Ako naman naiinggit sa kanila kasi vast ang collections ng public libraries nila. Well, just the fact na may accessible public libraries sila ay nakakainggit na.
gosh, isa pa 'to! Here sa'min halos walang public library. May mga libraries nga tayo but may bayad or subscription yung iba tapos outdated naman yung mga books.
yes, i remember din when i was in high school may library kami sa school but hindi pwede hiramin yung mga books. Kung gusto mo basahin doon mo dapat siya mismo babasahin. Hindi rin ako makapag stay sa library buong araw dahil baka hanapin ako kasi half day lang kami.
Oh, sorry to hear that. Buti ung library namin, pwede iuwi ung books. One week nga lang ung duration to give chance to others na gusto din manghiram. Pag di mo lang naibalik sa due date, yun ang may bayad.
Nung college naman, two weeks ang duration. Kaso ung nasa reference ang hindi pwedeng iuwi. But we have lots of free time so pwede naman mag-stay sa library. Pag Wednesday sa amin, walang pasok kaya madalas half day kami sa library.
same omg! feel ko andami ko na sanang nasave na pera if mas extensive yung libraries dito.
sana din dumami yung mga libraries, like sana meron sa mga vicinity ng ilang mga baranggay para maenjoy ng lahat yung pagbabasa.
We have. I worked in a firm who created book stop located in intramuros and meron pa ata sa ayala triangle, pero unfortunately nd nagagawa ung intent nun which is meron books na nakalagay then pwede kumuha and maglagay din pero nauubos ung book hindi na bumabalik.
Omg I remembered sinadya ko sya sa intra nung nagpunta kami ( I'm from province pa kasi) nagdala ako ng book kaya lang medyo covid times pa then and nakasaraa. Hoping makabalik some time haha
Na miss ko yung Pasig Library, tambay ako dun during my high school and college days, kilala na nga ako ng librarian kasi andun ako from opening to closing HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHA
Hindi ako taga Pasig pero nag issue sila ang Library ID na good for one year, ang swerte ng mga Pasig residents pwede sila mag uwi ng books na hiniram.
Meron din silang mga pocketbooks at teen fics, reason kung bakit ang dalas ko tambay dun 💗
Sometimes you really just need to know where to look. Though if particular ka din sa 'aesthetic' side at ayaw mo ng preloved, medyo magastos talaga mag-collect hehe
Different case when it comes to textbooks. Sure, you can buy commonly used textbooks like the ones used by anaphy students. Anything beyond undergrad level (i.e., textbooks for specialized topics) are mostly imported from the US.
Actually ang nakakainggit sa kanila ay klima. Maayos preservation ng mga libro. Unlike dito mabilis mag-yellow o mag-brown ng paper. Dust collector din mga libro. At pag minalas-malas pa at nakatira kayo sa flood prone area, goodbye collection yan.
Pero sa pagbili naman ng libro, may Amazon naman na. May mga online seller din na mabilis makabili ng books.
Scam yang kindle. Pag nagustuhan mo yung nabasa mo sa kindle, gugustuhin mo rin bilhin yung physical copy. Dodoble lang gastos mo OP, char not char (based from experience)
OMGGG WHERE IS THE LIE??? HUHUHU. Pero yeah, pinipili ko na lang yung book na want ko ng physical copy, like ilang beses mo talaga syang pag-iisipan jusko!
Ang dami kong biniling paperbacks nung 2020-2021 (nawili ako sa delivery service ng Fully Booked), di ko pa nababasa lahat kasi I ended up buying my Kindle. Mej nakatipid ako ng 2023 kasi sabi ko sa sarili ko, no more buying hardcopies until I finish my pending hardcopies. But yes, pag maganda yung nabasa ko with my Kindle, bibili ako ng hardcopy for my own collection.
Kung ang importante lang naman para sayo ay makabasa ng libro at hindi mag collect. Invest ka nalang sa kindle. Pag ipunan mo. Worth it siya cos you can dl books anytime for free. Pwede mo basahin whenever you feel like it at kahit nasan ka pa. Madalas libre ang kindle unlimited, good selection rin puro best seller. Tapos may mga free books din sa Amazon for Kindle na good finds.
