ot: barnes and Noble Loophole.

[scaredyclassic]

i buy from amazon, sometimes, but we hang out at barnes and noble. so i feel bad not buying books there too… because we enjoy the ambience.

i would not buy any of my kids any tablet or smartphone.

[UCGal]

I used to buy books a lot… then I realized the library was free- I could waitlist books that were checked out by others… It’s been a while since I bought a book.

As far as leaving books around for the kids to read – I take the kids to the library once a week – and am more than willing to enter their “wish list” books to reserve them.

This thread just prompted me to put in a hold request for the wimpy kid book. My hold is number 91 of 91… but there are 15 copies in circulation – so it should get to us around Christmas break… that will work out.

In the meantime they’re working through dystopic stuff like Hunger games and Maze Runner trilogies.

[scaredyclassic]

we are library folk too, but, it’s nice to own also.

all our harry potter books have been read at least 5x each by threekids, so that’s 15 readings per volume, x 5 books? 75 readings.

i mean, the little one was so thrilled to have the new diary of a wimpy kid in hsi grubby little hands last nite….he will probably read it a dozen times….it’s worth it..

[SK in CV]

[quote=squat250]i buy from amazon, sometimes, but we hang out at barnes and noble. so i feel bad not buying books there too… because we enjoy the ambience.

i would not buy any of my kids any tablet or smartphone.[/quote]

I love bookstores. I try to buy from them for the same reason. A few bucks extra for the browsing time.

Best thing you can do with a book is give it to someone else to read. Not counting reference books, I have a few books that I want to keep, but none bad enough that if I knew someone else wanted to read it, I wouldn’t pass it on. Nothing sadder than a book gathering dust on a shelf. They should be read, over and over and over again. Ideal mechanism to pay it forward.

[CA renter]

[quote=squat250]this does sound like a lot of work with some risk, but frankly, we spend far more money at barnes and noble every year than any other retailer, with exception of gas and groceries.[/quote]

Just in case you didn’t know, your family should qualify for the educator’s discount at B&N. We spend a small fortune there, too, for the same reasons you’ve stated. 🙂

[scaredyclassic]

yes the homeschoolers discount.

i have accrued $140 in free coupons.

feel about $100 worth of guilt.

up $40.00!

[scaredyclassic]

i couldnt resist buying this book. partly out of guilt for getting so much free money.

good piggington required reading…

http://youarenotsosmart.com/

just a few chapters helped me achieve greater self awareness of why I am obsessed with watches. in fact, it may have cured me!!!!!

selfknowledge is power.

[Diego Mamani]

[quote=SK in CV]Best thing you can do with a book is give it to someone else to read. (…) Nothing sadder than a book gathering dust on a shelf. They should be read, over and over and over again. Ideal mechanism to pay it forward.[/quote]
SK, you’ve probably heard of this free book-sharing system:
http://www.bookcrossing.com/

[UCGal]

[quote=squat250]we are library folk too, but, it’s nice to own also.

all our harry potter books have been read at least 5x each by threekids, so that’s 15 readings per volume, x 5 books? 75 readings.

i mean, the little one was so thrilled to have the new diary of a wimpy kid in hsi grubby little hands last nite….he will probably read it a dozen times….it’s worth it..[/quote]
I hear you on some books being worth owning. We have the HP set, the Lemony Snickets books, The Percy Jackson books. With two boys – they’ve been read a LOT. And yes – we have several of the wimpy kid books.

That said – I just picked up The Maze Runner, and Enders Game at the library – I expect both boys will have read them by the end of the long weekend.

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