have a large collection of books I like to stroke and gaze at, but haven't found time to read. Mostly I just take books out of the library. I tend to buy books used, at festivals, used library sales - dirt cheap is often my philosophy. Though, if I really want to read something, and it's pretty new, I either go to the store and read it, or purchase it at the store. I have even pretended to get gifts just to swap one book for another. sweatdrop I haven't done that in awhile though.
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:26 pm
I check out books all the time from the library, but I do buy books on a regular basis. They're usually books I've already read and really liked, but every now and then I'll take a chance and buy a book I've never read before. I love owning books, but my money can't keep up with my reading habits, so a library works.
However, in reverse, I don't like to lend out books. I'm so O.C.D about the condition my books are in. sweatdrop I will dig through all available copies of a book at the store and compare so that I'm sure I'm getting the best condition possible.
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