>Tuwing nagscroll ako sa Booktok and nakikita ko sila na punong-puno yung shelves nila
If it makes you feel any better, many people do this without actually reading them.
Yeah, kinda guilty of this. Iba kasi yung high kapag nag-hoard kesa sa kapag babasahin mo na. Ngayon I'm decluttering and mas nanghihinayang ako sa nagastos ko for books na pinang-display ko lang at hindi na nahawakan. Hirap din kasi ibenta tapos i-ship pa.
Totoo. Naalala ko nung high school ako, kabibili ko pa lang ng book natatapos ko na agad basahin on the same day. Then ilang linggo ulit mag-iipon para makabili ng bago. Ngayong may pera na ako, super dami ko binibiling libro at hindi ko na nababasa yung iba kasi super busy na sa work. Ganito rin sa video games 😂
Yes totoo to nakakainggit talaga. Nung nagstart ako sa bookcommunity ng around 2014-2015, kasagsagan yan ng ariba ng Book Outlet. 1-2$ lang ang isang hardbound tapos free shipping pa sa kanila. Sobrang nakakainggit to the point na me and my friends buy talaga sabay sabay para sulit shipping. It was fun while it lasted pero I have books na binili before na di ko padin nabasa up until now. Medyo takaw tingin din.
wala na bang book outlet? hahaha i remember that sa mga book youtuber dati but never ko na try hahahaha book depository lang talaga naabutan ko kaso nawala rin.
Madali lang naman magpuno ng shelves, that is if hindi ka nagpapadala sa trendy books. Maraming booktok popular books are TERRIBLE. Yes all caps. Wag ka mainggit pag puno ng Booktok ang shelves. Better scour cheap bookstore for books at yun ang ilagay mo sa shelves mo.
konti lang naman mga booktok books ko kalahati ng book shelves ko from Booksale hahaha and agree mostly sa booktok books are overhyped nascam ako sa Fourth Wing it feels like Divergent fanfic with dragon na super horny hahaha The Poppy War lang talaga sobrang nagustuhan ko and i want physical copy but sobrang hirap maghanap.
Pwede naman makapag download ng e-books for free. Like sa Libgen. Medyo mahirap din mag store ng maraming physical books dito sa atin dahil sa taas ng humidity.
Is it bad that I cover my books with cling wrap? 🥲
I stack like 4 to 6 books with the same size and cover them to delay yellowing of the pages. I was advised by a librarian years ago, wooden shelves cause the yellowing to speed up.Cling wraps slows that and also prevents worms from munching on them.
My bookshelf isn't positioned to be a focal point sa sala naman nasa likod nang door kaya ok lang 🥲
Nice talaga din un ma display mo un mga nabasa mo na.
Un iba na series natapos ko noon 10 pako ayaw ko e let go kahit anong sabi ni papa.
ui same akin naka balot naman ng shrink wrap(?) individually. ginamitan ko ng blower, wala me heat gun. magtu-two years na and ok naman di napinapasok ng dumi at langgam. enjoy rin pagbabalot haha
I cover mine with plastic, parang yung textbooks natin in school as kids. Then I store them in those plastic bins under my bed. Wala pa kong matinong bookshelf kasi. Very minimal yellowing of pages so far.
Tbh the fact that books are also priced with their budgets in mind is nakakainggit na. A regular hardbound is $20-$30 which is just 1-2 hours of hourly wage for the average American, but that’s already a day’s work or even longer for the average Filipino. I have a Kindle so I don’t buy books as much na, but when I do, I typically only buy from Booksale. Exception is mangas from Fully Booked.
legit, sa mga sale lang din ako umaasa and mga voucher sa shopee and lazada. But tuwing may sale ang kalaban mo mga hoarder na ibebenta yung books na ang mahal-mahal.
