10 rules with books I follow
1. If I'm thinking about buying a book, I buy it
That 20, 30 dollars may be the best investment you make on yourself
2. If I see a book I like at the used bookstore, I get it (with minimal thinking)
Sometimes it won't always be the cheapest but that's okay, the knowledge is worth a lot more
3. Borrow at the library first
If I can, I'll borrow at the library first and if it is worth a re-read, I'll look for it at a used bookstore later
4. If I'm at a used booksale where books are very inexpensive, I'll get everything now and think about it later
I'm talking about sales where books are $1, $2, etc. - no use in making difficult decisions about whether to get a book or not because I have read it, I already have a copy, etc. Get it now, think about it later.
5. If for some reason I'm thinking about two books and trying to decide which one is the better buy, I just buy both
Stolen from Ramit Sethi's book buying rule
6. I buy new if I'm reasonably confident that I won't see the book at a used bookstore
Anything relatively recently published, or is in high demand are candidates
7. My favourite books, the ones I got a lot out of, go to my re-read list
I then re-read these books at least every year, and more frequent if I need that extra push
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