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Anyone know how to find used Living Books for sale
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Hi. I am just starting to gather up living books for my two kids. They are 6 and 3. I need to buy them on a tight budget and wondered if anyone has tips. We do use the library but I want to buy them so we have them to cherish as they grow up. I tried looking on Amazon for used books but each book used would have shipping to pay and that seems like it would be expensive.
Anyone that can help me out I’d really appreciate it! 🙂
Thanks
When I am looking for a particular book used, I generally go to http://www.betterworldbooks.com first – before Amazon – because I can often get them for less than $4 (which is the minimum price on Amazon because of the shipping).
Hope that helps you some!
Also garage sales, thrift stores, Half Price Books (especially their clearance book sales – ours was at our State Fair in Sept, I think, this year). Abebooks.com is another I go to. Rarely do I find something cheaper on Barnes&Noble.com, but it is worth checking – I occasionally do find something just a little bit cheaper. Sometimes homeschoolclassifieds.com has a living book or 2, as well.
I also gave a booklist to my mom, who is a bookaholic like me.
We always check out local library book sales. You can sign up to receive notifications for sales in your area at http://www.booksalefinder.com/
Many times I find used books for pennies on Amazon used. Even with $3.99 shipping, that’s a bargain. Other spots to check – paperback swap, abe books, ebay, thrift stores, library sales.
HTH,
Christie
Anywhere and everywhere. Yard sales (although that’s usually a waste of time anymore.) Flea markets, consignment stores, thrift stores, library sales. Online I check addall.com. It brings up the same book offered by various places like those mentioned above listed by price. There are also several homeschool moms who have book selling businesses and I often buy from them by boxes full, especially when they’ve been to a really good book sale.
http://www.paperbackswap.com works for us. Sometimes you have to wait a bit for a book, but we’ve gotten hundreds of books from there. My average price per book there, taking into account what it costs me to send a book (that’s the cheapest way to get credits) is about $2.75.
Don’t forget antique malls – esp. the kind with mutliple vendors. I just found some great living books and literature like the Five Peppers and How They Grew, Robin Hood, Rose In Bloom, White Fang and others for 99 cents each.
My friend, Emily, (who did the Picture Study Portfolios and owner of a library like mine) just posted her monthly book list on her site. She has LOTS this time. This is the way they raise funds for the library.
I second (or third) all the antique mall-type places. My Goodwills are useless, personally. But those antique mall/flea market stores, with many many booths/vendors/areas, are pure gold!! I also love http://www.half.com a LOT – I’ve gotten books for 75 cents, and even with a few $ shipping each that’s not bad. Especially when I get multiple books from the same vendor, it reduces the shipping.
Lastly, I don’t know if you’re anywhere near Tennessee, but there’s a used book store there teh size of a football field – McKay, http://www.mckaybooks.com
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