Libraries seem to chuck books I want to read before I get around to
buying them new! Libraries used to seem to keep books forever; they must
be short of storage space.
Joy
jacquesdebierue wrote:
> --- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, Nathan Cain <IndieCrime@...> wrote:
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>> Yeah, but there are still good deals to be found. I got a very fine copy of
>> a first edition of Of All The Bloody Cheek this weekend for three bucks at
>> my local used bookstore.
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> Oh yes, many bargains around. Too many fine authors have been nearly forgotten, nobody really cares about them or even recognizes their names. When I see old paperbacks, especially Gold Medals, at charity stores and such, I just grab them and worry about it later. It can take time to go through them, but you have reading materials for a while. Library sales are good for hardcovers that they're getting rid of, too.
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