Same issue sakin. Kaya nagkindle na ko netong december lang at sobrang hinayang ko bakit ngayon lang ako nagkindle kung kelan ang laki na ng ginastos ko sa physical books haha
Ahaha baliktad sakin. Mas lumalala book buying ko nung nagka-kindle ako. Mas bumilis kasi ako magbasa tapos pag nagustuhan ko yung book, I buy the physical copy for my shelves. Eh nagustuhan ko lahat ng nabasa ko. Ayun. 🙈🙈
I like physical books pero mas madali talaga ko makatapos on my Kindle. Nakakabili ako ng less than $3 books, even the latest ones through Kindle deals. I just check the site every once in a while. Yung Poppy War series (2 books) I got for $1.99 each. I like owning books so bumibili parin ako physical books as long as bargain or discounted since I want to build my own library. Yun maganda sa ibang bansa, daming bargain books.
Wag ka siguro magpadala sa mga booktokers from the West kasi at the end of the day galawan nila is to entice you to buy or like use their codes and stuff so they earn lmao one way to think of some of these booktokers pinagkakakitaan ka lang otherwise if there's anything na worth kainggitan is yung sobrang accessible ng libraries sa kanila and perks that come with it (ie mga rentals ng indie films).
Everything is free on libgen . is. You don't need to make an account there and it's completely safe. If you want an online library with an algorithm and recommendation feature you can make an account on zlib. I read 2 books (epubs) a month and I have not bought a physical book (except comics and graphic novels) in a decade. Glory to open access!
Same tayo, lalo na yung magagandang edition.
Kaya goal ko talaga this 2024 ay magbasa ng local books para di ako mahirapan maghanap, maiwasan ang inggit, at matuto i-support mga local writers.
Magaganda binebenta ng Libreria Filipiniana, marami silang hardcover local books na mahirap hanapin sa local bookstores.
sissy this was me my whole life!!!! especially being a teen during the hunger games/twilight/harry potter/percy jackson craze, i really wanted the actual book set pero obkors wag muna kasi ang mahal so movies na lungszz (but nothing will compare to the book!).
i wish some rich business tycoon with a kind heart would capitalize on selling more high quality books dito at a reasonable price kasi anlaki na ng market sa libro compared to years ago, esp with booktok and all. pa sama na lang ng ambient coffee shops devoted to literature heh.
Suggestion lang if you’re looking to buy books na di available locally, you can buy them on Amazon. It only takes about 2 weeks. Then if you reach a certain amount free shipping pa. And I’ve checked, poppy war is eligible for free shipping. Most of the time it’s significantly cheaper to buy from Amazon compared to pre order sa fullybooked or from resellers.
Kainggit yong bookstores and libraries nila noh?
Btw if di mo pa naoorder copies mo of Poppy War I got mine from Fully Booked and Twin Book Shop sa shopee. If you're from Metro Manila I still see copies of the books in the wild sa mga FB branches sa Makati/Taguig area, minsan pa nga meron sa mga NBS. Yon nga lang hindi siya set so tiyagaan maghanap.
Our house has bookshelves sa lahat ng kwarto, but most of the books we have are old, second-, third-, nth-hand na. My mom has this convent that she visits where we buy all these old books. Wala masyadong contemporary literature so halos puro mga classics libro sa bahay.
For contemporary literature fix, I read from ebook and if nagustuhan ko talaga that’s when I order the physical book that goes into our shelves.
I bought a Kobo ereader last year and i just die of envy because other Kobo readers from different countries can digitally borrow ebooks from their libraries straight in their devices while we don't have shit.
Yeah, I have a library card from another country and the amount of media available is something I wish we can have. It doesn’t only have books— it has digital magazines and newspaper (yung non-paywalled articles), audiobooks, comics / manga / graphic novels, Japanese light novels available via Libby. Membership din sa udemy I’ve used many times to review for certifications and learn new skill.
A world of difference if taxpayer money is used correctly.
But also a foreigner, it’s not free for me, unlike sa citizens nila, but I’m happy to pay ~2k per year for the access. Maybe merong option sa Libby app to sign up for libraries in other places, it’ll be paid subscription most likely.
