/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.17758455]

Thoughts?

[Anonymous No.17758516]

>>17758455
Only good locally or for high priced items otherwise paying 3.99 per each book gets annoying.

[Anonymous No.17758523]

>>17758455
loved going to these in Austin. Fun to browse. Good memories.

[Anonymous No.17758533]

Fuck man I would love to go to one of these sadly I only have Barnes and nobles near me

[Anonymous No.17758538]

>>17758523
The big one in austin is awesome compared to the one's in SA.

[Anonymous No.17758690]

Pretty comfy way of obtaining classics, gardening / cooking books, or library filler material.

[Anonymous No.17758719]

>>17758690
Basically this; most of the hardcover books you find there can be found for a couple dollars cheaper on ebay, no use paying 7, 8, 9 dollars per hardcover. Good for finding local stuff; the one near me has a huge clearance section, hard to beat $2 a book. Between this place and my local Goodwills, I don't have anywhere else to buy books

[Anonymous No.17758736]

Has anybody here been to the one in Columbus? I haven't bothered yet.

[Anonymous No.17758832]

>>17758455
Its great. The cheap paperbacks thats the good deals, classics for a buck or two. Newer paperbacks are about 7 and 8 bucks. There's usually at least 4 or 5 things that I find every time. Shits dope.

[Anonymous No.17759338]

>>17758832
Amen, I drop like, thirty bucks or so a paycheck and find something new to read or gift a classic to the young ones in my family.

[Anonymous No.17759393]

I used to live in San Antonio, for about 8 months, and then Austin, for a year or so. In general I found Austin to be one of the worst cesspools of self obsession and consumerism I've ever experienced. 6th Street, Rainey Street felt like painted-orange funhouse mirror mazes of 21st century rot, all baked in with a disgusting corporate DIY aesthetic, that somehow, this city, which has been growing exponentially since 2008, is still the "weird" little pocket of creativity in the Texas wasteland, when in reality the city has been financed by suits since the turn of the millennium, smelling the impending craft revolution and desperation of genuine though. What you ended up with is a shithole, though admittedly, a pretty one, filled with egotistical people lining the pockets of millionaires while spitting down on their statesmen as backwards, phony bigots. I hated that city. San Antonio had some good food. I miss these Half Price Books.

[Anonymous No.17759398]

>>17758455
Your mom was half-priced

[Anonymous No.17759407]

>>17758455
Comfy. I spent many many hours in the one in West side Madison, WI. Good memories.

[Anonymous No.17759462]

The one year i spent in Appleton, WI, i took many visits to this store. Lots of good stuff.

[Anonymous No.17759479]

We have something in my town called Bookmans. Same deal. Most of my books came from there. I've only bought a handful of books retail, the rest are used and were picked up for $10 or less on average.

[Anonymous No.17759512]

>>17758736
It’s very good and the selection was better than I expected. You’ll have to go near the back to get to the classics and history shelves though. Maybe I shouldn’t have told you since there’s this rare set of books that I’ve been eyeing for a while that clearly your average non-/lit/izen is not the least bit interested in but I would snatch up if my backlog wasn’t so cluttered already

[Anonymous No.17759566]

>>17759512
Interesting, because I also like collecting classics & history. Sorry about the set, my friend.

[Anonymous No.17760446]

cute girl working there last time i went. i didn't talk to her

[Anonymous No.17760463]

I met a really pretty girl (cashier) who started a conversation with me about Salinger when she saw that I was buying Franny & Zoey. I was with my ex at the time, and it's rather painful to think I might have missed that perfect literature loving girl.

[Anonymous No.17760465]

>>17758455
These are great and sometimes you luck into finding something rare.

[Anonymous No.17760467]

>>17758455
based. Fuck Barnes and Nobles glitzy overpricing.

[Anonymous No.17760478]

>>17758455
extremely sexy

[Anonymous No.17760491]

>>17760446
based

[Anonymous No.17760525]

>>17760446
Pottery.

