why i shouldn't be allowed in bookstores.

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i have no will-power.
i went to barnes and noble to get 1 book. ONE.
ashoe 's assertions that kushiel's justice had come out was overwhelming and i had a coupon for 15% off in addition to my 20% member discount. it was too much to resist.

when i got there lo and behold there was a summer sale. paperback classics buy 2 get one free!!! and i could use my member discount (10% on paperbacks). there were a bunch that i had never heard of before and several i had been wanting to read....i limited myself to six including the free ones.
i found to my dismay that jaqueline carey's book was NOT in stock...but the name of the wind by patrick ruthfuss was. it has gotten great reviews by podcasts i admire and i heard an interview with the author that was interesting. i used my additional discount on that instead.
all in all, i spent less than $50 and got 7 books. not a bad deal at all. but i really need to not go to bookstores until i have a job.

Comments

[bluemeg.livejournal.com]

Name of the Wind was an excellent book. Good Choice!

[ashoe.livejournal.com]

Sorry bebe. Possibly my Barnes and Noble screwed up and put it out early, Amazon had the 14th as a release date.

I'm not complaining, but I'm sorry you weren't able to grab it!

:hugs:

~a

[spiralshell.livejournal.com]

You and I have the same disease. I cannot go into a bookstore without coming out with a pile of books. Just cannot do it.
(And then with my moods being what they have been lately, I'm not actually reading much at all. Hence the 22 books in my "not read yet" category on my list at LibraryThing.)I find it satisfying and exciting to buy them, so you'd think I'd actually read them, right? I guess some women go shopping for clothes or shoes to make themselves feel better. For me, it's books.
The first step is admitting that you have a problem ;)

[johnkeats.livejournal.com]

Never be embarrassed by going on a book buying binge.
It is a sign of a active and intelligent mind. I tell
myself that every time I clean out a book store. ;)

[votishal.livejournal.com]

I spotted a hardback copy of Kushiel's Justice in a DC Borders' Books on Friday, just to let you know.

I am dying to read this next book, but I don't buy hardback books cause they take up too much room.

Fortunately, Fairfax Cty library is getting 10 copies of it...so I'll be reserving it.

- J -