Comments on: Where to find free (or cheap) books http://frugalpinoy.com/frugality/where-to-find-free-or-cheap-books/ Financial freedom and other money matters for the Average Pinoy Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:02:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: jinoe http://frugalpinoy.com/frugality/where-to-find-free-or-cheap-books/#comment-122 jinoe Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:12:09 +0000 http://frugalpinoy.com/frugality/where-to-find-free-or-cheap-books/#comment-122 Im a bookworm myself and I use to buy books and end up not reading them. Now I rely on people who share their books in hard and soft copies. But I still buy books I really love. Booksale, Books for Less, Chapters and Pages have great collections of books at a lower price. Im a bookworm myself and I use to buy books and end up not reading them. Now I rely on people who share their books in hard and soft copies. But I still buy books I really love. Booksale, Books for Less, Chapters and Pages have great collections of books at a lower price.

]]> By: Celine http://frugalpinoy.com/frugality/where-to-find-free-or-cheap-books/#comment-121 Celine Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:27:03 +0000 http://frugalpinoy.com/frugality/where-to-find-free-or-cheap-books/#comment-121 Hi Carlos, thanks for dropping by. Some people list their used books for sale/swap at <a href="http://www.sulit.com.ph" rel="nofollow">Sulit.com.ph</a>. You can also set up your own Multiply.com website like <a href="http://bookcity.multiply.com/" rel="nofollow">BookCity</a> has done, and list your books for sale/swap there. I also just came across <a href="http://www.boundbooks.net/" rel="nofollow">Bound Bookshop</a>, where you can donate your books. If you donate, the profits from the sale goes to the NUJP Defense Fund, which aids threatened journalists. For other donations, check out the nearest public school library (if the books are suitable for young students) or you can contact <a href="http://www.rockedphilippines.org/main_helpus.html" rel="nofollow">RockEd</a>. They have some book drive projects for schools. I hope this answers your question. Personally, I'm open to swapping books with others. My tastes are varied - I enjoy reading almost anything, except romance novels. I have a lot of Stephen King and other books I want to "get rid of", so if anybody's interested in swapping books with me, you can send me an email at "ego@celinus.com" and put "Book swap" in the subject. Hi Carlos, thanks for dropping by.

Some people list their used books for sale/swap at Sulit.com.ph.

You can also set up your own Multiply.com website like BookCity has done, and list your books for sale/swap there.

I also just came across Bound Bookshop, where you can donate your books. If you donate, the profits from the sale goes to the NUJP Defense Fund, which aids threatened journalists.

For other donations, check out the nearest public school library (if the books are suitable for young students) or you can contact RockEd. They have some book drive projects for schools.

I hope this answers your question.

Personally, I’m open to swapping books with others. My tastes are varied - I enjoy reading almost anything, except romance novels. I have a lot of Stephen King and other books I want to “get rid of”, so if anybody’s interested in swapping books with me, you can send me an email at “ego@celinus.com” and put “Book swap” in the subject.

]]> By: Carlos http://frugalpinoy.com/frugality/where-to-find-free-or-cheap-books/#comment-119 Carlos Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:19:24 +0000 http://frugalpinoy.com/frugality/where-to-find-free-or-cheap-books/#comment-119 Thanks for the leads on where to find cheap books! would you know where we can sell/ trade/ swap books? or a good place to donate old used books? aside from the websites you provided above, because I'm running out of space for new purchases, hehe! thanks! Thanks for the leads on where to find cheap books! would you know where we can sell/ trade/ swap books? or a good place to donate old used books? aside from the websites you provided above, because I’m running out of space for new purchases, hehe! thanks!

]]> By: Celine http://frugalpinoy.com/frugality/where-to-find-free-or-cheap-books/#comment-118 Celine Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:25:24 +0000 http://frugalpinoy.com/frugality/where-to-find-free-or-cheap-books/#comment-118 Thanks for the tips Nina. Didn't know you could order from Booksale if you wanted something that wasn't on the shelves. Oo nga, sobrang daming used pocket books available, parang hindi sulit bumili ng bago. Thanks for the tips Nina. Didn’t know you could order from Booksale if you wanted something that wasn’t on the shelves.

Oo nga, sobrang daming used pocket books available, parang hindi sulit bumili ng bago.

]]> By: nina http://frugalpinoy.com/frugality/where-to-find-free-or-cheap-books/#comment-117 nina Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:06:19 +0000 http://frugalpinoy.com/frugality/where-to-find-free-or-cheap-books/#comment-117 I buy from booksale because it's accessible. You can order books from them if you have a particular book that you like and it's not available from their shelves especially bestseller fiction books. Then, they'll call you when it becomes available. For pocket books, I just buy used books, ang mahal kasi ng bago tapos ang bilis lang basahin. I buy from booksale because it’s accessible. You can order books from them if you have a particular book that you like and it’s not available from their shelves especially bestseller fiction books. Then, they’ll call you when it becomes available. For pocket books, I just buy used books, ang mahal kasi ng bago tapos ang bilis lang basahin.

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