Reading YA, Writing YA, and Being Totally Awesome discussion

Are you purely a buyer? A borrower?

Personally I borrow the majority of my books, the public library network and my school library are great. I also borrow from friends, borrowed the LOTR books and The Silmarillion from one of my best friends... mostly because he was completely insulted I had never read them before.

I buy books from chain stores (chapters) when I have gift cards though I have bought my fair share at used book stores and thrift stores.

I buy a lot. Im a book hoarder.

I usually go to BN just because its easier for me. There arent man used book store where i live.

I'm fairly lucky there's an excellent one less than a block from one of my best friends' house. Also I live in the "bible belt" of Canada so there's plenty of thrift stores around. Used book stores are great for classics I got The Picture of Dorian Gray for $2.

I get the books I read almost exclusively from the library. There isn't unlimited space on my bookshelves, so I have to be selective about the books I keep. Of the books I buy, most come from library book sales or thrift stores. The rest, I buy at Anderson's Bookshop, where I am then able to get them autographed! :-) Just today, I bought A Tale Dark & Grimm, and then attended the day's event with Adam Gidwitz. That makes the books well worth paying full price! :-)

That sounds brilliant and totally worth it I wish there was something similar in my area.

I buy the books from my local bookstore, is a shame in my country we don't have big bookstores (there are only four yes four in the whole country) but the ones that we have are nearby so go there.

I also buy online but I don't do that all the time because I get really anxious when I think that I have to wait a minimum of 2 weeks to get my hands on my books.

I tend to borrow...Then buy if it's a fav.

I live in the country, but we do have a Walmart, Goodwill, & library. There' is a Barnes & Nobles 20-mins away at the mall in a nearby city.