[Anonymous No.17760765]

>>17758455
Got one near my house, it's comfy

[Anonymous No.17760787]

>>17759393
I grew up going to the San Antonio Half Prices buying as many star wars novels as my mom would let me, trading in piles of books I collected, and eventually becoming a /lit/ teenage pseud with a fresh, unopened used copy of Finnegans Wake from HP.
I also detest Austin.
good on ya anon

[Anonymous No.17760849]

>>17758736
The one in UA? Pretty good, the one on 23 is pretty small though

[Anonymous No.17760897]

>>17758455
Hit or miss, but can usually find a couple of worthwhile things in the clearance section when I check. Christian and "metaphysics" (aka astrology bullshit) sections are too big, and the philosophy section is typically 50% "Minecraft and Philosophy" garbage.

[Anonymous No.17760898]

>>17758736
The one in Dublin isn't half bad, got a lot of great stuff there

[Anonymous No.17760934]

>>17758455
Bought a perfect condition hard cover copy of Bushido at a store near my house a couple of years ago for like $10, with which I am quite content.

[Anonymous No.17761043]

>>17759566
Fugggggg I played myself

[Anonymous No.17761093]

>>17760463
You didn’t, she was being polite.

[Anonymous No.17761236]

worked at a few of them. shit sucked. one just outside of chicago was super busy but not too many rules, but everywhere else was just about hitting metrics.

[Anonymous No.17762771]

>>17758455
I go every couple months to browse the clearance. I regular get a classic or two for a dollar a piece. Great deals

[Anonymous No.17762915]

Such a shame none of you will ever know what a McKay's is. Feels good to be superior.

[Anonymous No.17763726]

>>17760446
This is like the "for sale: baby shoes, never worn" story

[Anonymous No.17763822]

chatted with the cashier about ayn rand and censorship which she is against censoring, contrary to the memes. and she told me about some old wizard type guy who donated a bunch of old rare metaphysical books as if she was doing a borges bit because i was checking out ficciones. absolutely based. didnt make up one bit of this story

[Anonymous No.17765234]

for me, it's half priced books. the best used bookstore

[Anonymous No.17765352]

>>17760898
Good to know, I'm in Marysville, so the Sawmill Rd one is closest.

[Anonymous No.17765370]

>>17758538
I used to go to the one by the bugerpunk shopping center all the time in high school.

[Anonymous No.17765425]

>>17765370
I love that location. Comfy af. Not as big a selection as the huge one in Austin, or their yearly warehouse sales, but it's a good mix of low and high brow stuff, always at least one good find there. Did you ever hit the one on broadway with the secret upstairs section?

[Anonymous No.17765466]

>>17765425
That one has the best philo section, one time I saw a perfect copy of the Tibetan Book of the Dead there. Cheever's is better for finding shit everyone forgot about, like books written by Judges and stuff like that.

[Anonymous No.17765510]

>>17765466
>Cheever's
The people who own that shop have two daughters. I had a crush on one and the other had a crush on me. I don't think they want to see my face there too much, but maybe it's been long enough I can sneak in without being noticed.

Also I just found a copy of the complete works of plato at the i10 location next to the flying saucer. Was dope af.

[Anonymous No.17765540]

There's this nice place in Houston called Quarter-Priced Books. The owner is cool and nice. And the place is quaint, if not a bit crowded in terms of space.

[Anonymous No.17766259]

>>17765540
love that place, bro

[Anonymous No.17766532]

>>17758455
It's where I get most of my books. I usually go there with one book in mind but my girlfriend and I will often spend almost an hour in there just browsing around. Comfy place to kill time on an afternoon without much to do.

[Anonymous No.17767557]

>>17758455
very fun to browse, wish I had one anywhere near me

[Anonymous No.17767695]

>>17758455
I dont bother with physical books anymore. my kindle works fine.

[Anonymous No.17768546]

>>17758736
none in cleveland, rip

[Anonymous No.17768794]

>>17758455
mfw i see a half price books

[Anonymous No.17769551]

if you know, you know

[Anonymous No.17769643]

>>17758516
>paying 3.99 per each book gets annoying
well then what should you be paying instead?

