Book poll
I saw this book poll at Callpidder Days, and on Stray Thoughts, being an avid book lover, wanted to participate:
1. Where do you most often buy your books? Online? Secondhand stores? Big name bookstores?
I most often buy them online, Christian bookstore, and Barnes and Noble.
2. If you buy online, which do you prefer - B&N or Amazon.com? Ebay? Christianbook.com? or elsewhere?
I usually check Amazon.com and or ebay.
3. Do you put your name in your books? If so, are you a bookplate or stamp person?
No the only time I write in books is to underline, etc on a book that I KNOW I want to keep.
4. How do you feel about loaning books to others?
I love to hand out books. In fact I have so many books to get rid of and I can not seem to find a buy back book place I may start selling some or just giving them away. Hmmmm idea…maybe I can make a list and first come first serve. We will see.
5. Do you highlight or mark your books as you read?
See #3
6. How often do you visit your local library?
Sad to say, NEVER. I am so bad about returning books, and I then have to pay fines. I find it better to just buy the darn book and not have to live with the guilt. I use to go when my kids were younger.
7. Do you collect any certain kind of book?
Just ones that really hit me, or had a special meaning to me.
8. What do you do when you’re done with a book and no longer want it?
I am struggling with this, I have tons of books I would give away free if I knew who wanted them. See #4.
9. Do you keep a list of or catalog the books you own?
I am beginning to, I use the new program Librarything
10. Any other weird book habits you’d like to share?
Well I am weird in general so how would I know what I do with my books is weird or not, hehehe. I guess I fold the corners down even though I KNOW you are not suspose to. And if I can not sleep I grab my book and read, you may find me at 2am in the morning snuggled on the couch reading (especially if it is a good book).
I won’t tag anyone specifically, but let me know if you do this poll on your blog, or you can answers the questions in the comment section.
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If you ever do that first come first serve book list, I’m so there. I’m like you… read, read, read! And you can find me reading late at night even when I can fall asleep. For shame I know.
I’d take any books you don’t want!
But, really, in your area, check with private school libraries or a homeschooling association or a church library - many of them are so under-funded that they would faint if they got donations.
Oh, I am right there with you on your answer to #10. I’m a corner-folder too, and it drives my husband nuts! And anytime I can’t sleep, out comes the book!
I am the same with the library - I have spent WAY too much in fines! I try to put in our routine, but we are so busy!
Well, I don’t think you’re weird at all. You’re a lot like all the rest of us and we’re all very normal.
I know who you can give those books you’ve finished and don’t want to keep to. My mom is a nurse in a nursing home. She told me it absolutely thrills the residents when someone shows up with boxes of books.
I need to get my act together and do this one. I think Dianne over at Unfinished Work actually started it. I’m such an avid reader, I need to do this and I need to do an update on my progress with Katrina’s Fall Into Reading Challenge. What a lazy blogger I’ve been!
I used to like to read at bedtime, too — except then I’d be up til 2 am or later to see what happened next.
Isn’t this a great poll that Dianne started? It’s fun reading everone’s answers. I’ve done it also.
A lot of people on here use paperbackswap.com to trade off their books they no longer want.
Hey, we’ve just discovered ordering all of our books through Walmart.com. They only charge .99 cents shipping, and if you want to return it, you can take it back to the store with no return shipping.
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Fun answers! I took the poll on my blog, too.