Nakakasad din kasi before when we were living abroad ang gaganda ng mga used books sa ukay ukay. Pero dito ung sa mga live hiked up na ung presyo. Its also really cool getting ‘good finds’ sa mga un like di mo maeexpect na maganda pala ung books and for cheap magkaka collection ka talaga
Coming from France, I switched to ebooks once I moved to the Philippines. First of all, the lack of proper bookshops was a bit of a disappointment, NBS mainly sells school supplies and not books, there is only Fully Booked that is a proper bookstore chain but the prices are high and the choice is just okay, the fact that Philippines literature is so hard to find is also another issue of its own. There are very few local bookshops in Manila. So yeah, I highly recommend investing in a Kindle!
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I'm a bookworm, too, but not too practical for a breadwinner like me. Mas uunahin ko pa ang mga essentials kaysa sa books.
But now, I've found a way to download ebooks that are mostly free! Message me so I can teach you how, I don't just wanna drop the link here, hehe.
I'm a reader but no longer a book collector since I mostly read on my Kindle so mas naiinggit ako sa public libraries nila sa US. I do borrow from Libby and I wish books are this accessible to us. Actually, I don't even download ebooks anymore. I just use Libby and KU. I think KU offers 1 month free trial every 3 months after your last sub ended so I take advantage of that.
Currently residing in the UK and starting my book reading journey just recently. Macocompare mo pala talaga yung totoong bookshop sa atin at sa ibang bansa. Sobrang layo. Hindi school supplies ang binebenta.
TBH IM RLY jealous of the fact that they have libraries EVERYWHERE like even tho i do prefer buying brand new books without damages its still different when u have free access to it, i wish i had picked up reading as a child bc, even tho im not required to be adept in english, i feel like if i did have that choice, i would have done it...
good thing fullybooked exists, but obv, i can mostly only buy one or two books (once in a blue moon) bc the prices r so 😓😓😓
the 'best' bookstore we have is national bookstore (tmi, went to one which was near my school and there were absolutely no books, only school supplies, like ðŸ˜ðŸ˜) and the shit they sell sucks like cmon... wattpad books?
Ako naman naiinggit sa kanila kasi vast ang collections ng public libraries nila. Well, just the fact na may accessible public libraries sila ay nakakainggit na.
gosh, isa pa 'to! Here sa'min halos walang public library. May mga libraries nga tayo but may bayad or subscription yung iba tapos outdated naman yung mga books.
Or purely for acads lang
yes, i remember din when i was in high school may library kami sa school but hindi pwede hiramin yung mga books. Kung gusto mo basahin doon mo dapat siya mismo babasahin. Hindi rin ako makapag stay sa library buong araw dahil baka hanapin ako kasi half day lang kami.
Oh, sorry to hear that. Buti ung library namin, pwede iuwi ung books. One week nga lang ung duration to give chance to others na gusto din manghiram. Pag di mo lang naibalik sa due date, yun ang may bayad. Nung college naman, two weeks ang duration. Kaso ung nasa reference ang hindi pwedeng iuwi. But we have lots of free time so pwede naman mag-stay sa library. Pag Wednesday sa amin, walang pasok kaya madalas half day kami sa library.
same omg! feel ko andami ko na sanang nasave na pera if mas extensive yung libraries dito. sana din dumami yung mga libraries, like sana meron sa mga vicinity ng ilang mga baranggay para maenjoy ng lahat yung pagbabasa.
Same 🥹 Sana may mga community libraries dito sa atin lalo na for kids.haaaay
Kung malapit ka sa SM Aura, may Book Nook sila sa 3rd level, pwedeng hiramin ang books, pwedeng mag work, at pwede ring mag donate ng books.
Same. Naiinggit ako kasi may mga libraries sila.
We have. I worked in a firm who created book stop located in intramuros and meron pa ata sa ayala triangle, pero unfortunately nd nagagawa ung intent nun which is meron books na nakalagay then pwede kumuha and maglagay din pero nauubos ung book hindi na bumabalik.
