How to Sustain a Book Habit without Going Broke
January 22, 2015
The article on Lifehacker titled The Best Places to Find Books at a Bargain (or For Free) offers tips for bookworms to get their hands on hard copy and ebooks alike. The first stop, perhaps surprisingly, is the library! Are there young people out in the world unaware that the library is free? Probably yes. The article also suggests shopping at thrift stores, particularly in upscale neighborhoods, to find good books on the cheap. For e-book readers, the article offers these websites,
“There are a ton of free ebooks available on Project Gutenberg. You could also use UPenn’s search engine for classics in ebook format. If you have an ebook reader (like a Kindle, or a rooted Nook), we’d previously looked at some ways you can get ebooks for free. Even if you don’t have a Kindle, you can download the Kindle reading software for your device and use some of the tips in that post.”
Beware though, e-book readers! Retention may not be as good as with a hard copy of a book. There are swapping sites like BookMooch if you are willing to part with a book when you finish it. The article also mentions what is calls “the Netflix of books and audiobooks” Booksfree.com which costs $8.99/month. Depending how fast a reader you are, that might be a golden ticket.
Chelsea Kerwin, January 22, 2014
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