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My First Book Outlet Order

Posted 15 July 2018 in to be read /1 Comment

Book Outlet order

For the past few years, I’d been buying books via my sister who worked in a bookstore. Her staff discount meant I never looked anywhere else for books. Now that she’s moved on to a full-time adult job and left the bookstore behind, I’m keeping an open mind to other purchasing options. Somewhere in the back of my mind, the words ‘Book Outlet’ lurked. On a whim, I decided to search Book Outlet for a few of the books on my wishlist.

I had great success and bought a few more books than the three had I planned to buy. The books ranged in price from $1.86 to $9.17. I bought ten books for $58! They can be sorted into three groups:

  • Middle grade speculative fiction I read + loved (incidentally, 3/4 of these were 2017 Cybils finalists…)
  • Middle grade speculative fiction I haven’t read yet, but think I will enjoy + was a great price
    • The Witch’s Boy by Kelly Barnhill
    • Prisoner of Ice and Snow by Ruth Lauren
    • Goldeline by Jimmy Cajoleas
  • Inklings-related
    • The Fellowship: The Literary Lives of the Inklings by Phillip Zaleski and Carol Zaleski
    • The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
    • Tolkien Trivia by William C. Mackay

This single order will probably count for half the books I purchase this year. Admittedly, I am uncertain how purchasing bargain books affects authors/publishers. Am I hurting the industry if I keep purchasing from Book Outlet? I’m fuzzy on how it works behind the scenes. Can anybody fill me in?

Have you ever ordered from Book Outlet? Do you have a go to bookstore for bargain books?

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My Christmas Gifts 🎁

26 December 2017 / to be read / 2 Comments
My Christmas Gifts 🎁

I hope everyone who celebrates had a Merry Christmas! I am enjoying my time at home, surrounded by books and baking and (very cute) babies (my cousins’ kids :P). I will be heading back to my sofa and blanket by […]

All the Books I Purchased in 2017

24 December 2017 / to be read / 2 Comments
All the Books I Purchased in 2017

Relatively speaking (in book blogging terms), I don’t think I buy many books.  I’ve always been selective about which books deserve a place on my shelf. I used to only buy books I considered my absolute favourites. In the past […]

Book Shopping in Seattle

4 November 2017 / to be read / 3 Comments
Book Shopping in Seattle

A couple weekends ago, I went down to Seattle to see Depeche Mode (look how much restraint I’m exercising in not gushing about the show…….). I took time to check out a couple of neat bookstores. Elliot Bay Book Company […]

Library Book Haul: ‘Professional Development’

28 June 2016 / Uncategorized / 0 Comments
Library Book Haul: ‘Professional Development’

Recent trips to the library have seen me checking out books related to librarianship and ESL education. I aspire to become a children’s librarian. I want to learn more about the actualities of the profession. Happily, my library has a […]