Comments on: A Few New Books

By: Stefanie

Stefanie — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:36:00 +0000

Bruce, I am glad to hear I am not imagining the prices at HPB going up! I read a Tim O’Brien book ages ago for a book group. I don’t remember which one it was but it was good. I hope you enjoy your project!

Litlove, I am comforted that I am not the only one who started on the Gaddis project and has left the poor book to sit unattended for so long. I hope you got you Woman in Black book in the post!

Molly, I used to love the clearance section at HPB. My store used to have a really good one. But it has shrunk dramatically in size and quality of late and the $1 books are few and far between, most of them are $3 which wouldn’t be bad if I could ever find some good books there.

Grad, the public library in my city doesn’t have huge booksales. They have a bookstore where they sell books all the time and once or twice a year they have a big sale to clear out the stock. Now and then I find a good book there but since they are always for sale much of the good stuff gets snapped up as soon as it is put on the shelf.

Daphne, unfortunately the thrift stores around here usually have tons of romance. My area seems to be filled with book scouts who regularly visit the thrift shops and garage and estate sales taking all the good stuff before the regular folk get a chance to get it.

Charlotte, oh how marvelous! Do you get to browse the books before the sale for first pick?

Carrie, you have a point, even the price of used books has gone up they are still much cheaper than new! I should look at it in such a positive light I love to read books about books! Ha! yes, at least I wasn’t sobbing in the store aisles!

Iliana, you have a steely will to drive by HPB every day and not go in! I will definitely be sure to say whether the Monsters book is good.

Dorothy, I like to wait until the last minute too but with school it doesn’t work out very well and I end up not getting to read it at all like happened with Dawn Powell. So this time I am starting early so I don’t have to be worried about not finishing in time. I hope.

Emily, you will have to be sure and join in on the Slaves discussion since you read the book. We’d be glad to have you thoughts!

Cipriano, it is so easy to get out of control in buying books, isn’t it? That was very smart of you to check the price on the Irving. I am sure there will be many grumpy people when they see they paid more for it than they had to. How to fun have that big sale to anticipate! I can’t wait to hear about what you find.

By: cipriano

cipriano — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:55:43 +0000

An interesting post. I find that I have had to become a lot more conscious of the amount of money I spend on books… I find that I am too willing to SAY I can afford yet another book when really… things are sometimes getting out of control.
Just tonight I walked through a Chapters bookstore and saw for the first time, the new John Irving book. A big display.
However, a while ago I received a mailing from Chapters, a catalog sent out to iRewards [a club] cardholders, and in it, the catalog said the book would be coming out at an immediate 40% off for cardholders. So I took this book up to the cashier and said, “Don’t ring this in, just tell me, what is the price of it?”
With tax it came to 36 or 37 dollars. FULL PRICE, in other words. So I told her about the catalog notice.
She said “Oh, that isn’t until next week!”
Can you imagine how angry people are going to be when they pay full price for this thing right now and in a few days they will se that the same book is marked down to 40% off?
A shopper must be wary!
On Nov.6th I am going to my one big huge-normous USED BOOKSALE of the year and I will be filling many boxes with books! It’s an annual event, and a VERY good sale.

By: Emily Barton

Emily Barton — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:41:09 +0000

Ooooo, I can’t wait to hear what all you Slaves have to say about The Woman in Black. I loved that one when I read it last year: classic ghost story with all the right pieces. The Mentors, etc. book sounds great. I’ll have to check that out (because, you know, I DESPERATELY need more to fill the pages of my TBR tome).

By: Dorothy W.

Dorothy W. — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:43:43 +0000

Sorry about Half Price Books! I have The Woman in Black on my shelves, and I should get to it in a week or so. I like to wait until the last minute with book group books, although that does mean I worry about not finishing. I don’t often get unsolicited books, but when I do, I feel absolutely free to do whatever I want with them, including giving them away on Book Mooch. But I guess I shouldn’t say that too loudly, now, should I, or I’ll never get another one!

By: iliana

iliana — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:24:41 +0000

What a bummer about your HPB store. I have been avoiding mine just because I’m trying to restrict my book buying but I drive by it almost daily and it’s getting hard to resist that pull!

The Monsters book sounds interesting. You’ll have to tell us about it!