Bibliophile Fun

One of my most favorite things in the world is roaming through bookstores looking for hidden treasures, checking for new books by my favorite authors, and just absorbing the smell of literature. That probably makes me a huge dork, but who cares? And the satisfying ache in my arms when I walk to the car with a big bag of fresh books, it's Divine!




But. My mom turned me on to a website called Half.com (http://www.half.com/) . You can buy just about any book on earth on this site, and it costs almost nothing. I don't usually pay more than $5.00 a book. In fact, I usually buy books that are about $1.50, and they're in great shape! Even new books will only run you about $8.00. AND the shipping fee is media rate, so it's $3.25.



I think for building a classroom library, it's definitely the way to go. I don't want to pay full price just to have my books destroyed in lockers. Am I right, teachers?

My newest favorite book site was introduced to me by my friend Meagan Flynn. It's called Goodreads.com, and it's just too much fun (http://www.goodreads.com/) . Just like on Netflix, where you rate the movies you've watched from 1-5 stars, you do the same thing with books that you've read on Good Reads. The most fun part I think is comparing the way you rated a certain book with the way your friends did. Frankly, I'm really surprised by how differently some of my closest friends feel about my most favorite books! Ah, to each his or her own. If you check it out, be sure to link me as one of your friends. (Cornelius_liz@hotmail.com) Nosy as I am, I want, no, NEED to know what others are reading! It's an illness.

Plus, when it's time to read something new, I check out which books earned five stars, and then I order it on Half.com. Everybody wins!