How much?

[brk_3]

There is a book I want to read but it is quite expensive to buy. I guess it's considered rare and I can not find it at a library. So, I was was wondering what is the most you have spent on any one book (college text books excluded)? You do not have to give an exact amount, ballpark will do.

 

[Libra]

For a gift,I paid 70$,for me Tales of Pain and Wonder by Caitlin Kiernan cost me $45.

 

[sparkchaser]

There is a book I want to read but it is quite expensive to buy. I guess it's considered rare and I can not find it at a library. So, I was was wondering what is the most you have spent on any one book (college text books excluded)? You do not have to give an exact amount, ballpark will do.

$250-ish I think. It was an out of print reference book.

 

[Ell]

There is a book I want to read but it is quite expensive to buy. I guess it's considered rare and I can not find it at a library.

Have you tried abebooks.com?

So, I was was wondering what is the most you have spent on any one book (college text books excluded)? You do not have to give an exact amount, ballpark will do.

Around $100. It was a gift for a friend. I've never spent that much on a book for myself. I look for book sales and frequent second hand shops.

 

[Peder]

About $65 for a Lit Crit book.

 

[seedeeaaa]

I steal all my books from charity shops, so I cannot answer this.

 

[Will]

About £175 for a signed first edition ultra modern. It has at least doubled in value since I bought it 2 years ago, with asking price on Abe upto £800 for identical copies. Not that I got it for monetary value however, nor would pay that much now (well, with a lottery win I would probably take up book buying as a career). It won't leave my shelf ;-) and yes, it has been read. Okay, the paperback version has been read anyway... actually if I needed to eat I would probably sell it, which sometimes is the case given my book buying (cheaper book buying) habits.

 

[~Anne~]

It won't leave my shelf ;-) and yes, it has been read. Okay, the paperback version has been read anyway...

I thought I was the only one that did that...I have been know to buy the hardcover version for my shelves and the paperback version to actually read.:whistling:

And I tend to buy all of my books on sale or used, but I have been known to spend a couple of hundred on the ocassional rarity.

 

[Will]

I thought I was the only one that did that...I have been know to buy the hardcover version for my shelves and the paperback version to actually read.:whistling:

And I tend to buy all of my books on sale or used, but I have been known to spend a couple of hundred on the ocassional rarity.

Heh, maybe we need a support group or some such. Bibliophiles Anonymous. Thing is, I remember when I first moved out on my own and was quite skint and would have hardly any cash yet I'd still manage to buy books, new and used. I'd be scrounging together to make sure I could eat each week, but the books came first :innocent:

If you ever feel that guilty about your book buying ways, read Among the Gently Mad by Nicholas Basbanes, or his weightier A Gentle Madness for some people with some serious book-related quirks. What's troubling is I actually kind of have admiration for the lengths to which some book lovers go (the non-criminal ones that is).

 

[~Anne~]

Even when I was in college, I always found money for books and beer. Though I can't eat ramen noodles now because I lived on them for a few years.

I'm proud that my bad habit (in some people's eyes) is buying too many books.

 

[mmyap]

I'm proud that my bad habit (in some people's eyes) is buying too many books.

Think of it this way, there are people in this world who spend thousands on drugs, porn, gambling..........vintage cars, etc. I mean huge amounts of money! A book addiction is most definitely a lesser of all the evils you could be spending money on.

BTW, we love Ramen at our house. Add some veggies, some left over protein, whallah......dinner. Plus, saving money on the food budget means there is more for books.

 

[Tai_Mai_Shu]

I spent $50 on a book signed by the author. I got it from Ebay so I don't know if it's authenic or not.

Hey I love me some Ramen noodles too. That, mac and cheese, tostino's pizza, and peanut butter and jelly were the stable of my college days.

 

[sparkchaser]

About £175 for a signed first edition ultra modern. It has at least doubled in value since I bought it 2 years ago, with asking price on Abe upto £800 for identical copies. Not that I got it for monetary value however, nor would pay that much now (well, with a lottery win I would probably take up book buying as a career). It won't leave my shelf ;-) and yes, it has been read. Okay, the paperback version has been read anyway... actually if I needed to eat I would probably sell it, which sometimes is the case given my book buying (cheaper book buying) habits.

You win.