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[@jack_in_the_books]

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[@HarleenKaur-dd5hz]

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[@ArloKyla]

WHY DID I THINK IT SAID [as] LMAOO

[@leanneambler3775]

as a librarian,,, please PLEASE come into the libraries !! we really love having customers and getting to meet new people and give out recommendations 🥺🥺🥺 without you we can’t get new books in 😭😭

[@opheliawinfrey9501]

So true! Not to mention authors get notified/payment if someone borrows their book/s. By borrowing books from a library, you’re helping in so many ways! 💜📚

[@tanvi1780]

I would so soo love to go to a library but the place I live in doesn't have them 😭😭😭🥺🥺

[@jasminam2814]

I would LOVE to LIVE in a library if we only had one here :( Maybe I'll save up and make a public library for my town someday.

[@tanvi1780]

@@jasminam2814 I KNOW RIGHT :((((

[@elizabethgrosvenor153]

I WISH I COULD!!!! I had to put myself on ban from the library, it's such a shame!! But I just cannot be trusted to read these books 《and only these books》 in the allotted time. Then it runs over and you think, well, in for a penny, in for a pound, the fee is going to max out at £6/book anyway, so I might as well just get to them when I get to them... and then wait until I have £18 spare to return 3 books. Every three years I keep telling myself I've grown as a person and I could handle it now... so far I have not been correct. If I could return them and then escape with no new ones, then I could use Libby (can't use something like that with overdue books on your account...), the problem is I can't do that.

[@fatimahzahra786]

He finally read my comments about being broke, he heard me, FINALLY.

[@rissasaki]

"There are literally libraries waiting for us with every book you could possibly dream of" except for people like me that live in a country where the government couldn't give a shit about education and books and we don't have libraries ✌😅

[@jmarais]

same. And we only have like 3-4 libraries per state lmfao

[@eyes9514]

same here.

[@sanazlol1723]

Same ugh living in third world countries suuuuck.

[@pandedead]

Yup 😭🧍🏽‍♀️

[@sara-jv2rc]

Third world countries suck so bad, i have to travel 2 hours to get to a library that has a diverse collection of books.

[@iChinnette]

Love this video. I feel like so much of booktok has become “how many books can I buy/collect” but that’s expensive af! You’re still reading the same book if you get it from the library

[@07Potterhead]

So true. It’s almost a status symbol to have enormous floor to ceiling bookshelves filled with books in rainbow order lol. That’s just not accessible or relatable to most people. Reading is what should matter, not the aesthetic

[@lydjoy3385]

It's literally a waste of time and space. I won't buy a physical copy unless I love the book & can see myself re-reading it in the near future

[@sauminishah9069]

@@lydjoy3385 for me, I prefer buying a physical copy of a book. It helps me focus and I feel closer to the characters if I had the actual book in my hands. Also I make a lot of commentary in my books

[@priyashini6406]

Reading through the comments, I realised how lucky I've been to live in Singapore, where there is literally a library in each neighbourhood. People don't really patronise the community library near my house for books as much as they do for the study spaces...but I feel grateful to have a library just 10 minutes from my home. They are really gems. Because of this video, I am determined to use the library more than what I've been doing instead of buying books at the first whim. Thank you Jack!

[@priyashini6406]

@Nisa Yes I understand! The library near my house is so cozy, but people always hog the spaces to study. So I tend to bring back my books to read. Would love to read in the library one day though

[@cherlynlee4753]

even though I stay in Singapore too, more often than not I can spend 5 hours searching for the books on my TBR, just to leave empty-handed since the books are all on loan. Have started buying books because it honestly is not so expensive (try carousell sometimes people clear out books and have sales) and there is less pressure to finish a book in the given time- it takes the joy out of reading for me

[@aloospalu]

carley and Jack at the same time. we are getting fed ✨

[@noorzikri1300]

Right!!!!!

[@lindseyykaitlin]

Yessss

[@anavictoriacisternas7324]

YESSSS

[@noorzikri1300]

@Nisa The channel is Uncarley, she's a booktuber and she's super cool, check her out!

