I Love To Read!!!!!!!!!?

Question

i absolutely love to read. whenever i buy books from borders, though, they tend to be expensive and i finish them the day that i get them.(i'm a fast reader, and i'm running out of money). So i started going to my local library, but they don't have a very good selection. What should i do?
If it matters im 14, and i like almost anything(Sarah Dessen, Nicholas Sparks are my favorites) but i also read Life of Pi, and it was good. Now i'm babbling, but please help me anyway. I need books!

Answer 1

Try buying used books on amazon.com. You'll have to get a parent to order them, but they're cheaper that way (and you can reimburse whomever makes the purchase.)

Also, try school and local libraries. There are bound to be a least one or two libraries that aren't too far away from where you live. You can get library cards to as many of them as you want, though some may charge a fee if you don't live really close.

There's also inter-library loan. Try asking about it. If you know what book you want and another library has it, they may send it over to the library closer to you and all you have to do is pick it up and drop it off at the library that you're closer to.

I often borrow books from friends. No charge and no late fees (but do remember to be careful with others' books and get around to returning them). Actually, there are a lot of books I would never have thought to read if it hadn't been for me asking friends about what to read and them lending me books.

As far as authors go, I'd recommend Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams if you like humor and an actual story to go along with it. I also rather like Tamora Pierce. And I hear Mercedes Lackey is good.

Good luck.

Answer 2

Read online.
Go to fanfiction. net and the like.
They have stories written by regular people, not authors, but many of them are extremely good and atleast there, you can have a better chance of finding exactly what you're looking for. You can put in which characters you want, if you're looking for romance or comedy, if you want it adult rated or not, how many words, etc.
You can read fics written based on books or movies or comics or just about anything.
Check it out.
There are tons of these kinds of sites.
Just search fanfiction and see what grabs your fancy.


And just so you know, there are also several sites that trade paperback books. You mail your books to members that are wanting that book and you get points for it. When you've accumulated enough points, you can "buy" books from other members. Check out paperback exchange and others.

If your parents support your reading and trust you to do so, then ordering books onine is almost always cheaper than going to bookstores. You can go to ebay, have a parent or older friend let you use their account for payment reasons, then search. I always put in a distance limit so that I can find if any books are for sale within 10 miles of me and then email the seller asking if it's okay to pickup the books and pay in cash so I don't have to pay any shipping at all.

Places online like Amazon really do offer great deals, just be sure to watch about the shipping. For them, I'd say save up until you have enough to do the $25 purchase = free shipping deal. Sometimes, though, the media mail rate is so low that it's not worth it to wait.

There are also online yardsales in just about every area. Try checking your local groups---search books or paperbacks or even phrases like "I love to read" or "bookaholic", and see what comes up. This will let you find any local groups that give advice to each other online and maybe trade or buy books back and forth. I know I was told that near our area there is a barter place just for readers and it's local so we don't have to ship anything but I've been reading so much online that I haven't looked into it yet. You can also search yardsale or barter in your Yahoo groups area and look into each site's message history to see if anyone is selling books.
Make sure, though, to have an adult help you with any of this that needs someone older.
There's also, obviously, the library and classifieds sections of online papers to work with.
Then there's the wonderful world of e-books!!! This is the best answer to me, because you can usually buy them off of ebay and the like for pennies, they download the book to you and you read it online at your convenience!!

Do you happen to have others around you that you could perhaps trade books with?
Could you sell some of what you already own to make cash for new ones?
Are there USED book stores in your area?

These are all viable ideas, just figure out what will work best for you. Maybe try a few, and either way...
Happy reading.

Answer 3

I am in the same situation. I'm 13. Maybe you and your parents can organize something where everyweek or so they'll bye you a new book, if you do ........ whatever. Or you r old enough to babysit. Borders tends to be expensive maybe if you wait for your next school book sell youll be ok. they usually have books fo 6 or 7 bucks. Good ones too. Garagtge sales might be a good place too look also. since you read so fast maybe you should donate some of your books to the homeless

Answer 4

I love Sarah Dessen! That used to be my problem so Istarted finding alternatives because I loved reading too. I buy my books online at Amazon.com and they aren't that expensive if you buy them used because some are seriously like new! I bought What My Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones (which was really good btw lol) for around $4 including tax!


Good Luck,
A reader like you lol

Answer 5

OMG I love reading too!! Don't give up on your library. First go online and research what books you want to read - I mean read reviews or visit a book store and read the back to see if it interests you. Make a list of all the books you want to read. Then, go to your library and see if they have them. If they don't, they will order it for you from another library that has it & they'll call you when it's in. This is all a free public service that all libraries do so take advantage of it! Good luck & good reading!! : )

Answer 6

Good Books:

Criss Cross
Peaches
Speak
Great and Terrible Beauty
Pendragon series
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series
Inkheart
The Clique series
Holes
Peter and the Starcatchers
The Truth About Sparrows
The Secret Life of Bees

Answer 7

Well instead of going to libraries go to Walden-books or go to Barnes and noble, where you can read the books and not need to pay for them, also have you considered reading books that are on the internet? some people write the most incredible things online. yet be careful you might end up reading a porn book so just be careful most of the time you can tell be reading the title, but not judge that way (which i doubt you will). Any way, i LOVE the books Garth Nix write, ever hear of him? well i hope you find my answer helpful.... Good Luck!!!

Answer 8

Borrow books from friends or you can buy books used from online and they are usually in good shape and at a way better proce than if you buy them online. I'm 14 too and I am definitely the same way with books. I LOVE them!!!! So...those are my suggestions. You can also recommend to your library some books that you would like in and they will sometimes help you out. But used books are definitely good. Pay your parents and have them use their credit or debit card to buy it. The system is amazing. Much love!!!!

Answer 9

A Night to Remember - Walter Lord
The Night Lives on - Walter Lord
Montana Sky - Nora Roberts
Go Ask Alice - Anonymous
Princess- Jean Sasson
Flight 116 is Down - Caroline B. Cooney
Falling - Christopher Pike

Loved 'em!

Answer 10

Like you said you go to the local libarys. If you want a book ask if they can get from a diffrent libary or just keep sheaching though the books or go on line and see if you can find cheep books and look for book sales they tell you all about them. At least I know they do in L.A. C.A. Or go on line and see if you could get the book off the internet the hole book