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Library or Book Store?



Book Store or Library?

Buy Books at Store
103
51%
Rent Books at Library
81
40%
Other
17
8%
 
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Sat Jan 27, 2007 4:23 pm
HeadInTheClouds says...



I put library. I can sit for hours nestled among a pile of soft, fluffy pillows with a stack of books beside me in my school library. Although there's this great little bookstore a few minutes from my house with a sitting room with loads of comfy chairs. Love that one too. But i'm usually broke, so i'll go with library.
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Sat Jan 27, 2007 4:30 pm
Prokaryote says...



I chose "Other" because I use both the bookstore and the library, but in a couple of years, once eBook readers become mainstream and the cost of downloading a book is significantly cheaper than actually buying it at the store, that's the way I'm going. Carrying around all your books plus anything you happened to download from the web in a small, portable package with an electronic paper screen? Yes please.

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Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:47 am
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casey_kent says...



Bookstores. Libraries are so far away from my house. Bookstores are at walking distance. :)
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Tue Mar 25, 2008 3:16 am
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JabberHut says...



How do people find this stuff? :shock:

Bookstores ftw. The public libraries here have such beat up books that I'm afraid it'll evaporate the moment I touch it. The school library never really has an interesting book, so I stopped ever browsing there.

Bookstores, there's a better chance of a brand new book and I won't feel too bad if it dissolves right away, lol. Plus, if I want to read it again or want to double check something if its one in a series, it's not too far away. I like to have a big book collection too. Makes me look smart. ;)
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Wed Mar 26, 2008 3:00 am
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Rakun says...



For reference books, I want to the library. If I enjoyed the information, of course I buy it at the bookstore.

For fiction books, I buy after to read several reviews.
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Sat May 17, 2008 3:39 pm
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helpless42 says...



buying books is ok sometimes, but only after you have read it at the library and only if your going to read it over and over again.
  





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Thu Oct 22, 2009 10:19 pm
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Young gun says...



Books store wins hands down.
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Fri Feb 12, 2010 12:06 am
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MagnusBane says...



Library, since if I had to buy all the books I read I'd be broke. Then, if I find a good book at the library that I really like, I'll buy it for my own personal little library. But I don't buy books that I haven't read yet, because if I don't like it and never want to read it again, well, there goes $10.
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Mon Apr 05, 2010 3:24 pm
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Howler says...



My parents believe reading's pretty important, so they'll always pay for a novel for me to read if I don't already have one. Besides, it has a perfect condition that I can freely ruin it (even though I don't purposfully).
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Mon Apr 05, 2010 3:36 pm
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Day says...



Library
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Tue Apr 06, 2010 9:13 pm
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Ranger Hawk says...



Library, and then once you know you love the book, bookstore. :)
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Tue Apr 13, 2010 3:25 pm
BenFranks says...



Book store anyday, I enjoy having a collection of books ;)
  





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Mon Apr 19, 2010 3:15 pm
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Lava says...



Library and my friends' book collections.
I would rather bookstore, if only my parents bought me books.
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Tue May 11, 2010 12:55 am
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tori1234 says...



I absolutely HATE borrowing books from libraries and friends. I guess it's mainly because my parents have always told me that if I want something I get it for myself, and don't let anyone give it to me. Plus, if it's someone else's book, I can't underline my favorite quotes or circle a word I need to look up or something like that.
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Sat Jun 12, 2010 10:06 pm
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Kaedee says...



Library, library, library. So much cheaper. Of course if the library doesn't have the book I want, I'll generally buy it. Through Amazon.
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