[@malloryr4883]

As a steward a Little Free Library, thank you for promoting them!! I love reading and put a lot of effort into sourcing books and making sure my library is stocked with good recommendations. Whenever I see that someone has visited it (it's at the corner of my front yard so I literally check it three times a day), I get SO happy.

[@gwynneio]

Omg that is so sweet! I love that! I betcha your library is great

[@marwaslibrary9363]

*cries in third-world countries that have no real libraries whatsoever*

[@madeleine8662]

holy shit really??

[@marouazoubir512]

Yes, actually same in here , like here there is no bookstores who got new books, I find the same books for years

[@kamankwah73]

Omg i feel bad your you.

[@serenereader]

Same😩 no public libraries whatsoever and even though there is a library that sells so many books new and classic, the books are’ so expensive. 😭

[@marouazoubir512]

@@serenereader I feel your pain😢

[@EmiZViolet]

IF you're a US resident, Brooklyn Public Library offers a completely electronic library card (used through Libby) to all US people with access to their huge catalogue for $50 a year, so if you can save up and read a ton of audiobooks and ebooks during that year, then it can be cost effective! And it feels great spending my money on them instead of Amazon haha.

[@devikamittal8798]

It’s free in the US a too if you put your library card (free) in!

[@EmiZViolet]

@brooke I have a free local library, but the available books (especially audiobooks) are limited in the state I live, so paying to use another state's system that has more than 10x the available stock is worth it for me :)

[@EmiZViolet]

@@devikamittal8798 It is for your local state, but I don't live in New York. I wish!!

[@devikamittal8798]

@@EmiZViolet I’m not in New York either! Are you talking about something more specific than Libby?

[@EmiZViolet]

@@devikamittal8798 Yeah! Brooklyn Public Library has a program where out-of-state Americans can buy an electronic library card directly from them. Then you put that card number into Libby and have access to their huge library of ebooks and audiobooks. Here's the link if you still have questions. ( disc.bklynlibrary.org/card/ ) I read a lot of audiobooks, so this has been a great alternative for me personally.

[@mac8697]

And remember that, if your local library is missing a book you want to read, you can ask for an interlibrary loan and they'll bring the book you want from another library that has it :)

[@kellyann4879]

if thats not an option ask them to buy it. My library has a form to request books for them to purchase

[@PurpleShift42]

If you're very lucky, like me, and can physically go to another local public library and sign up to _their_ library and then you can borrow from their collection! Though your access might be limited to some of the digital collections; I signed up for the library in the next council over (they're also the next suburb over) but Overdrive's licence (which provides Libby) only allows access for residents of that council (which must have been a more modern restriction, it definitely wasn't the case in 2012), so I was SOL for that because my home council doesn't subscribe to Libby. :/ (though to be fair Australia's pretty lucky as our public library system hasn't been completely decimated and most local councils (both urban "city councils" and "municipal councils", and the "shire councils" which are anywhere from peri-urban to rural) will have one for their Local Government Area that they cover; _and_ I live in an urban area so I have the luxury of choice; _and& not only are (almost) all the Sydney-region public libraries in an interlibrary loan network thing coordinated by the State Library of NSW so that they don't charge each other for ILL (the patrons' fee is another matter) but most do allow for free membership for out-of-area patrons) Anyway, that's how I ended up with, uh, *counts cards* 8 local library cards (not including cards for my State Library and the National Library)! Though all but three are almost certainly expired and two of those no-longer-valid ones were affected by the great council amalgamations of 2016; with the library branch that one of them was attached to being removed from its original council and being instead attached to my home one, and another council ceasing to exist entirely.

[@PurpleShift42]

But yeah, if you have your home council library and you can't go outside that for whatever reason, interlibrary loans and making a purchase request are definitely ways to go :)

[@mac8697]

@@PurpleShift42 that's insanely complicated rip. here in Spain you can access every library in your town with your neighborhood library card (including the State Library!), as well as ask for interlibrary loans & access the online database from your whole region. So, for example, in Australia, you could access every library in Sydney with just one card, as well as have access to the New South Wales online database and ask for interlibrary loans from any library in that state.

[@d.lan3y]

Also, if people consistently ask for books they don't have, that actually supports the library! It gives them proof that there is a demand for those books and helps them know which ones to buy.