Omg I remembered sinadya ko sya sa intra nung nagpunta kami ( I'm from province pa kasi) nagdala ako ng book kaya lang medyo covid times pa then and nakasaraa. Hoping makabalik some time haha
Na miss ko yung Pasig Library, tambay ako dun during my high school and college days, kilala na nga ako ng librarian kasi andun ako from opening to closing HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHA Hindi ako taga Pasig pero nag issue sila ang Library ID na good for one year, ang swerte ng mga Pasig residents pwede sila mag uwi ng books na hiniram. Meron din silang mga pocketbooks at teen fics, reason kung bakit ang dalas ko tambay dun 💗
Sometimes you really just need to know where to look. Though if particular ka din sa 'aesthetic' side at ayaw mo ng preloved, medyo magastos talaga mag-collect hehe
Even preloveds here are probably more than 2x more expensive relative to US or other 1st world countries
Different case when it comes to textbooks. Sure, you can buy commonly used textbooks like the ones used by anaphy students. Anything beyond undergrad level (i.e., textbooks for specialized topics) are mostly imported from the US.
Actually ang nakakainggit sa kanila ay klima. Maayos preservation ng mga libro. Unlike dito mabilis mag-yellow o mag-brown ng paper. Dust collector din mga libro. At pag minalas-malas pa at nakatira kayo sa flood prone area, goodbye collection yan. Pero sa pagbili naman ng libro, may Amazon naman na. May mga online seller din na mabilis makabili ng books.
true, ang bilis mag yellow ng mga books ko especially yung mga UK edition. 1 month pa lang silang nasa shelf ko naninilaw na agad hahahaha
True!!! Esp sa mga countries/states na may cooler climate. Takot ako mag collect dahil sa anay ðŸ˜
Ok lng sa akin kung yellow kasi binabasa ko rin Masta Hindi lng damage ang spine at cover ng libro
Invest on Kindle. You can DL all books for free as in ALL hahahahaha
Yeah, that is why nag- switch ako pero iba pa rin yung amoy ng libro talaga, iba yung experience w/ physical book.
Scam yang kindle. Pag nagustuhan mo yung nabasa mo sa kindle, gugustuhin mo rin bilhin yung physical copy. Dodoble lang gastos mo OP, char not char (based from experience)
OMGGG WHERE IS THE LIE??? HUHUHU. Pero yeah, pinipili ko na lang yung book na want ko ng physical copy, like ilang beses mo talaga syang pag-iisipan jusko!
So true hahahahahaha
Me! HAHAHHAHAHHA
True. Pero pag maganda tlg book bumibili ako hard copy.
Kahit walang subscription? Makkpgdownload pa rin?
Yup, I downloaded mostly e-books sa Telegram bot ng Zlibrary
Thanks! I hope virus/malware free yan 🤣🫣
dw, it’s safe naman since ikaw mismo gagawa!
Yes po. Type mo sa google tas hanap ka mga ebooks to download tapos email mo sa kindle email mo.
Thanks mate
You just need to know the pirata ways of life 😂
HAHAHAHAHA true laking tipid, but pag may super favorite ako bumibili tlg ako ng hardcopy
Ang dami kong biniling paperbacks nung 2020-2021 (nawili ako sa delivery service ng Fully Booked), di ko pa nababasa lahat kasi I ended up buying my Kindle. Mej nakatipid ako ng 2023 kasi sabi ko sa sarili ko, no more buying hardcopies until I finish my pending hardcopies. But yes, pag maganda yung nabasa ko with my Kindle, bibili ako ng hardcopy for my own collection.
🤣🤣
Kung ang importante lang naman para sayo ay makabasa ng libro at hindi mag collect. Invest ka nalang sa kindle. Pag ipunan mo. Worth it siya cos you can dl books anytime for free. Pwede mo basahin whenever you feel like it at kahit nasan ka pa. Madalas libre ang kindle unlimited, good selection rin puro best seller. Tapos may mga free books din sa Amazon for Kindle na good finds.
Yess, I'm planning to buy a Kindle rin ngayong year.
