I only seriously started buying from 2nd hand bookshops after I got a job.
I used to track down some of the best sites in Singapore, mostly in Bras Basah and Far East. Salvation Army also had great collections.
That was before the children came along.
A few years back, I was carrying the wee Snowylass at Far East when I browsed another outlet I had never visited, and I was pleasantly surprised at their selection. Unfortunately, at that time, Snowylass had to go - she was being toilet trained.
Snowylad soon came along and I didn't have a chance to revisit Far East until today.
Sadly, most of them are gone. Well, ANA is still there, but it's closed until 18th Dec!
Earlier in May this year, a vendor came from India to do a project in my office. He's also into books, but of a different kind. I had wanted to bring him around, but in the end, I only managed to have lunch with him before he left in October.
Sometimes, having kids make time seem to stop still. But the world doesn't.
buy online... from here:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.betterworldbooks.com/
u pay a small cost for shipment, but the price for the used books are so cheap, and the quality of the book are superb!
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Thanks for the link.
ReplyDeleteI've stop buying online for a long term because the books I need are too expensive and so normally I buy Chinese books , it's a lot cheaper.
Thanks Moon - I'm going on a trip soon, I'll order some books when I get back.
ReplyDeleteyup, i use betterworldbooks quite a bit too unless its something that hasn't made the 2nd hand bins yet and amazon's discounts are reasonable.
ReplyDeleteI'm still trawling secondhand bookstores for The Chalet School series by Elinor Brent-Dyer. Bras Basah is surprisingly devoid of them.
ReplyDeleteI don't buy or collect books anymore if I can help it. No space. Libraries are my best friends now.
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