[@kirayoung5006]

Thriftbooks also sells second-hand. You get to choose the condition in which your book is in (acceptable, good, like new, etc) and the price of the book also goes up but they do free shipping on orders over 10 dollars US. I bought 2 Stephen King books from there a few days ago and they were both around 10 dollars total.

[@pikapikaaa793]

*Jack* : Swap books with friends.. *Me with no friends* : 👁👄👁

[@avee8605]

Ouch I felt that 💀💀

[@umang7658]

Same ...

[@lynncornelissen]

Also we’re all you’re friends! I bet there’s people in your country that are Jack fans and wanna swap books!

[@finlayb]

Libby has been a lifesaver for me during COVID. With no libraries open, the ability to borrow ebooks and audiobooks has been so amazing.

[@han5411]

my library is terrible. most are the books that no one actually wants to read, plus my country is in lockdown(again) rn. and i dislike digital books and audiobooks, i prefer hard copy one

[@aswati]

Yah Same situation. I find it difficult to listen to audio books or read ebooks...

[@kaya9554]

i feel that, i went to a local library recently where i used to go as a kid and istg the selection of books was almost identical, same books, same shelves...

[@zainablawati3852]

same and unfortunately in my country none of those things exist, the only bookshop that exists is borders and it is expensive and my parents won't let me buy anything online :(

[@aryanrao3231]

same here brother!

[@elliemay7571]

Yeah there’s barely any books in my local library!!

[@siobhananderson518]

Just a headsup that the Book Depository is also Amazon-owned. Something to keep in mind 😊 xx

[@finishorforget9059]

For the love. You cant do anything without them apparently.

[@lucycollins1546]

WHAT first goodreads and now this how did I never knowww

[@robertomauri357]

It's what happens when you have an efficient business.

[@PurpleShift42]

Yeah, Amazon bought them up, which sucks, but definitely does help the company as a whole dominate the market on ... basically a lot of things. Capitalism, amirite?

[@TaylorSwiftGleek]

Ugh ffs :(

[@sanne3288]

I also discovered Libby this year, and I realised that YOU CAN LOOK UP WORDS IN THE APP TOO! Being a non-native speaker of English, and mainly reading English books only, this feature is BRILLIANT! Just keep your finger on the word and press 'Define', and there ya go! Loved this video, and loved getting more options for places to find books for free/cheap!

[@jasmine.louise5183]

Libby is the best thing that I ever discovered! I went through my goodreads and Libby had over 150 of my TBRs ALL FREE!!

[@leo-db5uj]

MANY INDIAN PEOPLE HERE. WE love to see it.

[@aswati]

Over here

[@aloospalu]

🙋

[@gayathrisunilfilms7745]

Heck yeah

[@riyamishra280]

My city Jaipur has a used book market they sell books by kg 300 ₹ / kg 😂😂😂. I bought 12 classics for just 800 from there. Also if you don't live in Jaipur there is a really cool Instagram store , the guy is from Jaipur , sells cheap books and ships all over India it's called "the basement bookstore " . Do check it out.

[@aswati]

@@riyamishra280 Oi ! that's really helpful

[@rosannes975]

I recently rediscovered my library, and I loved it!! Going almost every week now to get a fresh set of books:)

[@robblesmusic]

'Having a deadline kind of gives you a sense of urgency to read that book' my overdue library book just glared at me

[@premanshparekh]

I've never been faster ❤️😭. I love this man and it shows

[@thilaksrikannan3120]

Me too!💯💯

[@aswati]

Me too

[@witchyandbright]

Libby (formerly Overdrive) saved me during bed rest when I was pregnant. Also, make sure you use the suspend hold feature, so you can reserve a bunch of books you want to read, and then activate the hold once you’re ready to read them (and when you’re at the head of the line). And, while I haven’t actually done this, I’ve heard from others that you can find library card numbers online to use in the app, which is helpful for people who don’t have access to a great library to lend from. If you’re a California resident, you can also get a library card from any city in CA, so you can have a bunch of different libraries to check; I make a habit of getting cards from cities we visit on vacation.

[@MsBlulucky]

Just a note: Book Depository is (just like Abebooks) owned by amazon

[@muskaan3711]

Jack, have you read Loveless by Alice Oseman? If you haven't, please do. The book takes place in Durham University, so I think you might enjoy it :) Also, a video request: For reading celebrity's favorite books, can you please do one for Matty Healy (he's the frontman of the 1975) ?

