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Book Buying Tip # 1: Search All the Shelves

Monday, March 24, 2008

THE TITLE of this post doesn’t sound like I’m really giving a good tip. You would right away think that this is nonsense; of course, you will really search all the shelves. But I suggest that you continue reading because you might just be thankful in the end that you did.

A branch of BOOK SALE opened recently at KCC Mall of GenSan. It is now the third book store to have opened in the said mall. There’s a lot of interesting books there on display, the usual stuff. However, the price of a paperback in the said store plays around Php 120.00 to Php 140.00. That rate is quite higher that those you can find in other stores. We are talking here of bestsellers.

Once, I saw Maeve Binchy’s Quentin’s. I got so excited and bought it in haste.

In another occasion, I saw a hardbound version of the Servant of the Bones by Anne Rice, a novel that enthralled me sometime ago. The book is wrapped with a gold jacket that depicts the suffering Azriel went through in Babylon. But the price of the said book was appalling. So I decided to drop it.

I looked around and found a stacks of books near the floor. You have droop very low to see them. I fingered through the titles and found Congo by Michael Crichton. I looked at the price tag and it said, Php 30.00. Imagine that! So I bought it. Maeve Binchy’s Quentin’s was also there…at Php 30.00 also. But I have already bought a copy of it at a much higher price.

The lesson? Don’t get tired of looking in all the bookshelves. Be patient. A priceless jewel might just be lurking in one of the less conspicuous nooks of the store, a jewel you can get without having to shell out much of your money.



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Posted by aclworld at 9:53 pm | permalink

Previous Comments

I have a friend who will literally “swim” with the books and she really finds good stuff. Her patience paid very well. I wish I could do that,due to being impulsive, I end up with not so good books. Oh well,lesson learned.

Posted by cors at March 27, 2008, 2:56 am

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