FabSwingers.com forum: Where do you buy your books from?

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I’m not talking electronic downloads etc I’m talking good old fashioned paperbacks/hardback books?

What’s your current read?

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By *ea monkeyMan
over a year ago

Manchester (he/him)

Amazon.

Funnily enough, The Midnight Library by Matt Haig!

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

Amazon and charity shops.

I'm currently not reading anything except the back of the cereal packet.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

eBay and charity shops

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By *rewersprojectMan
over a year ago

Leeds

Amazon or wherever I may find them.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"eBay and charity shops

Forgot to mention my current read is Tyson Fury’s autobiography

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"eBay and charity shops

Same, I miss charity shop books right now

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By *tephanjMan
over a year ago

Kettering

I normally get mine from the supermarket as they are cheaper. They don't always have much of an assortment

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch

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By *partharmonyCouple
over a year ago

Ruislip

I get almost all mine second hand now. There's a good charity book shop near us and there's a very good online site as well where you can get most stuff I have ever looked for.

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch

Amazon, bookshops or secondary shops

Just started Midnight Library

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Inspirational women I know who wrote books.

Devil at home by my friend rachel

Everything is going to be ok..by my friend sam

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Amazon, eBay, charity shops if I spot something of interest, or for current paperbacks etc Tesco or Sainsburys - Amazon and eBay tend to be for more specific things I'm looking for or if the price is better than other sources

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Waterstones, i like a 15 min prebuy read to see if the book grabs me. I like a book to grab me in the first 10 pages

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By *edangel_2013Woman
over a year ago

southend

Amazon if I want something specific. Waterstones, ebay, charity shops if I just want to buy books.

I open a book at a random page and start reading, if it grips me, I buy it.

Currently working my way through Christina Henry's Chronicles of Alice series.

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By *lint-EverhardMan
over a year ago

Perpignan and cap

I don't buy books and make a point of not.

I used to use a book exchange in the UK, on the high Street in Scarborough where one could be exchanged for another (maybe a 50p per book fee).

Now I just read what I'm given.

They're too big and bulky, take too much space and require too much dusting. I like reading, I just don't like books.

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By *lint-EverhardMan
over a year ago

Perpignan and cap

Oh, current read... Lee child.

Read em, pass em on..... Ace.

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By *hrista BellendWoman
over a year ago

surrounded by twinkly lights

Libraries and charity shops, once I've read I donate them back again

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By *eedeeseTV/TS
over a year ago

glasgow

Amazon n EBay but mostly in charity shops ...my bedroom is full of books ( hunners n hunners!) ...i should really sell some of the more expensive rarer ones ...I find it much easier to get good books cheaply in charity shops than vinyl records which I previously would have went for but are now locked down too tightly price-wise ...even in charity shops ..

currently reading -

Essayism - Brian Dillon n

the Profession of Violence - John Pearson

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have to confess to buying mainly digital books

But I do like a browse round charity shops for books.

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By *lueEyesEnigmaMan
over a year ago

Dublin

Amazon, I miss going to a book shop.

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By *astyEricMan
over a year ago

Hull

Ebay where you can get any book really, and I'm on Frank Herbert's Dune

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By *ausageNmashCouple
over a year ago

Andover

Sometimes from charity shops for Paul but Rosie likes her kindle

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Charity shops and borrow off friends. I get my graphic novels from Waterstones. A few off amazon. I don’t read as much as I want to, I get bored.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I actually go to a book shop in Chorley - old school

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By *ost SockMan
over a year ago

West Wales and Cardiff

I buy mine from one of three independent bookshops in South Wales. All are really good shops.

Hope they all make it out of the pandemic ok.

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By *elethWoman
over a year ago

Gloucestershire

Another one for charity shops and eBay. Oxfam's put books online now.

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By *oxyVikingCouple
over a year ago

East Anglia

Library. We are lucky that ours have been open in the last few weeks for click and collect.

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By *an_LexaCouple
over a year ago

Sunderland

Amazons, Waterstones when they’re open

Educated by Tara Westover

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've not for a while and during the last year sorted out another 500 odd to recycle and still most walls are covered with books

but at least they all have their own space now! I'm going more digital in preparation for a smaller place now the kids have all left home

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just about to finish rereading Dune and about to start The Midnight Library

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

Tesco usually. On a whim.

Currently reading watership down on kindle though.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Charity shops when they are open.. Or we have a little local shop with a book stand which are free to people.. Ive just finished a book which made me cry with laughter, it was called 'Dont tell mum i work on the oil rigs, she thibks im a piano player in a whore house'

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By *reyyaMan
over a year ago

North Yorkshire

Charity shops, boot sales, Ebay, Poundland and Waterstones. Poundland increased their range considerably, brand new and obviously one pound only taking advantage of the fact that most of their competitors were closed.

Currently The Spear of Destiny by Trevor Ravenscroft and Club Fiesta. The Real Story by Keith Lipthorpe.

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

Several of the villages round me have adopted the redundant telephone boxes. They replace any broken glass, give them a good lick of fresh red paint and put some shelves in them. People then donate books to get it started and from then on its just a case of people putting a book in and taking another to read. Someone from the village society keeps it all clean and tidy.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Several of the villages round me have adopted the redundant telephone boxes. They replace any broken glass, give them a good lick of fresh red paint and put some shelves in them. People then donate books to get it started and from then on its just a case of people putting a book in and taking another to read. Someone from the village society keeps it all clean and tidy. "

Same here ... I have 4 within a 3 mile radius and donate my books to these

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By *reyyaMan
over a year ago

North Yorkshire

I forgot to mention I also buy books from public libraries most of whom have clear-outs from time to time with prices ranging from 25p to 2 pounds 50.

