For those in a bookclub: where do you get your books from? Thanks in advance.
For those in a bookclub: where do you get your books from? Thanks in advance.
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For those in a bookclub: where do you get your books from? Thanks in advance.
I’m going to just comment so I can see as well! I was wondering where they get all these from, some books are super expensive!
And me I used to have a site called ebookr but it’s gone it was marvelous payed £9 a month used it for 7 yrs god I miss it
I’d love another site if anybody has one
@Book
Charity shops are a great place to get books
It’s true but only if they are not new. I never find the books for @Our anywhere but online. I live in New Zealand.
@Nanda here in the uk we can sometimes find new books but I guess it does depend on where you live. Otherwise I get mine from supermarkets and amazon
I buy them on my Nook and also where I work (Walmart). Sometimes I trek up to Barnes and Noble.
I borrow from the library if it’s available. Sometimes it’s a book I have and sometimes I buy it. We try not to do just published books so we don’t have to buy hardcover books.
Mostly Amazon, Target too! ??
Mostly Asda or Amazon.
Amazon or Barnes and Nobles
I still love Barnes and Noble. But I’m a paperback, turn the page kind of reader.
Library. They have a list of books they hold multiple copies of. We go through the list and each person chooses one each month for the year. The library staff get them in and available for us. Usually 2 months date stamp so plenty of time.
And best of all It’s a free service!
Use your libraries or lose them.
I prefer audio books so I can do other things while I listen. A membership to Otto Radio is $9.99 a month unlimited and includes best sellers and new releases. It has saved me hundreds because I was spending at least $100 a month on ebooks.
The library! When they choose a book to read, the library holds a bunch of them for whoever signs up. I can choose ebooks or physical copies usually.
Our library has book club kits. A bag with 12 of the same books in it. To borrow them you need to register your bookclub, all the memers need to be members of the libarary and supply their card number. Then your bookclub gets its own libary card, held by the registered bookclub coordinator. This works well as membership is free. Its a wonderful service. B U T the are now more book clubs than bookclub kits and we’ve already read most of the books in the kits. So pickings are getting quite slim. Not to mention the coordinator has to pick up and return the kits, which can only be returned if all 12 books are in the kit, so the coordinator has to chase people who didn’t get to the monthly meeting. I think an ebook bookclub kit would be wonderful (no pickup, returns or chasing slow to return books) but try as i might I can’t seems to find a service like that. Anyone know of one?
ebooks via the library.
Our library carries Discussion Kits with multiple book copies and a discussion guide?
The library can reserve books for book clubs ?
Everyone is responsible for getting their own book. Whether they buy or rent that’s on them.
libgen 😉
Easons
Friends
Amazon
CAE (Centre for adult education) Flinders Lane Melbourne. They have hundreds of books to choose from and up to twelve copies of each. Your book club will need to be registered with them and cost is approximately $170 per annum. Yes more than the libraries charge however the range is well worth it.
Thanks. I looked into this a few years ago as we are 1 he from Melbourne. I’ll check it out again.
Charity shops
Amazon mainly but also The Works, WH Smith’s, charity shops, pretty much anywhere I spot a book I might like.
Our library. I have missed out some months if it is so recent and high demand book.
Amazon for electronics but a wonderful used book store or thrift shops for actual books.
Library
When I could read regular print I was hooked on 2nd hand book stores, but now that I use a tablet so I can adjust print size and brightness I have joined the online library Scribd.
Amazon or Half Price Books. I also sell some back to Half Price Books. And sometimes Amazon is cheaper than HPB! And I love the way Amazon is set up to help you find books YOU like. For example, if you bought a certain book, they’ll suggest similar books you might like. Very helpful!
For free I use library, overdrive and Libby
For pay I use Barnes and noble and amazon:)
Our Library does bookclub in a bag. Has so many copies in each bag. It’s very nice to have that service
What a great idea!
Our library has book club kits. A bag with 12 of the same books in it. To borrow them you need to register your bookclub, all the memers need to be members of the libarary and supply their card number. Then your bookclub gets its own libary card, held by the registered bookclub coordinator. This works well as membership is free. Its a wonderful service. B U T the are now more book clubs than bookclub kits and we’ve already read most of the books in the kits. So pickings are getting quite slim. Not to mention the coordinator has to pick up and return the kits, which can only be returned if all 12 books are in the kit, so the coordinator has to chase people who didn’t get to the monthly meeting. I think an ebook bookclub kit would be wonderful (no pickup, returns or chasing slow to return books) but try as i might I can’t seems to find a service like that. Anyone know of one?
Online/digital library.
Charity shops
Library
Online or Facebook sell sites
Amazon
Mostly Barnes and Noble. Expensive I know
Library
I found a site called http://bookoutlet.com/ books r discounted heavily because of a scratch or dent on cover
Wow! This is fantastic! Great prices and free shipping too??!! Thanks for sharing.
@Claire np!!
Library does discussion book sets you can pick it up for everyone in your book club
Our library has book club kits. A bag with 12 of the same books in it. To borrow them you need to register your bookclub, all the memers need to be members of the libarary and supply their card number. Then your bookclub gets its own libary card, held by the registered bookclub coordinator. This works well as membership is free. Its a wonderful service. B U T the are now more book clubs than bookclub kits and we’ve already read most of the books in the kits. So pickings are getting quite slim. Not to mention the coordinator has to pick up and return the kits, which can only be returned if all 12 books are in the kit, so the coordinator has to chase people who didn’t get to the monthly meeting. I think an ebook bookclub kit would be wonderful (no pickup, returns or chasing slow to return books) but try as i might I can’t seems to find a service like that. Anyone know of one?
I guess it depends where you live the person that runs our book club gets the discussion book set with no problems
From the book store where we have our meetings !
Amazon
Library ?
I will going to my first book club in a couple weeks. I’ll be getting my book from the library.
Library, charity shops, car boot sales, Abe books (online) and Amazon ?
library is great as I don’t worry if it is rubbish, I just return it and I can try books I have never heard of and experiment. Charity shops in Uk are great too.
Library
Online or used bookstores
Online, charity shops or book shops.
Library!
Amazon – used area underneath the book review
Online. All of my books are digital now. I use iBooks for iPhone
Book shops