[bksvol-discuss] Re: Obtaining Books to Scan
- From: "Mayrie ReNae" <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:47:37 -0700
Hi Andromakhe,
I get used books from local used bookstores, Thrift stores, online on eBay,
and www.paperbackswap.com. All of these are cheaper sources than Amazon.
It just depends on what kind of effort you're willing and able to make in
hunting for and finding the cheapest books. I rarely have the capability to
shop in brick and mortar stores, so eBay and paperbackswap are my preferred
options.
Paperbackswap is a book trading site. You can read about how it works on
the site, if you're interested.
Those are just the options I use and like. I'm sure that others have other
options that they like.
Mayrie
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Obtaining Books to Scan
I just want to know how people here get new books to scan. That is, what
would be the most cost-effective way of finding and purchasing books that I
might be interested enough to read and scan for the collection?
Amazon is a great company and their prices are pretty good. However, I've
seen used books on there asking for $4 for shipping, which is ridiculous
when you can get books locally without paying that. Also, I'd feel mor
comfortable about buying the books rather than borrowing from libraries
because scanning necessarily destroys the spines. But if I could get books
for free without having to worry about wrecking them, I'd certainly jump at
such opportunities as well. Any tips you're willing to share would be
appreciated.
Andromakhe
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