https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 04 May 2026 03:45:09 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-buy-secondhand-books-for-your-kids#post-1904652 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 06:39:12 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1904652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All the time! More books, less money! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-buy-secondhand-books-for-your-kids#post-1904651 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 06:37:57 +0000 knittylady 1904651@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All the time. More bang for the buck and way less shopping guilt :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-buy-secondhand-books-for-your-kids#post-1904640 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 06:08:38 +0000 looch 1904640@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do, but now, we're focusing on using the library. I hate the guilt I have with getting rid of books. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-buy-secondhand-books-for-your-kids#post-1904610 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 04:39:44 +0000 lamariniere 1904610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used to buy a lot more. But since we live in a country where we don't speak the local language, it's hard to find used English or French books. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-buy-secondhand-books-for-your-kids#post-1904541 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 22:45:53 +0000 fancyfunction 1904541@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All the time because our library has a great donations section where everything is $1. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-buy-secondhand-books-for-your-kids#post-1904489 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 22:03:28 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 1904489@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've bought secondhand books for the kids I don't yet have. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-buy-secondhand-books-for-your-kids#post-1904470 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:45:17 +0000 kayakgirl73 1904470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-buy-secondhand-books-for-your-kids#post-1904442 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:24:14 +0000 Freckles 1904442@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup! The public library also has a huge book sale each year and I will get a ton of books for her then too. </p> <p>Lately I am more about borrowing books from the library. I will borrow about 10 books every 2-3 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-buy-secondhand-books-for-your-kids#post-1904429 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:16:43 +0000 fairy 1904429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd say 90% of her library is second hand from 2nd &amp; Charles... One of my favorite stores ever! :) I recently sold a few old dvds and comics to them for $39 in store credit which got her a huge pile of books considering they were $1-$4 each! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-buy-secondhand-books-for-your-kids#post-1904416 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:08:05 +0000 autumnlove 1904416@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup, Goodwill bookstore, library, Amazon and EBay. I buy new ones too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-buy-secondhand-books-for-your-kids#post-1904406 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:04:34 +0000 Boheme 1904406@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All the time! I happened upon a teachers end of the year sale and bought a huge stockpile in perfect condition. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-buy-secondhand-books-for-your-kids#post-1904405 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:04:28 +0000 lawbee11 1904405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We haven't had to buy very many books because she was gifted so many before she was born and for her 1st birthday. DH checks out books from the library for her pretty often, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-buy-secondhand-books-for-your-kids#post-1904398 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:01:43 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1904398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Almost all of our books were bought used. All the others have been gifts. But we don't have a ton of books. I feel like if you have too many the end up never being read anyway. We make use of the library quite a bit instead. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-buy-secondhand-books-for-your-kids#post-1904395 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 20:58:30 +0000 MrsMccarthy 1904395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>About 50/50 on new and used. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-buy-secondhand-books-for-your-kids#post-1904387 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 20:55:04 +0000 Bao 1904387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! About 80% of their books are secondhand. I buy them at our local children's consignment store for .50-$1.50 depending on what type of book it is. I find lots of pretty much brand new, popular titles for a steal. I just can't justify $15 on average for one book when I can get 30 for the same price. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-buy-secondhand-books-for-your-kids#post-1904386 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 20:54:22 +0000 lovehoneybee 1904386@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I buy a lot of books from Better World Books. Most of their books are around $4, with free shipping, and they donate a book for every one purchased. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-buy-secondhand-books-for-your-kids#post-1904382 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 20:52:03 +0000 mrbee 1904382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started buying secondhand books from our local listserv, and was amazed to find out that you can buy enormous trash bags of books for as little as 20 bucks! It works out to as little as 25 cents a book sometimes... plus you can resell the books when you're done. Our kids like to read a lot, so it's actually easier to buy and resell secondhand books than it is to go to the library.</p> <p>Do you ever buy secondhand books for your kids? </p>