Where I Buy (Cheap!) Language Books 📚

[@iRosati]

i went to a second hand book store the other day, and wow they had a German section that was not just books for learning the language! it was an entire book case filled with literature. $1 per paperpack, if i wanted to order any of those online, I would be paying $10+ and shipping. Second hand book stores can be a gold mine sometimes

[@DespicableGru]

Welcome back, Abigail! You should consider doing a language book haul video. One of my favorite videos in your channel is the European language book haul. 😊

[@PolyglotProgress]

Thank you!! I don't buy books very often and when I do it's usually one or two at a time so it's a bit hard to do hauls... but maybe at some point I can make a video on all the books I've gotten over a wide range of time or just talk more about books I've used or read recently. I'd love to do more book videos in general :)

[@johnnymccann7797]

(Not language related) - I got a leather bound Sherlock Holmes Collection for £0.50 from a second hand bookstore once, and it is the pride and joy of my shelf. It was in perfect condition, and that collection isn’t cheap either. Second hand shops are great!

[@PolyglotProgress]

Wowwwwww that's amazing!!

[@claireabadie3981]

So so happy to see you back!

[@PolyglotProgress]

Thank you!! I'm glad I'm finally back!

[@zyxdelta]

Used bookstores that are local are such an underrated place! I've gotten two volumes of a theology set for $45 when on Amazon the price was $65 for just one. It was amazing!!!

[@PolyglotProgress]

Yes! You can find such good deals

[@stephenlee7256]

Nice to see you again and great setup. This whole time I thought you were moving to LA or San Diego. I look forward to seeing your new style of videos

[@PolyglotProgress]

I was heavily considering LA for a while, so maybe you read my mind 🤔 Thank you :)

[@iRosati]

i am so glad that you have kept this channel going :)

[@PolyglotProgress]

Me too! Polyglot Progress is my little creative baby :)

[@quantus5875]

Some libraries even have volunteer organizations that run a book store for the libraries in the county or area. In my area - staffed by total volunteers -- there is a used book store that is all old library books. Advantage in general, is books are typically cheaper than a normal used book store.

[@lahagemo]

missed your vids sm, welcome back! and also wow your hair’s gotten long :0

[@PolyglotProgress]

Thank you!! And I know!! Nothing like a pandemic to try growing my hair out again hahaha

[@carlamercedesrivas4365]

OMG. I was waiting for this. 😄😄

[@lvodniza]

Thriftbooks is a life saver, but there is also abe books which I LOVE, and you can use slugbooks to compare pricing between online used-book stores

[@PolyglotProgress]

I just placed my first order from abe books... I'm really excited about it because it seems GREAT for cheap books!

[@joreneereads]

@@PolyglotProgress hey! Love this video :) I know this is old but since you mentioned you were avoiding Amazon just a heads up that Abe books is owned by Amazon :|

[@PolyglotProgress]

@@joreneereads oh noooooooooooo Thanks for pointing that out! Jeffery Bezos strikes again 😩

[@LeaflingLearns]

Welcome back!

[@PolyglotProgress]

Thank you!

[@epicdjyoshi648]

I went to a used bookstore and my Mum managed to find a book on Spanish grammar for £5! Absolute bargain. I've only used it a couple of times, but there's nothing better about getting a really useful book and knowing what a cheap price you've got it for!

[@PolyglotProgress]

Even a few times makes it worth it for really low prices!

[@epicdjyoshi648]

@@PolyglotProgress Yeah definitely! Every little helps!

[@israellai]

Welcome back Abigail ^^

[@PolyglotProgress]

Thank you!!

[@alexroberts3947]

in a local charity shop i found mainly french books but surprisingly there were also Polish and even Serbian books.

[@alexroberts3947]

i bought 2 german and 2 spanish books (they were native language materials rather than textbooks). if my sentence structures seems c*** it's probs bc i'm young (14)

[@davidward6908]

Bought a Christmas book in low German at my local public library for a quarter .

[@PolyglotProgress]

Wow! That's a great deal!

[@MVTX]

I hope you enjoy Austin. I heard it is getting pretty expensive to live there.

[@PolyglotProgress]

Thank you! Yeah I definitely wouldn't say it's the cheapest place to live haha it's about comparable to where I was in NY (not in NYC lol)

[@bunnyteeth365]

Thriftbooks doesn't have Hebrew books. I get my non-language related books from those little neighborhood libraries. For my Hebrew books I have to order ebooks online.

[@PolyglotProgress]

Yeah they are a bit limited in terms of languages at times, it's hard to find Bulgarian books too! Do you have any Hebrew book site suggestions? :)

[@bunnyteeth365]

@@PolyglotProgress Right now I order ebooks from e-vrit.co.il. They don't seem to ship outside of Israel. Their books go on sale pretty often.

[@JonathanOlelo]

Thanks for sharing You don't have to pay a lot of money on books to get a lot of value from them

[@PolyglotProgress]

Very true!

[@mauriciob5757]

Thank you very much

[@PolyglotProgress]

I'm glad you found it helpful!

[@Aazuredd]

I surprisingly find some great foreign language children’s books in thrift stores

[@PolyglotProgress]

Same here! I feel like even if I don't find any novels there's something for children!

[@esmaelalmeida117]

Vídeo excelente!

[@PolyglotProgress]

Gracias!

[@janicesmith1137]

Thrift Books is the best!