Out of curiosity, how often do you all purchase books and how many at a time?
Out of curiosity, how often do you all purchase books and how many at a time?
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Out of curiosity, how often do you all purchase books and how many at a time?
Too often and too many! I buy at least a book a week but often come out of charity shops with a bag full 😀 x
It depends; i ethier get books two times a month or once a month and like speical stuff example bday i get up to $50 worth of books and the other times it depends on how much book spending money i have for the week
Usually 2 or 3 times a month and I usually buy around 50 books each time.
There is no set time to when I buy books. I usually spend $40-50 and get 5-7 books for that amount.
Usually I buy a book right before I finish my current one. If it is a book series I buy two at a time. If not I buy one. That requires to have enough money to spend. If not I stick to videogames
Usually 5 books a month, now that i have so far to get to Barnes and Noble. 3 if i have to go to Amazon
It varies based on if it’s something I really want to read, or if I need it to complete a set, or if there’s a good sale. Some months, I’ll splurge and buy more than ten, others, I won’t. I do buy most of mine used, so that’s a factor as well.
I’m spoiled. I work at a bookstore so I get free books. So I add to my TBR list at least once a week.
But I’ll buy at least once a month for myself or friend or family.
Free books?! I’m so jealous!!
We get (not for everything) reader copies. So I can read something not due out until December.
Like I said, spoiled. 😉
Well, I’m pea green with envy. 🙂
The perks of the job! Makes up for the paper cuts….literally some days!
I buy books at resale stores mostly so when i shop i buy everything i see that is interesting. I also resale the ones I’m not going to read online.
It depends on what I’m reading at the time. And my money flow.
i look every day and as for buying twice a month or more
I am limited to a strict once a month policy, which I take to mean that once a month I can buy about five books and maybe one or two more, just in case…???
It depends. I usually buy 8 books a month . But now I’m not buying much
I get to buy 2, maybe 3 books with every paycheck.
Usually about every two weeks (pay day)! About 4 or more each time!
I buy books from eBay and op shops whenever I feel like it. I also work in an op shop, so I get to see what books we get in ?
I usually buy about between five and ten a month depending when I can get to the shops xx
Every other week and two books
I get free two-day shipping with Amazon Prime and most of my books come from there. I guess it just depends both on what I’m doing, and on what exactly you mean by “at a time”.
I purchased 28 books in February (wow, one each day on average, and the month’s not even over yet). This is a bit heavy in volume for me, my average month is probably 10.
I think 4 was the most in one batch this month. On average I’d say I probably buy 2 books at once, but then I might order more a few days later. The most all at once is probably somewhere around 10.
Isn’t prime amazing?!
I love it! I can’t imagine not having it. I’ve had Prime since 2009 or 2010.
Btw, if you’re a student you get a discount on it. By default they allow the discount to only happen for a certain number of years, but if you email their support a copy of your schedule they’ll continue to extend it beyond that too.
I buy books on my kindle when I want to read something new.
I’m waiting for my kindle to come in the mail… then I’m really going to be in trouble ?
Yes you will be in trouble. I have to put my kindle out of sight so I don’t go crazy and starting buying books.
like twice a week, more time because i can buy used books that i can afford to buy many of them
I check the free books on Amazon at least three times a week. I go to the library book sales whenever I can. I don’t get the opportunity to get to the book store as often as I would like. If I am shopping by myself I can take time to look at books, but if woth someone else I don’t get to look as long as I like. How many at a time depends on what I find.
At least once a week.
I have limited access to books where I live. So when I see books I’ve been wanting to get I go wild and buy as many as I can.
I do a book order once or twice a month, and I think usually get around 15 a month. ?
I buy about 5 or 6 books a week from http://thriftbooks.com/ They have free shipping, great quality, and each book is roughly $4.
Depends. I buy at least 2 at once but have bought 12 different times
Multiple times a week ???? at least 2-3 each time. I have a problem
As often as possible. My grandma usually buys them for me and a couple years ago we went to Barnes and Nobel at least 5 times and I got 15-20 books each time. But recently there has been more of a financial crunch and I was able to get 6 or so for Christmas and a couple others since then, luckily there is a second hand bookstore that opened up recently in my town so I can get 2-4 for $20 so that’s what I’ve been doing lately
10 or 12 a month .when i have a lot of money 20 or 25 a month
I purchase book about once a week. My local library has a book sale every Saturday. Books range from 50¢ to $1. Newer books can be $3 or $4. I usually walk out with 4 or 5 books.
I rarely purchase books but I go to the library at least once a week. 🙂
Depends on my money. I only live off of 700 dollars a month.
Every day …..all that I can afford on one day.lol….usually about 7-6 books unless I hit a great big book sale !
Very rare when me and my grandparents go out town but when we do I got 5-6 books
I bought all these yesterday. I bought twelve others on Saturday, and earlier last week I bought 21. ?
I buy books twice a week.
I mean…. I don’t think I have a problem…
Nice!
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We’re they all “nearly new” or from a charity shop. On average what would the cost be of one. ?
6 of these were new, they were £8 each, the rest were from a charity shop. 3 books for 50p.
That is great. Enjoy them all.
**triggered** ??
I limit myself to once a month
I use the library as much as possible. Otherwise I would not be able to afford my book habit. 🙂
Pretty often and never one at the time, 2 3 sometimes more
I don’t have a consistent number. My record is two hundred in two months. My other record being three months without purchasing a book.
As many as my budget will allow. Sometimes 5-6 or just 2. I do find I can never buy just one
once a week I go te de store and buy 30 books at eh time
E-books from Amazon. Daily…. I have enough books to stay on an island for years. Will charge the Kindle with my solar charger.
When I have spare money I buy one otherwise I just go to charity shops or a second hand book shop, they give you 50% back on a book so does help a lot.
I can only deal with one at a time… I can read a book a day… And I don’t get people who buy books and then leave them on their shelves for years. That’s why I love the kindle app, i can read samples, and if I don’t like the sample I dont buy the book. Saves money and shelf space
i went overboard thise days….. to comepsate for the 200usd studie books i had to buy last month… so i bought alot of 2end hand books… like 6 Stiefvater books, and 2 books for my mom and another one. and this weekend im going to a 2end hand market where books cost less then 1 usd soo yea….. but i decided to threat my self with atleast 2-3 books every month but all depends on the price tho. Books in my own native cost a fortune, and i found a UK site that ships for free and sells dirt cheap english/german books. So that makes me happy, since im used to spend like 20-50usd pr boook…
It’s not consistent you know. I had a day when I bought 20 books at a time. Then I also had some long periods when I didn’t buy anything at all, for like three months. I never buy new books until I’m done with what I already have. Never. So sometimes there are dry spells when I don’t buy books. But you know even after that, sometimes I cave. Like today. I had a whole collection of Coelho at my disposal, still unread and I ordered a complete works of Edgar Allan Poe today. So, I hope you get the picture.
Live on a farm so whenever I go to the city
It’s according to what I find. I rarely buy books new.I prefer to treasure hunt used book stores, yard sales, and thrift stores. Found a 1918 first edition The Gods of Mars by Burroughs in very good condition at a thrift store. One has to wonder what I missed.
That is my favorite type of shopping! Treasure hunting for books 🙂
Usually about 10 and like.. every 3 weeks.
I get all of mine used, usually from thrift books online. I buy 4 or 5 at a time.
Maybe once of twice a month but they are usually used as I work at a library and I am fortunate to have access to free books daily!
Ummmm every other day? Lol at least once a week with at least 3 books