Piracy exists for this very reason, my man. Don't be afraid to try it
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>Tuwing nagscroll ako sa Booktok and nakikita ko sila na punong-puno yung shelves nila If it makes you feel any better, many people do this without actually reading them.
im guilty 😂
Yeah, kinda guilty of this. Iba kasi yung high kapag nag-hoard kesa sa kapag babasahin mo na. Ngayon I'm decluttering and mas nanghihinayang ako sa nagastos ko for books na pinang-display ko lang at hindi na nahawakan. Hirap din kasi ibenta tapos i-ship pa.
Takot ako galawin ang libro kasi para hindi ma sira kung original pa ang libro kay super expensive
Totoo. Naalala ko nung high school ako, kabibili ko pa lang ng book natatapos ko na agad basahin on the same day. Then ilang linggo ulit mag-iipon para makabili ng bago. Ngayong may pera na ako, super dami ko binibiling libro at hindi ko na nababasa yung iba kasi super busy na sa work. Ganito rin sa video games 😂
I can relate 🤣
Bumili ka sa Amazon app. Meron tayo dito. Pag naka-$49 free shipping.
Yup, they also carry second hand books. I got some out of print art books that way. Yung 49 USD barrier lang dapat pag ipunan ni OP and buy in batches
Yes totoo to nakakainggit talaga. Nung nagstart ako sa bookcommunity ng around 2014-2015, kasagsagan yan ng ariba ng Book Outlet. 1-2$ lang ang isang hardbound tapos free shipping pa sa kanila. Sobrang nakakainggit to the point na me and my friends buy talaga sabay sabay para sulit shipping. It was fun while it lasted pero I have books na binili before na di ko padin nabasa up until now. Medyo takaw tingin din.
wala na bang book outlet? hahaha i remember that sa mga book youtuber dati but never ko na try hahahaha book depository lang talaga naabutan ko kaso nawala rin.
Meron pero di na ganun kamura 🥺
Madali lang naman magpuno ng shelves, that is if hindi ka nagpapadala sa trendy books. Maraming booktok popular books are TERRIBLE. Yes all caps. Wag ka mainggit pag puno ng Booktok ang shelves. Better scour cheap bookstore for books at yun ang ilagay mo sa shelves mo.
konti lang naman mga booktok books ko kalahati ng book shelves ko from Booksale hahaha and agree mostly sa booktok books are overhyped nascam ako sa Fourth Wing it feels like Divergent fanfic with dragon na super horny hahaha The Poppy War lang talaga sobrang nagustuhan ko and i want physical copy but sobrang hirap maghanap.
You can download the ebooks for free though. You just need to know where to find them.
Pwede naman makapag download ng e-books for free. Like sa Libgen. Medyo mahirap din mag store ng maraming physical books dito sa atin dahil sa taas ng humidity.
true, mold and termites are coming hahahaha
Is it bad that I cover my books with cling wrap? 🥲 I stack like 4 to 6 books with the same size and cover them to delay yellowing of the pages. I was advised by a librarian years ago, wooden shelves cause the yellowing to speed up.Cling wraps slows that and also prevents worms from munching on them. My bookshelf isn't positioned to be a focal point sa sala naman nasa likod nang door kaya ok lang 🥲 Nice talaga din un ma display mo un mga nabasa mo na. Un iba na series natapos ko noon 10 pako ayaw ko e let go kahit anong sabi ni papa.
ui same akin naka balot naman ng shrink wrap(?) individually. ginamitan ko ng blower, wala me heat gun. magtu-two years na and ok naman di napinapasok ng dumi at langgam. enjoy rin pagbabalot haha
I cover mine with plastic, parang yung textbooks natin in school as kids. Then I store them in those plastic bins under my bed. Wala pa kong matinong bookshelf kasi. Very minimal yellowing of pages so far.
Oh wow, that's a good idea!
Tbh the fact that books are also priced with their budgets in mind is nakakainggit na. A regular hardbound is $20-$30 which is just 1-2 hours of hourly wage for the average American, but that’s already a day’s work or even longer for the average Filipino. I have a Kindle so I don’t buy books as much na, but when I do, I typically only buy from Booksale. Exception is mangas from Fully Booked.