[Anonymous No.17769660]

I just remembered that way before the coronavirus, one of my favorite things to do was go to various local book stores around my city.

[Anonymous No.17769882]

>>17758455
>I sell twenty books, net five dollars in store credit
>they sell one of my books, net ten dollars
>they basically get my books for free because of their exponential inventory
>polluted by people who wear flannel
if it weren't conveniently located by wear I live, I'd boycott it

[Anonymous No.17770036]

>>17758455
About the only good bookstores left in my area. B&N is trash and might as well stop selling books, and the independent store doesn't stock anything interesting.
The only better ones that I can get to every few months are in the city. Total fire hazards, my favorite is run by this cantankerous old man who says he knew Robert Anton Wilson back in the day. Most Asimov I've ever seen in one place.
>>17758719
Yeah, but when I use Ebay, Abebooks or whatever, I'm usually paying shipping and I have to know what I'm looking for.
I like going to these because they tend to be well organized and I can find books I didn't know about.

[Anonymous No.17770078]

For any SA anons, check out imagine books and records. I used to hang out there when I lived in San antone and the owner is a genuinely great guy. Sadly the great cheap concerts that were going on every friday and saturday had to stop, but they were pretty great. Lots of college girls and a good variety of local musicians.

[Anonymous No.17770092]

>>17769643
he's talking about shipping added on to every book makes them no longer a good deal

[Anonymous No.17770096]

>>17765510
did you have sex with their daughter?

[Anonymous No.17770108]

>be me
>have a birthday coming up
>grandma knows I like to read so she wants to take me to pick out a book
>it is a birthday tradition even though i’m an adult
>she insists we go to Barnes and Noble because that’s where we have always gone
>I get Houellebecq’s Serotonin
>Barnes and Noble member price ~$16.35
>jeff bezos price ~$15.30
>mfw
>>17760467
This

[Anonymous No.17770117]

>>17770078
seconding this; the owner is a great dude (got me into mishima), and I played and saw many fun shows there.

[Anonymous No.17770141]

>>17758455
>reading books other people have touched
gross, why?

[Anonymous No.17770155]

Bobby, what are you doing here.

[Anonymous No.17770156]

>>17770117
If you were there summer 2019 you most likely met me or at least saw me hanging with the goth bouncer chick. I was there at least once every weekend. Is the store doing well? I moved back east coast and its been a long time.

[« Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ » No.17770162]

>>17770141
Because we’re not hypochondriacs. At least before covid

[Anonymous No.17770164]

>>17770156
Wait are you ston's drummer

[Anonymous No.17770177]

>>17770164
Nope, had nothing to do with music. I just hung around the store a lot and made friends with Don and the other guys setting up shows.

[Anonymous No.17770181]

So many SA anons. I remember street meming at imagine books. It was cringe but it was fun. Glad there was a liquor store next door.

[Anonymous No.17770188]

>>17770156
oh dang, yes that’s right when i started going there and when my band started playing there.

I’m not so sure how they’re doing nowadays, as they don’t post anything on their socials anymore, and the one worker I knew from there doesn’t seem to work there anymore.

I really hope they’re alright, and get back on their feet in any shape or form; Imagine really was a beacon.

[Anonymous No.17770194]

>>17770177
Ah, I prob met you then. I only went there a handful of time to support some musician buddies. Always felt a little weird going there in my mid 20s, but I'm glad the kids have a spot to go to that's not a bar. When I was that young there wasn't nearly as many good spots you could get into at 18.

Also they had to finally shut down Ventura. R I P.

[Anonymous No.17770196]

>>17770188
also, should i just say fuck it and break anonymity ?

I play in a band that features alliteration in its name, with two letters from the first half of the alphabet

[Anonymous No.17770201]

>>17770196
ANTZ?
ISLANDS AND TIGERS?
WOLF TONE?

[Anonymous No.17770212]

>>17770194
i completely agree, i knew many peers who basically grew up there.

and yeah, another big hit was the loss of Margin Walker, i’ve been mourning that one for a while now, but let’s hope something comes back to fill the space they took.

