I Saved Big Bucks in the Library Lobby!
April 10, 2012 by Reader's Connection
Last Thursday, I was scared out into the Library Services Center lobby by a dark fantasy paperback on my desk. I´ve done other posts about my inability to read horror fiction, so rather than dwelling on this most recent failure, I’ll just say that I wandered out to the book rack where used items, or donations that haven´t been added to the collection, are offered for sale.
There were mysteries and legal thrillers available, romances, bestsellers and classics, and horror novels from which I naturally averted my eyes. Four paperbacks really appealed to me. I hope to enjoy them and write blogposts about them, but for now I just want to gloat over the amount of money I saved. All the books were in good shape, and each was classified as a trade or oversize paperback.
Here’s how things went:
Roberto Bolano´s 2666
Priced at $18.00
I paid $1.00
Jim Crace´s Being Dead
Priced at $12.00
I paid $1.00
Lorrie Moore´s A Gate at the Stairs
Priced at $15.00
I paid $1.00
Vikram Seth’s The Golden Gate
Priced at $14.95
I paid $1.00
The paperback prices add up to $59.95, so I saved $55.95. I was so excited. I wanted to go downtown and buy a meal somewhere.
You don’t have to come to the Library Services Center to check out our book rack. Here’s a list of the library branches that currently sell used books, and a price list, though not every branch carries all of the varieties listed. Happy browsing.
| Adult Fiction Hardback | 2.00 |
| Adult Fiction Trade/ Oversize Paperback | 1.00 |
| Adult Fiction Pocket/ Mass Market Paperback | .50 |
| Juvenile Fiction Hardback | 1.00 |
| Juvenile Fiction Paperback | .25 |
| Teen Fiction Paperback | .25 |
| Magazine | .10 |
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