tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post115608104218062637..comments2023-07-03T08:50:54.449-04:00Comments on Reading, Writing, & Stuff That Makes Me Crazy: New vs. UsedMarianne Arkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934613403368823760noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post-1156221661828758892006-08-22T00:41:00.000-04:002006-08-22T00:41:00.000-04:00Um, I may be biased, but I say that counts as a pu...Um, I may be biased, but I say that counts as a purchase ;-) <BR/><BR/>Seriously though, I understand what you mean, especially with a book appetite like that. Not everyone can afford 100 bucks or more per month (assuming that all your paperbacks aren't 5.99). And you also have to consider that libraries often get only a few "checkouts" out of a given paperback, so they are probably replacing the more popular ones, even if they replace them with the special library binding, etc.<BR/><BR/>I don't tend to think UBS are the problem. Certainly not more than that more and more people are either a) not reading or b) finding their discretionary reading online, for free. I've been buying a lot fewer magazines now that I can get all my celebrity gossip online. <BR/><BR/>I also think that most readers who frequent the UBS and libraries do it like you describe. Maybe they'll pick up a new author at a UBS or a library because it's cheap or free, but if they like it, they'll tell their friends, buy future books new, etc. That's certainly what I did when I had a UBS near my house.<BR/><BR/>Of course I want to sell copies of my books, but I think it's more likely that the people who may enjoy my book don't know about it in the first place than that they are only buying it used. Perhaps that's naive of me. They've certainly been moving on Amazon marketplace. ;-)Diana Peterfreundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03681841474717604660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post-1156156447678214642006-08-21T06:34:00.000-04:002006-08-21T06:34:00.000-04:00I could spend thousands of dollars in a bookstore,...I could spend thousands of dollars in a bookstore, but since I don't have thousands in disposable income I have to rely on the library, recycling center, yard sales etc. There are a few authors who I'll buy brand new, like Dean Koontz and Nora, and a few "friends" who I'll buy to support them. <BR/><BR/>I used to read as much as you, but I have to sacrafice writing time to get my reading in. :(<BR/><BR/>efsuhgg-even flies should use huge gooey grapesCeri Heberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17584297798290334430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post-1156106761193538692006-08-20T16:46:00.000-04:002006-08-20T16:46:00.000-04:00I love buying new books. I always stop by the loc...I love buying new books. I always stop by the local library used book sale, though, and have found some good ones there too. Books are my "collection", the way some people collect dishes or figurines or art, I suppose. I also buy books because I reread my favorites over and over again.Allie Bonifacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17334745422433097012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post-1156089717795653002006-08-20T12:01:00.000-04:002006-08-20T12:01:00.000-04:00I spend way more on books than I should. One, beca...I spend way more on books than I should. One, because I do want to support my favorite authors. Two, because I have bad allergies and lot of times used books can reek with perfume or cigarette smoke residue. Then, too, some of my newer favorites only come out in trade paperback which is, granted, cheaper than hardcover, but they still cost more than mass market books.<BR/><BR/>Usually the only time I'll buy hardcover is when the price has been drastically cut. <BR/><BR/>I've started requesting more stuff through other branches in our little library system, but I can only get three at a time and it takes awhile to get them. But our library is really small (with a budget to match), so they don't always get a lot of new stuff that I care to read. Luckily, I've recently discovered a few "new to me" mystery writers that I'm enjoying. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com