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unusualmusic_lj_archivetriggered by this post on Americablog. Which I don't agree with, by the way. See how one commenter links to an answers his jackassitic assertions re: local economies
Damn. See, I want to buy books from Southend Press. But I don't buy new books anymore, stopped buying them years ago and started buying the used books on Amazon, cause I read too much and simply cannot afford teh quantity of books that I normally buy if they were new. And where a library is concerned, if I like the book, I'll end up buying it anyway, so that doesn't work out. So I find myself in a situation where a gift of $25 can buy me three books on Amazon used books rolls, but only one, if I'm lucky, at South end. And thats with the discount that I get as a Comm. Supporting Publisher subscriber. And that fucking sucks. The heart is very willing. But the wallet is not strong enough, unfortunately. Fuck.
From a commenter:Dammit!!!
commenters are suggesting an alternative. except that the books I like are not exactly mainstream fodder.
another commenter links to Amazon's 2008 Special Interest Donations
Bargain Hunting for Books, and Feeling Sheepish About It
Damn. See, I want to buy books from Southend Press. But I don't buy new books anymore, stopped buying them years ago and started buying the used books on Amazon, cause I read too much and simply cannot afford teh quantity of books that I normally buy if they were new. And where a library is concerned, if I like the book, I'll end up buying it anyway, so that doesn't work out. So I find myself in a situation where a gift of $25 can buy me three books on Amazon used books rolls, but only one, if I'm lucky, at South end. And thats with the discount that I get as a Comm. Supporting Publisher subscriber. And that fucking sucks. The heart is very willing. But the wallet is not strong enough, unfortunately. Fuck.
From a commenter:Dammit!!!
commenters are suggesting an alternative. except that the books I like are not exactly mainstream fodder.
another commenter links to Amazon's 2008 Special Interest Donations
Bargain Hunting for Books, and Feeling Sheepish About It
