otherspect · 51-55, M
As someone who used to work in bookstores, both new books bookstores and secondhand ones, yeah, that seems steep, especially it being Goodwill. But then times have changed, prices have gone up in every sector. Not that they should, but they have.
Where I live you can’t find used books that cheap anymore except for possibly at an outlet that’s similar to Goodwill.
Nice finds by the way :-) I love old books. I miss being surrounded by the smell of them, in the bookshops.
Edit: Oh, I misread your post. I didn’t see that it was *new* books selling at $10. No, that is not steep these days. That is quite cheap.
Where I live you can’t find used books that cheap anymore except for possibly at an outlet that’s similar to Goodwill.
Nice finds by the way :-) I love old books. I miss being surrounded by the smell of them, in the bookshops.
Edit: Oh, I misread your post. I didn’t see that it was *new* books selling at $10. No, that is not steep these days. That is quite cheap.
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SunshineGirl · 36-40, F
otherspect · 51-55, M
@SunshineGirl I feel like for a child, the sound of a voice reading is soothing, too. Maybe it harkens back to the tradition of oral storytelling, when families / clans would sit around a fire and listen to each other swapping yarns. There’s something very human about that. Good on you for reading to your child.
HootyTheNightOwl · 41-45
Most books on coin collecting are between £10 and £20 on Amazon... so I don't think it's that expensive for brand new books - not when you factor in what it goes through to get from the author's brain to your bookcase.
The only thing I don't like is that some books on coin collecting are often out of date the minute you add them to your basket.
The only thing I don't like is that some books on coin collecting are often out of date the minute you add them to your basket.
LavidaRaq · F
@HootyTheNightOwl these books were not about collecting they had many romance novels, it looked as though a bookstore had maybe gone out of business.
WillaKissing · 56-60, M
letshavefun · 51-55, M
Harmonium1923 · 56-60, M
KingofBones1 · 46-50, M
@otherspect
I beg to differ, just two years ago the three nearest goodwill stores near me all sold paper backs for fifty cents and hard covers were mostly a dollar unless it was something unusual.
Where I shopped today had paper back books for 99 cents
I beg to differ, just two years ago the three nearest goodwill stores near me all sold paper backs for fifty cents and hard covers were mostly a dollar unless it was something unusual.
Where I shopped today had paper back books for 99 cents
@otherspect
You’re correct, I was talking about exactly what the poster was referring too, she found the overpriced book at goodwill.
And my comment was about how much they have changed their prices.
She made no reference to used book stores at all and neither did I
You’re correct, I was talking about exactly what the poster was referring too, she found the overpriced book at goodwill.
And my comment was about how much they have changed their prices.
She made no reference to used book stores at all and neither did I
ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M
$10 a book, particularly for a new book, seems cheap to me.
LavidaRaq · F
@ChipmunkErnie I will check them out, thanks
SomeMichGuy · M
NativePortlander1970 · 51-55
I'm old enough to remember when goodwill was true discount, books for 25 cents, shirts for 50 cents, jeans for two bucks, 15 bucks could get you a couch, 5 bucks got you a basic stereo or boom box, 7 bucks a 13inch television, dishes, pots, pans, utensils, dirt cheap, 25 cent drinking glasses, etc.