[@Evesterlobster]

Yes yess agreed with matty!!

[@purpleprincess4881]

I’ve just started it and it seems so good, I’m so excited as I’ve read most her other books

[@faiqasattar8768]

I bought loveless a few days ago and I am planning to read it soon, have heard so many good things about it and also radio silence by oseman 💜

[@rubysmith1898]

i would love to see jack read matty’s favourite books!

[@LarryHasOpinions]

a lot of libraries dont give you access to Libby, a lot have Borrowbox instead

[@eleanorwoodroof1883]

yeah I know Essex does and I use that

[@07Potterhead]

Hoopla is another!

[@maysan8415]

i went to my local little library but all i found were children’s books and irish cassettes 😩

[@annah7648]

Some libraries will order in book on request but it depends on the country and library. Worth a try though?

[@bharviaggarwal5656]

How many people here are just watching this video because Jack is an absolute ray of sunshine and him talking about literally anything brings a smile on your face?

[@hqstan6952]

Him: "usually when people move they shift books because they're heavy" Me, who just moved 30+ boxes of books for like the fifth time because they're my precious hoard and no, I absolutely can't part with any of them: 👁👄👁

[@roseandtea1998]

Absolutely *living* for the non-Amazon alternatives, thank you so much!!

[@MsBlulucky]

Book Depository is owned by amazon, just so you know ;) btw Goodreads is too

[@roseandtea1998]

@@MsBlulucky yes it’s so annoying! :(( I imported my entire goodreads library over to StoryGraph as soon as I found out

[@MsBlulucky]

@@roseandtea1998 yay, another StoryGraph user :D

[@aswati]

I have been wanting to go to the library. I just like the smell of old books.... That texture.... But 😫 Covid in India I can't even order books from Amazon or Flipkart because of lockdown So have moved on to Ebooks This video is exactly what I was looking for . Thanks Jack. Loved your video as always....

[@riyamishra280]

Hey I use this really cool website called z library . You can download 5 books per day from there for free . Have been using it for long . I am from India too

[@Sacrificallamba]

Bookchor and bukr are great places I got new books

[@aryanrao3231]

@@Sacrificallamba they basically charge the same prices, they adjust that into delivery charges I mean who would pay 300-400 rs for just delivery

[@Sacrificallamba]

@@aryanrao3231 so like I live in fairly remote area. If I buy over ₹1000/- , delivery is free. Also you have to dig a lot to get 50% off.

[@denji5426]

@@Sacrificallamba i don't get any books i want from there

[@bignesalati8043]

I WAS WAITING FOR THIS FOR SO LONG ‼️ thankfulness🌷

[@paulagpavao]

loved how you gave tips for physical as well as ebooks and audiobooks 💙 i thank you

[@isa-ym4vn]

day nine of asking jack to read timothée chalamet's book recommendations.

[@ivanascioffi]

lmao

[@bignesalati8043]

so random but i’d love to literally just get a coffee with u and talk about everything, you seem such a genuine and positive guy, i’d love to

[@happierinthesunshine]

I patron my local library. I love the librarians there who are starting to know me and my tastes and recommend things i might like. I take out 5-8 at a time and if i can’t get into one, i just stop reading and don’t have to worry about how much I’ve spent. BUT- if i LOVED one then i go out and buy it so i can look at my bookshelf and only see all my favorites. It makes me so happy to remember them. And i can loan out to friends (if i think they’ll give it back!)

[@DeborahRose]

I once bought a signed hardcover book by Phillipa Gregory for £1 from a charity shop! They really are incredible! I also love second hand bookstores.

[@jezzy3399]

Ah, LibriVox, my favorite go to companion when sewing or doing chores 👌

[@izzyninyagirl]

KZbin has audiobooks up for free too, and if you have spotify premium, then there are quite a lot of options too:)

[@wieauchimmer1]

I recently started using little free libraries and in my city it's also common to put things you don't need anymore in "for free" boxes in front of your house. You find everything in there from kitchen utensils over books, clothes and stationary to working printers.

