Thursday, 24 February 2011

Booking Through Thursday 7

Booking Through Thursday is a weekly meme which asks a bookish question which you have to answer.

This weeks question is:

All other things being equal–do you prefer used books? Or new books? (The physical speciman, that is, not the title.) Does your preference differentiate between a standard kind of used book, and a pristine, leather-bound copy?

An easy question this week. I have no real preference between new or used books. Most of my books do end up being new because I usually buy on the day of release. But if it's an older book and the condition is good I have no problem buying it used. When a book is out of print or really hard to find usually there's no choice but to buy it used anyway. I'm more about the content than the cosmetic.

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  1. Jo K24 February 2011 at 15:15

    I usually buy new books if I want to own them. If I want only to read a book, l I just borrow it.

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  2. Anonymous24 February 2011 at 15:22

    Books that have gone out of print can be the fly in the ointment at times. As a reader of sci-fi and fantasy, I get irritated when the first installment of a series goes out of print as the final part or latest book is coming into print. Thank goodness for used books or libraries!

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  3. Gigi Ann24 February 2011 at 15:39

    I agree with you, I like books wherever I can find them. If they interest me, I buy them, old, new or otherwise.

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  4. Unknown24 February 2011 at 16:00

    Totally agree, it's all about the content really!

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  5. Cait24 February 2011 at 17:44

    Same here, whilst there's something lovely about a new book, I'm not that fussy. especially as used books can be cheaper and a bit more eco friendly. tho I guess one argument is the author would get paid more if new books were bought and that increases the chance of them getting more published also

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  6. Laurel-Rain Snow24 February 2011 at 18:24

    Thanks for visiting my blog...last week I bought a first edition of a favorite author...and while it's not a classic, I was excited to get it. It was in excellent condition! I don't think anyone read it!

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  7. Anonymous24 February 2011 at 18:43

    here's mine http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2011/02/booking-through-thursday_24.html

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  8. Jeanna24 February 2011 at 19:20

    I don't really care where I get my books or in what format.

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  9. Anonymous24 February 2011 at 20:52

    Thanks for visiting my blog. My only rule for used books is that they have to be "like new".

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  10. Yvonne25 February 2011 at 00:13

    I'm pretty much the same way.

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  11. Anonymous25 February 2011 at 00:25

    It's good to see so many readers care more about the content, not that there's anything wrong with caring about the outside condition (sometimes it just adds to it), but it's still nice to see.

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  12. Ayanami Faerudo25 February 2011 at 05:32

    Hi Sally! Thanks for visiting my blog. ^_^

    Actually, most of the books I end up buying are those that were released on their intended publication date.

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