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Just Buy The Book Already

January 31st, 2009 by Sara

What I paid in library overdue fines in 2008:

December: $4.80
November: $5.10
August: $3.30
June: $2.40
June: $2.40
April: $.60
January: $1.28

Total: $ 19.88

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  • Seems like you came out ahead:
    - you read many books for only $19.88
    - saved valuable real-estate on the shelf
    - don’t have to dust them
    - made a donation to the public library system

  • I’m down with all of those things! I just realized that in some cases, I really do need to own the book. Plus, buying it helps out a writer and the tottering industry that we hope will somehow continue to sustain us.

  • Glad to see someone else ‘fessing up to library fines. I just paid $5.60 myself. But with the average price of a mass market paperback in NZ being around $30 (I nearly fainted when I found that out after immigrating), I’m WAY ahead. Trade paper books are commonly $60+. Yes, $60 for trade paper.

    If a new book comes out by a favorite author of mine, my best bet is to pay to get it from the library- $5 for a week with a big name New Release book. If I wait a month or two, then it is free.

  • What is a library?