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| To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee The Great Gatsby, F Scott Fitzgerald The Book Depository |
Brand new books cost anywhere from Php 300-500 for Paperback and Php 400-800 for Hardbound copies, and you can always hear me complaining about new releases and their respective prices. If you could control yourself and look around your home for other books you have not read, you can wait for a month after and check out eBay or some friends who have finished reading the title you have been pining after and offer to buy the book for a lesser cost. Some bazaars will have secondhand books on sale that are also in great condition so you should set aside a budget for the next one in town.
Swapping is also a good choice, all you have to do is ask a friend whom you know has the genre that you like or a specific title or author that you have not read yet, then you can arrange for a swap to take place without having to worry about your monthly budget for books.
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| Eleven Minutes by Paulo Coelho |
2 Borrow From A Friend Or The Library
All it takes is a phone call, text, Facebook message, Tweet or even your library card and a list of titles you have not read. Take the first step and you can have a couple of new books that you can start reading. Hey, if you "borrowed" that from ADZU library, return it at the end of the semester! Other students would want to read it too, okay?
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| The Darwin Myth by Dr Benjamin Wiker God's Gold by Sean Kingsley
3 Invest In An Ebook Reader
Most e-book readers these days range anywhere from Php 6,000 -12,000. Even if it is tight for you right now, you can save a chunk of your bonus and stow away a little every month until you have saved enough. This way, you can easily download e-books and save them in your reader's storage. Most of the time, e-books are free. Be sure to select one that won't strain your eyes.
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| Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury American Gods by Neil Gaiman The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin |
What's the use of having a huge collection of books and only read and just appreciate a few authors? You just might as well be throwing away your money. Yes, you can't avoid those times when you bought a book and thought that the author was promising only to realize that the writing style was childish and the story plot was off-but you can resell it, and learn to look keep away from that book altogether. Keeping only authors that you really like showcases your true bookworm's preferences and the collection can be called truly yours. No matter what genre it is, it's your time and money spent, isn't it?
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| Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs |
5 Or Join A Giveaway
It still saves you money, doesn't it? Alright, no more questions asked . Head on here.
How about you? How do you save money while looking for books? Is there anything that you do uniquely? Let me know in the comments below!
