*** Like many, I enjoy reading, however I probably enjoy collecting books even more. At one point I had around 500 books, and I had only read around half of them. A little bit of an obsession of mine, see a book with an interesting cover or title and it is bound to find its way onto my bookcase, whether it will actually be read is another matter. So here are the following places I collect books from: 1. Charity Shops or Market Stalls These are places where one can find books at cheap prices, though often these are second-hand books, and as I like my books in pristine condition, I will only purchase a book if it is rare, or is a book ...  Read the complete review

I'm sure many people on dooyoo will say this and I have seen it written a lot, but I too am an avid reader. I read a lot. I start books, get a chapter into them and start another. Currently I have about 6 books on the go which gets pretty frustrating to the people who recommend them to me as we seem to never get around to discussing them! It's an unusual system but its how I've always functioned and I'll probably always continue to do so. Due to the fact I read a lot and not only that, I read multiple books at a time, I tend to buy books very frequently. Although this isn't necessarily a popular opinion, I can't tolerate my local library (mostly due to the ...  Read the complete review

I absolutely love reading and over the past 2 years, rarely a day goes past without me reading something. I'm not a particularly fast reader but I do eventually get there. I read a whole variety of different sorts of books. When I finish a book I either let my husband chose my next one or I chose something to suit my mood. We both enjoy reading and have a huge selection of books at home. We are running out of space! Car Boot Sales: For me this is probably one of the best places to find books. Usually paperback books only cost about 20p so you can afford to pick up random books that take your fancy - if you don't like them, you can just drop them off at ...  Read the complete review

I am a little obsessed with books you can't beat a good book in my opinion and if you get really good one then you just don't want to put it down. The thing is books can be an expensive habit to have so like with everything it good to shop around here are some of my favourite places to buy books. ~Supermarkets are now my first port of call for new book releases which are in the book charts and they always have them on great deals a book with a rrp of £6.99 will be £4 in my local Asda or Tesco and they do have a good range they also do books on deals of 2 for £7 when one would normally cost £6.99 again a great deal. The only thing with supermarkets is they ...  Read the complete review

Ever since childhood, I have loved books. The fact that my Mum used to be a library assistant and take books out for us as a treat may have helped towards this! However, my Mum has always disagreed with buying books as she thinks they should only be borrowed! It's taken me a while to get over the guilt of buying books but I'm coping... When I was a young and impressionable student, I thought that textbooks could only be bought brand new from book shops - this meant spending between £30 and £65 per book on required textbooks as they were rarely available in the library, and we had required reading almost every day. After a while, I discovered the on-campus ...  Read the complete review