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My Favorite Places to Buy Books


Hello everyone!

Today I got inspired. Recently, I went book shopping again (I made a New Year's goal to stop buying books and just read the massive pile of books I already have... I have failed) and it got me thinking - why don't I write a list of all of my favorite places to buy books?

One thing that I really love about books is that they are basically available to buy everywhere you go, however I have a few spots that I specifically love to shop at for books. I'm going to break it up into two categories for the purpose of this post - where I buy new books and where I buy used books.

New Books

For new books, I usually will shop at the bigger stores. I buy most of my new copies at Barnes & Noble, however I also buy many of them at Walmart and Target. Depending on the price, I will sometimes purchase straight from author websites for signed copies of their new books (this is usually with new up-and-coming authors I have discovered on TikTok, such as The Captain of Nemain's Revenge by McKenzie Hatton, which is still on my TBR).

I used to love a bookstore chain called Bookworld, but it went out of business when I was in high school. I still think about that store a lot. It was like Barnes & Noble, but a much smaller chain only available in the midwest.

 Used Books

For used books, I mostly shop at local thrift stores, but some of the online sources I'll use are:

I would definitely recommend hitting up your local Goodwill stores or other thrift stores in your area to buy books. My favorite thrift store in my area is called Texas Thrift and all of their books are under $2! I have found so many treasures there. I would also recommend looking in the little free libraries in public parks or sometimes right in your neighborhood! There are often people that build them in their front yards. Remember, if you take a book, try to leave a book too. 


Bonus: eBooks!

For eBooks, I have a 4th generation Kindle that I still read so many books on. Not only do I have a physical Kindle, but I also have the Kindle app on my phone and iPad so I can read literally anytime, anywhere.
I also have the Nook app on my phone, however I have found that I prefer the Kindle app.

Many new authors also write books, not just fanfictions, on websites like Wattpad and Quotev. Reading the work of an aspiring author might just give them the push they need to keep going and keep following their dream.

I hope this post helped you find some new (or just new to you) books. Let me know if you have other suggestions that I should check out.

Happy reading! 

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