[@angelrosedavis7188]

Z Library has lots of ebooks for free. And no membership required.

[@gwiazdozlom]

Yup!!

[@maittrianand6261]

That's piracy, isn't it?

[@ss9392]

@@maittrianand6261 couldnt care less

[@maittrianand6261]

@@ss9392 its stealing so the author and the publishers definitely care a bit.

[@tenzinphuntsok5055]

hi i was just wondering if it's safe to download from there?? i mean I would assume It is :p

[@Hillary429]

The note about having a deadline from the library is such a huge motivated that I never even realized I was experiencing.. great advice.. and yes! Go download Libby!!!

[@tayloriism]

your vids have really motivated me to read more and so far i’ve read almost double of my yearly book goal already. i’ve never done that before!!! thank u

[@lilyd802]

I discovered Libby last year and love it! I also recently downloaded BorrowBox and have found sometimes I can find more/different books on there with the same library card 😊 ALSO you can find audiobooks on Spotify too

[@jaybewriting3121]

I love this title! Please never change your humor /gen

[@mannshah518]

Visit India after the pandemic. Go to a second hand book store and buy any book, it won't cost more than ₹150/ £1.25. Hehe

[@lilacenthusiast]

Can you please recommend some second hand book stores, possibly in Maharashtra?

[@sukhmanjotkaurdhaliwal5449]

I never found a book for that price... To be fair i never asked for a second hand book

[@ektarathore419]

Second hand books in the UK are similarly priced and are often cheaper (probably not in London though)

[@filmfilms9579]

d'you know any in Bangalore?

[@riyamishra280]

@@lilacenthusiast hey there is a really cool online bookstore on Instagram the guy sells used books and ships all over India ,like really cheap . It's called "the basement bookstore " do check it out once .

[@00Kristyna00]

In my area in Italy theres a really good public library system (free) but not many young people use it. With Covid, getting books from the library got hard (the books had to stay in quarantaine for 2 weeks before you could get them!) so I gave the digital library a try. I didn't even know it existed before then. Works exactly like the hard copy library. You get e-books (of very current books) for 2-3 weeks, through the library app. Then they disappear. So people, check if your local library has a digital app!!

[@ylenia2246]

quick tip: to have really low prices on book depository, especially if you're from Europe, just use a VPN and either set the country to England or Ireland, it works and at least for me the price won't change during checkout

[@brewwin]

For those in not-USA or insert-other-country-without-developed-public-resources or people in areas with bad selections: You can cheat if you have a friend or a relative in an area with a great library, use their address! Most places only require a name, DOB, and an address, and then you access e-books online through apps like Libby! It's pretty uninvasive besides needing to know where they live. Always ask first just in case they already have a card or it causes complications :)

[@dylantd9189]

One of my family friends grandmother/mother passed away, I had never met the woman, but they gave me a bunch of old books, including the entire works of Shakespeare because they knew she wanted her books to go to a good home. Not saying that this is a good way to get free/cheap books, I was just commenting on the fact you mentioned the complete works of Shakespeare in this video. 😂

[@Karen-cc4wr]

Yes! Please use your library!! It's the best place you could ever visit!

[@huwaw]

i like listening to jack speak but it's really helpful to see visuals like the title of books or important stuff he mentions i think itll also improve the viewership (+background music/sound fx)

[@user-3w9jf4r5qz]

along with netgalley, you can also go for booksirens

[@elexneonabingdon]

I volunteer pricing books at a charity shop and end almost every shift buying a little haul for myself! Charity shops will usually be the cheapest places to buy books as we check the prices against places like Abebooks and Amazon and make our prices slightly cheaper than that. Just requires a bit more effort/patience to find what you're looking for :)

[@andyparker9871]

the app hoopla is similar to libby as well! oil don’t know if it works with every library card, but it has a lot of options! and, whenever you travel somewhere, if you have extra free time you can always get a library card in another city and get access to their catalogue of ebooks and audiobooks through either libby or their own library apps! for example, i live in colorado but did a semester in nyc and now even though i can’t physically borrow from the nypl anymore, i still have access to the nypl digital catalogue through their app!

[@clementinescriven732]

I friggin LOVE Libby, it’s a beautiful sight to see other people jump on this wave.

