tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18841589.post40719646337906058..comments2023-11-05T07:10:32.182-05:00Comments on Life As I See It: Renting BooksJessica Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12152327170331184368noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18841589.post-54695503239226248222009-08-19T00:40:08.725-05:002009-08-19T00:40:08.725-05:00I think that is way too much unless you live in th...I think that is way too much unless you live in the middle of nowhere no where near a library.<br /><br />I agree with the other people who said that I read so rarely I might as well just buy the book outright.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03069385563012079451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18841589.post-1595788169754109172009-08-18T12:56:00.238-05:002009-08-18T12:56:00.238-05:00Well... books... I don't think I would like th...Well... books... I don't think I would like that idea too much. Its very expensive, as you've mentioned... but I have this thing about owning my books. Craig has to beg me to use the library... but if I have my own way I buy them, cuz then I can read them again... and you never know where the books have been before and whose sneezed all over them. :)Amandanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18841589.post-6093438006333141972009-08-18T12:18:46.031-05:002009-08-18T12:18:46.031-05:00$25 is on average 3 book/month... Some months I re...$25 is on average 3 book/month... Some months I read that many and other months I am lucky to get through 1 book. So for me buying is cheaper... and there is a "book swap" book store here. She gives you a % of the value of the book and you can put it towards the books in store, which are all at a lower cost because they're hand me downs too!Jodinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18841589.post-32346939621704973802009-08-18T11:12:44.142-05:002009-08-18T11:12:44.142-05:00I would love, love, love to do that. Not in my bu...I would love, love, love to do that. Not in my budget right now but I could see using it in the future. I use my library a ton and use inter-library loan a lot too but I could still see using this, especially for newer books. Our library system is super small and it is hard to get new books...especially the obscure titles I want to read. They don't spend a lot of budget on strange things only I would read!Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03219487185122225081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18841589.post-82915681844559907642009-08-18T08:53:22.725-05:002009-08-18T08:53:22.725-05:00Way too expensive, but if it were cheaper it is so...Way too expensive, but if it were cheaper it is something I'd probably get a lot of good out of. For now, Paperback Swap works just fine for me. :-)Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11736268249775192726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18841589.post-62453441846019715572009-08-17T18:36:05.602-05:002009-08-17T18:36:05.602-05:00I think its a bit silly, but then again we live 5 ...I think its a bit silly, but then again we live 5 minutes from the library, and we have a pretty good one here.<br />That's definitely too expensive for my tastes too.<br />Inter-library loan could be a way to get books that your library doesn't have.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11863855744814088537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18841589.post-21280096880844554272009-08-17T12:15:16.362-05:002009-08-17T12:15:16.362-05:00Intriguing... But I do think $25 is too much for m...Intriguing... But I do think $25 is too much for me too. I hardly ever have time to read. And if my library doesn't have the book I want, we have a lovely inter-library loan system. Does your library have inter-library loans too? That might be a good way to get the books you need to read. :)Bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076355886344424301noreply@blogger.com