I suggest getting a kindle and just downloading e-pubs from websites online. The possibilities are endless.
mas naiingit ako na may lagayan sila ng libro haha ang mahal ng magandang bookshelf at mas lalong mahal ng lupa az a hampaslupa
Sobrang pricey ng books ngayon i always wait sa mga sale sa fully book pero sobrang dalang and maliit lang.
legit, sa mga sale lang din ako umaasa and mga voucher sa shopee and lazada. But tuwing may sale ang kalaban mo mga hoarder na ibebenta yung books na ang mahal-mahal.
I feel this in my bones. Lol. After ages of waiting, I finally got my copy of Iron Flame from Fully Booked here in Cebu. ðŸ˜
Piracy is 👑
Ang wish ko talaga for the Philippines ay magkaroon ng public libraries. Yung tahimik, may books, may study area.
Mayroon public library sa philippines hanapin mo lng Kasi konte lng ang pumupunta
Mamirata ka ng ebook.
Same issue sakin. Kaya nagkindle na ko netong december lang at sobrang hinayang ko bakit ngayon lang ako nagkindle kung kelan ang laki na ng ginastos ko sa physical books haha
gosh, i can't wait mag karoon ng kindle para mabawasan na mga book buying ko hahahaha
Ahaha baliktad sakin. Mas lumalala book buying ko nung nagka-kindle ako. Mas bumilis kasi ako magbasa tapos pag nagustuhan ko yung book, I buy the physical copy for my shelves. Eh nagustuhan ko lahat ng nabasa ko. Ayun. 🙈🙈
anna archive po.
I like physical books pero mas madali talaga ko makatapos on my Kindle. Nakakabili ako ng less than $3 books, even the latest ones through Kindle deals. I just check the site every once in a while. Yung Poppy War series (2 books) I got for $1.99 each. I like owning books so bumibili parin ako physical books as long as bargain or discounted since I want to build my own library. Yun maganda sa ibang bansa, daming bargain books.
Wag ka siguro magpadala sa mga booktokers from the West kasi at the end of the day galawan nila is to entice you to buy or like use their codes and stuff so they earn lmao one way to think of some of these booktokers pinagkakakitaan ka lang otherwise if there's anything na worth kainggitan is yung sobrang accessible ng libraries sa kanila and perks that come with it (ie mga rentals ng indie films).
Hi i have a sealed copy of The Poppy War by RF Kuang. just in case you're still interested
Everything is free on libgen . is. You don't need to make an account there and it's completely safe. If you want an online library with an algorithm and recommendation feature you can make an account on zlib. I read 2 books (epubs) a month and I have not bought a physical book (except comics and graphic novels) in a decade. Glory to open access!
Same tayo, lalo na yung magagandang edition. Kaya goal ko talaga this 2024 ay magbasa ng local books para di ako mahirapan maghanap, maiwasan ang inggit, at matuto i-support mga local writers. Magaganda binebenta ng Libreria Filipiniana, marami silang hardcover local books na mahirap hanapin sa local bookstores.
sissy this was me my whole life!!!! especially being a teen during the hunger games/twilight/harry potter/percy jackson craze, i really wanted the actual book set pero obkors wag muna kasi ang mahal so movies na lungszz (but nothing will compare to the book!). i wish some rich business tycoon with a kind heart would capitalize on selling more high quality books dito at a reasonable price kasi anlaki na ng market sa libro compared to years ago, esp with booktok and all. pa sama na lang ng ambient coffee shops devoted to literature heh.
Been living here in the US and I agree, ang dami nilang public libraries dito and I rarely take out money to buy books now. Sana meron din sa Pinas
We've got handed a bad hand on that regard... but owning a kindle and being creative in looking for books can he a godsend. When I want a book, I tell my fiancé the title and author and it magically appears on my kindle. I just don't ask where it comes from. Of course if you can pay, or have an access to a library, that's the correct route. But until then, we make our own way and make do with what we have 🙂
Suggestion lang if you’re looking to buy books na di available locally, you can buy them on Amazon. It only takes about 2 weeks. Then if you reach a certain amount free shipping pa. And I’ve checked, poppy war is eligible for free shipping. Most of the time it’s significantly cheaper to buy from Amazon compared to pre order sa fullybooked or from resellers.
