I don't buy new books
and only get hardbacks if I have no choice
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 18 Feb 2011, 16:39, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Whereas I will order off Amazon
specifically because I can reliably get hardback copies of older books.
( Kroney, Fri 18 Feb 2011, 16:42, Reply)

oh god i love buying books
i am banned from going near a bookshop if out with friends/boyfriends because they know they can't get me out again. i esp love second hand bookshops, the really old jumbled kind, where you could find absolutely anything stashed next to something else, and where you can get loads of books for £100 instead of about 7.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 18 Feb 2011, 16:43, Reply)

I love it too
that's why I can only buy secondhand. I'd be bankrupt otherwise.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 18 Feb 2011, 16:46, Reply)

i really want to go to baggins book bazaar
allegedly the biggest second hand book shop in europe. it's in rochester, and it's a few cottages knocked together into a many roomed random wandering delight of a bookshop.

/drools

check this out! "Best place in Britain for a bookworm to burrow
It is a bookworm's paradise. More than half-a-million hardbacks and paperbacks line the shelves, covering every topic under the sun. You will probably never have seen so many books under one roof -- there are libraries that are ill-stocked compared with Baggins Book Bazaar in Rochester High Street ...

HALF A MILLION BOOKS? how can a crappy kindle compete with that?!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 18 Feb 2011, 16:48, Reply)

there's a place called the Book Barn in Somerset
it's massive and is chock full of books.

When I have some money I'm going to go there and go crazy
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 18 Feb 2011, 16:51, Reply)

You don't have to go to Rochester for one.

(PsychoChomp, Fri 18 Feb 2011, 16:54, Reply)

^this
also, the book barn place I was referring to has a million or more, and is on my way somewhere that isn't Rochester.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 18 Feb 2011, 16:56, Reply)

"There's millions," says Geoffrey, "All under one roof..."

(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Fri 18 Feb 2011, 17:01, Reply)

indeed
it's like Toys R Us, but less disappointing
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 18 Feb 2011, 17:02, Reply)

"It's called Battersea Dogs' Home"

(LongJohnBaldry, Fri 18 Feb 2011, 17:05, Reply)

shut up jeff

( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 18 Feb 2011, 17:11, Reply)

rochester looks really pretty though
it would be a nice day out, roof down on the car, cheesy music pumping, nice walk, nice restaurant, nice book shopping... what's not to love?
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 18 Feb 2011, 16:59, Reply)

haha, if you ever need a volunteer to go with you..

(berk, Fri 18 Feb 2011, 17:17, Reply)

It's a date.

( Kroney, Fri 18 Feb 2011, 17:04, Reply)

I could easily fill another two bookcases with all the books I have stacked up around the house
I started going through them to fill some boxes for charity but It's hard to let go.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Fri 18 Feb 2011, 16:50, Reply)

I can't let go of mine either
I know there are some important tomes missing as well, which irks me.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 18 Feb 2011, 16:52, Reply)

ditto, i'm an absolute book nightmare
however shit the book, i simply can't get rid of it. i have: 3 bookshelves in the hall, 2 in my spare room, 1 in my lounge and 2 in my bedroom. and they are all full. then i have 4 more in the room at my dad's, plus a wardrobe full. if/when he sells the house i am going to have to cry a LOT or spring for storage.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 18 Feb 2011, 16:53, Reply)