Listen "#11: how to save money on books, e-books, & audiobooks"
Episode Synopsis
The cost of being a bookworm can add up very, very quickly, especially if you’re flying through four, five, or even six books per month — $18 here, $25 there, and next thing you know you’ve spent several hundred dollars in a mere few months, this lifestyle is expensive! Here are some cost-effective ways to help you save money:1. BOOK-SWAPI’m starting off with my favorite method of saving money: book-swapping! This works beautifully with friends, family, and co-workers. Even if you don’t have exactly the same taste in books, it’ll broaden your horizons to read outside your comfort zone. 2. THE LIBRARY / OVERDRIVE / LIBBYThis may be super obvious, but the library is a resource that a lot of people don’t take advantage of. Libraries have everything you could ever ask for, and yes, that includes new releases and NYT best-sellers. 3. NETGALLEYNetGalley is also a free resource for newer books that generally haven’t been released to the public yet. It’s sort of a testing ground for authors.4. PAPERBACK SWAPThis is an online book swap and the coolest concept ever. It’s also pretty easy. You create an account, list books you’d like to swap with another member. Once someone requests it, you mail it to them. In return you get a ‘credit’ which you can use for any of their 1+ million available books. You do have to pay for postage for books you mail — but hey, that’s less than $4! 5. BUY PREOWNEDI almost exclusively go for this option when I buy from Amazon. It can save you anywhere from $10-$15 and honestly, why not? You can also find tons of secondhand book stores near you. Or Half Price Books is a great online option!6. LITTLE FREE LIBRARYAlright, so this is totally, totally, totally hit or miss but I’ve found some little nuggets of gold in these Little Free Library’s before! 7. GOODREADS DEAL OF THE DAYAlmost daily GR offers daily eBook deals. I don’t search it often, but every now and again I’ll come across books that are on my To-Read list, and it’s a major HECK YES! Books are listed for as low as $1.99!8. OTHER FREE EBOOKSDid you know that Amazon and Barnes & Noble both have free eBook collections? I’m not saying this is the worlds best collection of books, but hey, if you’re super bored — maybe give it a go?Send us a textwww.daraboxer.com
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