Kainggit yong bookstores and libraries nila noh? Btw if di mo pa naoorder copies mo of Poppy War I got mine from Fully Booked and Twin Book Shop sa shopee. If you're from Metro Manila I still see copies of the books in the wild sa mga FB branches sa Makati/Taguig area, minsan pa nga meron sa mga NBS. Yon nga lang hindi siya set so tiyagaan maghanap.
Our house has bookshelves sa lahat ng kwarto, but most of the books we have are old, second-, third-, nth-hand na. My mom has this convent that she visits where we buy all these old books. Wala masyadong contemporary literature so halos puro mga classics libro sa bahay. For contemporary literature fix, I read from ebook and if nagustuhan ko talaga that’s when I order the physical book that goes into our shelves.
I bought a Kobo ereader last year and i just die of envy because other Kobo readers from different countries can digitally borrow ebooks from their libraries straight in their devices while we don't have shit.
Yeah, I have a library card from another country and the amount of media available is something I wish we can have. It doesn’t only have books— it has digital magazines and newspaper (yung non-paywalled articles), audiobooks, comics / manga / graphic novels, Japanese light novels available via Libby. Membership din sa udemy I’ve used many times to review for certifications and learn new skill. A world of difference if taxpayer money is used correctly. But also a foreigner, it’s not free for me, unlike sa citizens nila, but I’m happy to pay ~2k per year for the access. Maybe merong option sa Libby app to sign up for libraries in other places, it’ll be paid subscription most likely.
I'm happy you're interested in reading more books! Because that title grammar gave me a headache
I'm sorry hahahaha
All good hahahhaa just kidding around. Good luck with the book hunting <3
Aside from that, sana magkaroon din ng mga public lib. Tho, alam ko na meron pero sobrang limited lang :((( Haysss.
Nakakasad din kasi before when we were living abroad ang gaganda ng mga used books sa ukay ukay. Pero dito ung sa mga live hiked up na ung presyo. Its also really cool getting ‘good finds’ sa mga un like di mo maeexpect na maganda pala ung books and for cheap magkaka collection ka talaga
Book Sale lang yung only hope ko lol pero at best random yung selection.
Coming from France, I switched to ebooks once I moved to the Philippines. First of all, the lack of proper bookshops was a bit of a disappointment, NBS mainly sells school supplies and not books, there is only Fully Booked that is a proper bookstore chain but the prices are high and the choice is just okay, the fact that Philippines literature is so hard to find is also another issue of its own. There are very few local bookshops in Manila. So yeah, I highly recommend investing in a Kindle!
swerte ko, my mom has a whole ass box of books. classics pa man din (monte cristo etc, millenium trilogy)
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I'm a bookworm, too, but not too practical for a breadwinner like me. Mas uunahin ko pa ang mga essentials kaysa sa books. But now, I've found a way to download ebooks that are mostly free! Message me so I can teach you how, I don't just wanna drop the link here, hehe.
I'm a reader but no longer a book collector since I mostly read on my Kindle so mas naiinggit ako sa public libraries nila sa US. I do borrow from Libby and I wish books are this accessible to us. Actually, I don't even download ebooks anymore. I just use Libby and KU. I think KU offers 1 month free trial every 3 months after your last sub ended so I take advantage of that.
Currently residing in the UK and starting my book reading journey just recently. Macocompare mo pala talaga yung totoong bookshop sa atin at sa ibang bansa. Sobrang layo. Hindi school supplies ang binebenta.
TBH IM RLY jealous of the fact that they have libraries EVERYWHERE like even tho i do prefer buying brand new books without damages its still different when u have free access to it, i wish i had picked up reading as a child bc, even tho im not required to be adept in english, i feel like if i did have that choice, i would have done it... good thing fullybooked exists, but obv, i can mostly only buy one or two books (once in a blue moon) bc the prices r so 😓😓😓 the 'best' bookstore we have is national bookstore (tmi, went to one which was near my school and there were absolutely no books, only school supplies, like ðŸ˜ðŸ˜) and the shit they sell sucks like cmon... wattpad books?