[@trinityseaton3497]

So grateful for this type of video, I've spent so much on books this is a god send Jack :)

[@m8nwlkr]

it's okay fantasy readers, let's have a collective hug and cry together

[@totga2217]

Not me buying a library card just to be able to use library reading rooms to read my books i bought 🙉

[@badwolftina8716]

I used to work in a charity shop and ended up taking home sooooo many books, it was unreal! (Think big, blue IKEA bags full of books...) One thing my local library does as well is give people the opportunity to donate their old books, which they will then sell on for a Euro or two. I bought a few books that way as well. So go check out your local library with this option in mind! :)

[@lindqvistsandra]

I love libraries! I just got a card at my local one and in the city where I work. I was there just a few days ago to pick up Educated when the lady next to me asked the librarian about Snuggie Baine. There was a reservation list for that book but I had my bought copy in my backpack and now I have a new book buddy :)

[@RubyintheSky]

Good to know: Book Depository is also Amazon owned!

[@NikkiesCoolArtwork]

So thankful that my library has good books (and movies!)

[@anothercurlyhairedgirl4247]

Libraries are absolutely magical places. Laughs (read Coughs) in Covid.

[@laurakaned]

me after buying basically all the books jack has recommended: 🤡🧍🏻‍♀️

[@alicetran5574]

FRFRFR CNJCJDJDJC like I just ordered around 20 the books yesterday

[@mansiupadhyay2582]

Lmfao same 😭🥺

[@reynafoss2]

Kindle unlimited has become my favorite thing! It’s a a subscription $10 a month but for someone who can read multiple books in a week it is the only subscription I have found that’s worth it. You can read as many books as your heart desires and no matter how many you read it’s only $10. I’ve realized they have a lot of thrillers and romance/smutt so if those genres are your thing, give it a try!!

[@shorne2015]

Half Price Bookstore is my fave ❤️ The one in my area has the small paperback books for $2-$3.

[@sumunsya2904]

I'm a library person, I love that place!

[@sarahcarney1927]

For anyone in Ireland - if you are a member of your local library their online catalogue allows you to search the entire Irish public library network and request any book be brought to your own local library for you to collect. They can take a week or two to arrive but it means even if your local library is small you still have access to a big collection!

[@amal2878]

z-library is completely free and has basically every book

[@atticusfinch8846]

@Santosh Parvatikar z-lib.org is an e-book site. not sure about legality. tho if you're in india, it's not illegal if you don't share the material.

[@colleenrawson8477]

There are classics and some more recent books with audiobooks on Spotify. Maggie Steivater has her books(Raven Cycle, Shiver, etc.) on Spotify.

[@bucatinimezzelune]

hey jack! i know this book may not be your type, but i finished 'falling' by t.j newman today, and it's one of the best books i've ever read. it's a thriller and the plot is very well orchestrated. i hope you take this into consideration for a future video! love you!

[@ClareB78]

I love going book shopping in charity shops! One of my favourite things to do on a Saturday afternoon.

[@thosegreeneyes]

Another tip: the books app on your phone/ipad/mac has nearly all the classics for free!!

[@anotsomysticalnight7040]

I just used World Of Books to get 5 novels for £20! Highly recommend omg :D

[@imraaziza4881]

My eyes cannot handle e books, but audio is an option I rarely consider, thanks Jack!

[@helin8736]

charity shops are absolute jems! I bought the whole hunger games trilogy in really good condition for just £4 when the first book cots £7.99 brand new! a bargain!

[@aysh2261]

Loved it as always! I'd also like to add if you are from the UK, The Works has a brilliant selection of cheap books online and in-store, as well as a 3 for £5 deal!

[@DannySabraArt]

I highly recommend Better World Books. They have amazing prices in used books and free shipping if you buy $15 of books. Otherwise shipping is a flat rate of $1. And they donate books to kids in need all over the world. I’ve really got some great deals from them lately!

[@SI-rv9te]

Please make a video on how to actually read and get through books quickly. I spend too long trying to read one book, I get bored and distracted so I start another one.

[@paultaylor2232]

THIS is the content we all wanted AND needed!

