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Do you guys know any places/sites where I can get free/cheap physical books? I'm trying to start a library and need to start my collection. Thanks guys.

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>> No.2656039

Library sales, goodwill. Off you go, chm.

>> No.2656043

>>2656039
ugh. i hate chm files

>> No.2656049

>>2656036
http://www.thriftbooks.com/
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>> No.2656052

>>2656039
>>2656049
Thanks guys.

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>>2656039
>>2656043

>> No.2656062

>>2656052
I honestly can't overstate how great library sales are. They're especially great for mass market paperbacks (often 50 cents each), and sometimes you'll find a sale that you can just pay for a bag to fill, which is awesome.

Goodwill is good for trade paperbacks, since they usually price all paperbacks (mass market and trade) at $1. Hardcovers are normally $2.

Also, check your local transfer station (dump) for free books. The one in my town has a little shack that people just drop hundreds of books at, and you can take as many as you want.

Happy shopping! Tip: buying books new from barnes and noble will be enormously cost inefficient

>> No.2656080

>>2656036

Abebooks.com is pretty consistently the cheapest.

Thriftbooks.com and biblio.com are also usually pretty cheap.

Just use bookfinder.com. It'll list the cheapest site for the book you're looking for.

>> No.2656084

>>2656080
>>2656062
Thanks so much guys.