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zebra2  ·  2314 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Used bookstore haul

Just the other day my gf and I figured out that a really cool used bookstore that was located 30 minutes away from us just relocated to a town much closer! I forget what she picked up, but I got a copy of Dune since I've never read it. I think we'll be back frequently.





johnnyFive  ·  2314 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I look forward to hearing about Dune: it's my single favorite fiction book (and series) of all time.

NOTE: stay far, far away from the books written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. They're stupid garbage that completely misunderstands the original series.

tacocat  ·  2313 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Check out Goodwill for books if you don't already. The selection tends towards the demographics of the area the store is in.

I thought I found a first edition of Dune there. Which is worth like$10,000 or something ridiculous. It was the Book of the Month Club edition but I also got a couple other early hardbacks from the series and sold the set to someone who would appreciate them more. I used to never shop at thrift stores for books but if you're persistent and don't go looking for anything specific it pays off

johnnyFive  ·  2313 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Good call, and I found the first Spanish-language edition of Don Quijote that I ever owned at a random thrift store in the Outer Banks.

tacocat  ·  2313 days ago  ·  link  ·  
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tacocat  ·  2313 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I thought you were making fun of me for being some kind of thrift store get rich quick person until I read your comment again

I got a first edition third print of In Cold Blood at a Goodwill. I just enjoy browsing for the most part when I'm there. Then if you find something cool it's really exciting. Primal hunter gatherer something blahhhhhh. I just think it's fun

Dala  ·  2313 days ago  ·  link  ·  

absolutely not. You can find some really neat stuff at thrift shops. I have a neat depression and carnival glass collection that is partially inherited and partially from thrifting and yard sales. I just got a book from the library and it turns out some of my stuff might actually be worth tens of dollars, I was pretty surprised. I just bought them because they were pretty.