| 1. Keep a watchful eye at the local yard sales, | | | | you've done the research & you have a nice |
| auctions, flee markets, and library sales. You can find | | | | book list of books that you'd like to look over, go to |
| books for .05 - .25 cents each, or in some cases, you | | | | your library's online system to reserve the book. I |
| can purchase a whole box of books for a few dollars. | | | | love using this service, as all I have to do is, log onto |
| I love to go to auctions in the summer, and many | | | | the website, find the books that I'm interested in, |
| times I have seen the auctioneer pay someone a | | | | put them on hold, then I get a phone call when the |
| dollar if they would agree to take the box of books | | | | books are ready to pick up! This is a great way to |
| home with them :) | | | | save time & money! |
| Here's where this can get really exciting for you! If | | | | 3. Now lets look at the above scenario from the |
| you find nice books in good condition (for a very | | | | other side of the coin. Lets say that you love |
| good price), pick them up - even if you don't find the | | | | spending time at the local library, and you've found a |
| book interesting. Then, take the books to your local | | | | title that you just have to add to your collection. |
| book shop & re-sell the books there. Most local | | | | Simply log on the internet right from the library, go to |
| book shops (not the large big box stores) will pay | | | | one of the online wholesale book distributors such as |
| you 25-50% of the cover price. You will need to | | | | & order your new book. |
| check around to see what kinds of deals your local | | | | Then, after you've finished reading them, perhaps |
| shops offer, as well as, what types of books that | | | | you might want to take them to your book dealer |
| they are looking for. Sometimes they offer a cash | | | | & make a nice little profit :) |
| payment, while other times they might offer you a | | | | 4. Find out who does the book reviews in your |
| store credit. | | | | newspaper (or check out the larger ones), they do |
| So lets say that you purchased a book for .25 with a | | | | so many reviews & therefore have lots of |
| cover price of $25, you could get as much as $6.25 - | | | | books to find homes for! They get the books free in |
| $12.50 in cash or credit! This is a great way to | | | | exchange for a review, so if you really love books, |
| purchase new books for pennies! | | | | perhaps you might look into becoming a book |
| 2. If you already know what kind of topic that you're | | | | reviewer ;) |
| looking for, you have the ability to do lots of | | | | 5. If you like romance novels, most libraries will allow |
| research about it - before you buy! Simply log on to | | | | trade ins. Just bring in the books you've already read, |
| an online book store such as and do a search for | | | | and trade them in for books found in the trade in |
| books in your topic area. is especially helpful to use, | | | | section. |
| because they allow you to "look inside" (or thumb | | | | 6. Check out the dollar stores - I uncovered several |
| through the book as I like to say) before you | | | | beautifully illustrated, hard cover, pop up books for $1 |
| purchase it. I also like to read what others who | | | | each! |
| already own the book have to say about it. After | | | | |