>he doesnt buy books from thrift shops for a fraction of the retail priceAnon...
>>25586616IF THAT IS A TITLE YOU GOT FROM THRIFTING, I WONDER:CAN YOU TURN FICTION INTO LIFE FROM BUYING BRAND NEW?BECAUSE HONESTLY FOR REAL LIFE TO BE DEGENERATED INTO SOMETHING UNREAL, WHICH IS FICTION, IS NOT DOING THE WHOLE ORDEAL OF LIFE ITS DUE HONOUR DILIGENCE, AND RESPECT
>>25586616It's ridiculous how little books are valued nowadays. Last time I visited a second-hand bookshop, I paid £25 for 14 volumes. I almost felt ashamed.It's a sad symptom of our post-literate society t.b.h.
>>25586650Second hand mass produced books have never been very valuable.
>>25586681They have never been less valuable.
>>25586650ONE BOOK IS NOT THE OTHER BOOKOPT FOR QUALITY, NOT FOR WHETHER YOU THINK YOU MAKE A GOOD IMPRESSION WITH A CERTAIN TITLEBECAUSE WHAT MAKES ONE TITLE BETTER THAN ANOTHER TITLE?THAT SHOULD BE ITS CONTENTSAND WHAT SHOULD MAKE THE NEXT TITLE BETTER THAN THE LAST TITLE?THAT SHOULD BE ITS CONTENTSREAD AND WRITE UPWARDS, TOWARDS YOUR VERSION OF THE LITERARY HEAVENS, LEARNER, OR YOU'LL BE STUCK READING DR. SEUSS FOR A LONG, LONG TIME TO COME
>>25586697>NOOOO YOU CANT JUST BUY A 10 POUND BOOK FOR 2.99 YOU MUST PAY AT LEAST $40 ON AMAZON!!!!
>>25586709YOU GOT THE SCRIPTUAL STYLE RIGHT BUT YOUR RHETORIC IS LACKLUSTERWHAT ARE YOU ANGRY ABOUT?IDEALLY, YOU WOULD PROFITABLY EARN MONEY OFF BOOKS, TEXTS, AND EVEN OFF YOUR VIDEOGAMES, NOT MAKE A LOSS ON THEMOR ARE YOU THÁT SLOW?
>>25586690I think they were less valuable ten or fifteen years ago.
>>25586709AMAZON SHOULD PAY YÓÚ
>>25586724Strange fella.
>>25586728ARE YOU FEMALE OR SOMETHING?LET ME ELABORATETEXTS ARE A PROFESSION, SIRRAHPROFESSIONS EXIST TO MAKE A MAN ABLE, IF HE WORKETH IN THE PROFESSION, TO PROVIDE FOR HIS FAMILY, BY MEANS OF AMELIORATING THE EXTERNAL WORLDIF YOU FIND THAT STRANGE, I THINK YOU HAVEN'T PROVIDED FOR YOUR FAMILY YET, AND, DEPENDING ON YOUR AGE, I'D SUGGEST YOU:QUICKEN YOUR ATTAINMENT OF ABILITIES TO PROVIDE FOR YOUR FAMILYLESTYOU WILL COMPLAIN ABOUT BEING WOMANLESS ALL THE WAY TO OLD AGE AND DIE WITH REGRETIN WHICH CASEHOPEFULLY YOU RECEIVE MORE CHANCES FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF THIS RUMBLE WE CALL LIFE IN WHICH TO DÓ WHAT YOU ARE NEEDED TO DOHEAR YE NOT THE CRYING OF YOUR UNBORN CHILDREN, THE SEED OF YOUR LOINS, CALLING TO YOU FROM THE VOID?HEARETH YE NOT THE WANTING OF YOUR VERY OWN WOMAN IN THE FARAWAYNESS?IS THAT WHY YE TYPETH?THEN TYPE ON, FELLOWMAN. TYPE ON REAL GOOD.
>>25586738Stop caps locking you nigger
>>25586740YOU HAVE ALL THE TOOLS IN YOUR HOUSE TO EMBETTER YOUR LIFE AND THE LIVES OF THOSE AROUND YOUYOU CAN DO BETTER THAN CALL ME A NIGGERUNLESS YOU CAN'T, IN WHICH CASE YOU HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO IN YOUR CAREER
>thrift storesthrift stores are great. I find books there all the times, better ones than from big bookstores.For example:I was looking for Ann Radcliffe's The Italian recently, Thalia only has the "Books on Demand" publishing, which uses " " instead of guillemets in dialogues. Found a 1973 version of the famousCarl Hanser Verlag Hardcover immediately there (ordered from their website for 5€)Master and Margarita, only the disgusting Anaconda publishing house version.Went to thrift store the other day, found the better translation and publishing from dtv publishing house.>>25586697>>25586724>>25586738>>25586747Mods please do something
>>25586616I buy all my books from charity shops, and subsequently I have probably over a hundred unread books, and have spent God knows how much on books gathering dust. So yes it's great I can buy books for a few pounds, but my lack of self-control makes it a double edged sword.
>>25586747begone, annoying car wash sperg
>>25586616digital is the way tho
>he doesn’t get his books for free from the libraryUnless you’re going to reread it many times you would have to be retarded not to use the library. Even obscure books can be had by interlibrary loan. Also many universities allow public borrowing they just don’t advertise it. Imagine spending $17.99 plus tip for every book you read.
>>25588018I have an entire closet filled with unread books, why the shame? When I finish a book, I dig through there until I find one I want to read right now. Seems like an ideal situation
>buying books
>>25587999LARPY, DANCING-AROUND-THE-ISSUE-AT-HAND-TITLES, BROTHER/SISTER IN LETTERSIF YOU'RE HONESTLY INTERESTED IN ITALIAN, SPANISH, AND GERMAN, WHY NOT A DICTIONARY, AND A GRAMMAR GUIDE?
>>25588200Because i read in german you imbecile idiot. I was telling from my experiencethat i keep finding books with "better" versions from classic publishers than "print on demand" versions in book stores.What is you point and why do you spam nonsens here ? Go do something else
>>25588193That's the appeal of secondhand books though, they're so cheap that the purchase is justifiable even considering the fact that you could access them for free.
>>25586616>open the first page>it's full of retarded scribbles by the previous ownerNo thanks bro