[@jesterlavorre6417]

for the tiny percentage of people who live in the midwest US, in dayton, ohio there's a super cool place called the dollar book swap. does what it says on the tin: books are a dollar, and i think they do some sort of deal like $10 for a basket or something like that

[@KKool49]

The Girls is such an underrated book but it's also my absolute favourite book!

[@itschesta]

My country does an yearly book fair for 3 days. It's the only thing I wait for every year. Although it's very crowded (I live in India!) but i love roaming through the stalls and talking to strangers about books. Also there are barely any good libraries around my house and I live in the capital! For this reason only I am really eager to go to college because most of the colleges have amazing libraries (as I have heard).

[@TH0KH]

Some libraries also take requests. mine has a page on the website where you can request movies, books, video games! They approve almost anything

[@lollol9236]

i just googled and there's actually an oxfam bookshop half an hour from my apartment. Definitely checking that out soon!

[@siminsulaiman6113]

I NEEDED THIS THANK YOU It's a shame I don't have any libraries nearby my place, but atleast this video has enlightened me on the alternatives😭 (also, EARLYYY YAYYYYYY)

[@kktt725]

You go to the library or use z-library online ✨happy reading folks✨

[@AndriusReadsBooksSometimes]

I also recommend the Internet Archive, which works kind of like an online library where you can "borrow" and read an ebook on their website for a certain amount of time. The website is not the most convenient to use, but I've found that it reads fine on a tablet. Also, you're probably not going to find a lot of very new books on there, but it's great for older books or classics.

[@PurpleShift42]

Highly, highly second the Internet Archive (and the Open Library) rec

[@MiloTheCrotonian]

Internet archive and z-library are both great places. Also comic book plus

[@omarhatem9575]

I mean z-library ain't exactly legal, but if you only read books by extremely famous and rich authors, like George RR Martin or j.k Rowling and so on, then why not?

[@MiloTheCrotonian]

@@omarhatem9575 I found red white and royal blue on there and many other books. You can also find complete works of people. I dont mind if its illegal. You could also find megapacks on there as well

[@JamesLawner]

Also, some of the options listed here won’t work for me because I don’t live in the US or UK so libraries just won’t do, my local postal service is trash, and Book Depository can be expensive for nothing or the book I want is forever out of stock.

[@bridgetbradford4904]

A lot of times, popular books have like 20 holds on them at libraries…SO I always go to the used books store because they will have plenty of copies of the most popular books in really good condition. The new/hyped up books are often pricey for the used book store but will still be less than half the price of buying brand new!

[@laura-mt9ge]

My library has a different app called BorrowBox which is similar to Libby, and I’ve read loads on there this year. Every library usually has an app, so I would recommend going on ur libraries website and downloading the app they use! Happy reading! ☺️

[@feedthecat2828]

Book depository is also owned by amazon!! Also I use scribd basically basically everyday. Its a subscription service for ebooks and audiobooks, they have new releases but also a lot, if not most, of the classics I needed to read for my degree.

[@pineapplejive]

I also recommend Project Gutenberg! All the books on PG are public domain, too--like Librivox. :)

[@macylightfoot]

Book Depository is also owned by Amazon, just FYI

[@svenjaf335]

I'm lucky to live in an area that at least has libraries, however, there is still a very small selection of diverse books in there, and since I'm mostly active on english-speaking booktube and bookstagram and get my recommendations from there, I can't find a lot of the books I want to read in libraries, because they haven't been translated or are very unknown.

[@AliciaGarcia-qy9hk]

libby is my ride along-on on my commute everyday and i cherish her. i had been meaning to visit my little library soon, thanks for the reminder! makes me think of animal crossing 🥺

[@AikiraBeats]

There's an app called Scribd and the subscription is around $9 I believe for the US specifically and they over 5.9 million audio, physical, books that you can have at your disposal on your mobile phone

[@edricoambrister]

The fact that I just understood the wordplay in "Jack in the Books"... I-

[@ifra6854]

I still didn't 🤡Can you explain?

[@edricoambrister]

@@ifra6854 Haha it's a play on the phrase "Jack in the box"

[@RostyslavNazarenko]

@@edricoambrister thank you. Now I know

[@nayomiegh]

why’d i think it was a jack in the bean stock reference lmao