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By *reyyaMan
over a year ago

North Yorkshire

I have a large collection of books about music which includes a large collection of sheet music. Another collection of books about photography. An extensive collection of books about the paranormal and esoterica. Some of my books are very collectable and valuable. A lot of them I keep for reference. I read them. Some go into my collection. I donate a lot to charity shops. Mainly PDSA. Sell them on ebay. I have sent books all over the world. Give them to friends and aquaintences or donate them to red telephone boxe scheme. A lot of small out of the way villages in North Yorkshire have a defunct red telephone box which is kept stocked with donated books. Anybody can take one. No charge. Anybody can donate. Look out for them.

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By *eralt80Man
over a year ago

cork

When they were open my local bookshop but at the moment I’m just downloading for kindle

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By *irtydevil666Man
over a year ago

bristol

Book Barn

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By *ack69erMan
over a year ago

Beverley

I buy a lot of mine from charity shops or Ebay.

But, the best overall online site I get secondhand books from is "Abebooks". There may be better that I have not found but so far I have bought some classic books that can be hard to get hold off and there is some excellent bargains to have as well.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Used to buy loads of books but print too small in most paperbacks use a kindle now

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

Anywhere but Amazon.

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By *ack69erMan
over a year ago

Beverley

Just compared "Bookbarn" to "Abebooks" which I mentioned previously. "Abebooks" wins by a big margin.

I searched for the types of books I read on both sites. Bookbarn has hardly anything that I searched for whereas Abebooks will have "1000's" of hits. ie, Bookbarn, only has just over a 100 miltary books, Abebooks, well over a "Million", a big difference.

For example in Bookbarn, if I search for books on Stalingrad, just one or two finds, In Abebooks, over 16,000 priced from just over £2 up to £13,000.

I think where Abebooks wins out is, lots of other book shops are linked into it to sell there books and not just the UK as I have bought books from the US that I cannot get in the UK.

Another place I buy a lot of books is from "The Works", online or the shop.

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By *reyyaMan
over a year ago

North Yorkshire

"The Works" appears to be closing branches. Scarborough branch seems to be closed permanently. Talking of Scarborough there are numerous premises being demolished and the site levelled. Starting to look like a bomb site.

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By *wisted999Man
over a year ago

North Bucks

We have a charity community village thing about two miles down the road that has a large book shop. It’s on one of my cycle routes so I swing by and pick up the odd book and then a slice of lemon drizzle.

Bit of pot luck about it so never go with a particular type of book in mind.

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By *rder66Man
over a year ago

Tatooine

At the moment, Amazon. But anywhere, I miss going into book shops at the moment.

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By *ittleMissCaliWoman
over a year ago

all loved up

Normally charity shops. I have enough to last me a while.. if I have to buy new its probably on offers in supermarkets x

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By *issmorganWoman
over a year ago

Calderdale innit

Charity shop or the works usually

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"Anywhere but Amazon.

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By *emorefridaCouple
over a year ago

La la land

I've used Hive so it supports local independent bookshops you can even click and collect but has the convenience of Amazon.

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By *ondon MikeMan
over a year ago

St Albans

If I'm looking for something specific usually Amazon, particularly for fiction.

If I just fancy 'a' book and fancy a browse it will be whichever bookshop is local, usually a Waterstones (although Hatchards is my favourite). Same if I want a non-fiction or reference book on a particular topic and want to browse to find an appropriate one

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Book depository

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

When it's open there's a little book place in an indoor market I get most of my paperbacks from.

I'll occasionally go to Waterstones or Smiths if the book I want isn't in stock there.

I sometimes pick up a book in Asda too, where the prices are a lot cheaper than Smiths etc.

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By *imon_hydeMan
over a year ago

Stockport

The last hardcopy I bought was a graphic novel (Madi) that I backed on Kickstarter. I buy ebooks and comics from Amazon and Comixology

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Amazon

I know I should support local but they're just so efficient!

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

Steve McQueen (actor who starred in the Great Escape amongst others) bio. I get my books from ebay or charity shops.

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By *imon_hydeMan
over a year ago

Stockport

I forgot to mention my current read. Its Daughters of Night by Laura Shepherd-Robinson and I recommend it to everyone! Historical crime set in 18th century London

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch

"I forgot to mention my current read. Its Daughters of Night by Laura Shepherd-Robinson and I recommend it to everyone! Historical crime set in 18th century London"

Thanks for the recommendation gone on my list, right up my street

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By *urls and DressesWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere near here

Amazon, library or charity shop. I’m reading about Pagan Britain at the moment, last book was The Testaments, linked to the Handmaid’s Tale

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By *ersey GirlCouple
over a year ago

Glasgow

Currently Reading Roses are Red by James Patterson

Get all my books out of charity shops and the library. My kids always get me a book for my birthday or mother's day. I don't actually like new books for some reason and would rather pass on reading than use a kindle etc

I started collecting classics. When I get a good amount I'd love a bookcase. I did start reading the game of thrones collection but patched it after 3 chapters. Too much for me

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

Library, chazza shops, swap with mates, occasionally buy new.

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