>>17770201
no. Our band was almost a sonic youth clone, is of any use as a hint

[Anonymous No.17770227]

>>17770212
I cannot remember any other local band names from there right now. Did you ever meet a tall guy who wore a bolo tie smoking cigarettes?

[Anonymous No.17770225]

>>17770162
it's not hypochondria. I'm not worried about illness. I just don't want to touch other people's hand grease

[Anonymous No.17770237]

>>17770188
>>17770196
Im not really gonna remember, I was drunk every night for the most part. Hanging out at imagine over that summer was genuinely the happiest I've been. There's nothing like it in Philly or Jersey, the people are all cunty hipsters here too rather than people just trying to have fun at shows. I might shoot my ex a text to ask how the store's doing.
>>17770194
Yeah I was a pretty boot looking dude if you get what I mean. It was fairly obvious what my career field was given that SA is filled with military. Im honestly really considering a move back to SA, could really go for a place thats actually friendly and happy rather than east coast everyday rage.

[Anonymous No.17770274]

>>17770225
strengthen your immune system or die involuntarily trying

[Anonymous No.17770282]

>>17758455
Shit

[Anonymous No.17770289]

>>17770274
It's not about my immune system. I expose myself to many potential infections. I just don't like the feel of greasy old books

[Anonymous No.17770295]

>>17770227
god I feel like I have seen you out by the front, but we might not have met

>>17770237
That kind of friendliness is what I hear a lot from people who have been outside of SA. I do miss a lot of aspects of live shows, it sometimes feels like some of it was taken for granted.

And since the band only played there maybe six times from 2019-2020, I’ll just say the name: Concrete Caress. Some of our favorite shows were at Imagine.

[Anonymous No.17770301]

>>17770237
Guey, I'm glad you got so much joy out of your time there. I miss those kinds of days. It was pretty dope to have the closest thing to a punk phase. I still wear docs and I'm far better at guitar now than I used to be, but between the rona and those friend circles all kinda dying off, I don't think were gonna see another time like that for a while. It really was the modern equivalent of Taco Land.

[Anonymous No.17770310]

>>17770295
>god I feel like I have seen you out by the front, but we might not have met
>Concrete Caress
Yeah, I feel like I saw you guys around. No matter the venue you could find me loitering outside with a lonestar, being loud and obnoxious.

[Anonymous No.17770344]

>>17758455
It was great to dump off a ton of duplicates or garbage I didn't need rather than try to sell it on ebay or throw it out.

Their prices were absolutely shit though, especially for used product.

[Anonymous No.17770351]

>>17770295
Its really the only time I've ever managed to make any friends past high school. Something about the city just makes the whole place feel like one huge small town. Coming from the east coast where everyone seemingly wants to get in a scrap over everything its like you can finally let your guard down a bit.
>>17770301
You never know man, if Imagine starts having shows again and Paper Tiger etc. start having shit again people will definitely go. Hell I might fly down for a weekend.

[Anonymous No.17770371]

>>17770351
>You never know man, if Imagine starts having shows again and Paper Tiger etc. start having shit again people will definitely go. Hell I might fly down for a weekend.
Oh for sure. The industry will come back after all this. New venues will pop up. Old ones will come back. The property of places like ventura and limelite have been around so long under different names that my mom used to play gigs there. I just mean for me personally. I think that chapter of my life is over and a pandemic is kinda a decent way to ease out of it. I'm almost 30 for god sake. I feel tired. My hangovers last all day now.

[Anonymous No.17770387]

>>17770371
I feel weird that I have the same thoughts having just turned 23 and virtually never experiencing youth culture or nightlife. I don't want to give this stuff up yet, but it seems like I've aged out of things and become just another office drone. It just feels like I missed out on spending time with friends, chasing girls and just enjoying life as a young guy. I dont have a degree, but Im going to have a lot of cash saved up so I might head back to uni. I don't quite know yet what I'm going to do but I really don't want to give up my soul to the grind completely just yet.

[Anonymous No.17770460]

>>17770387
At 23 with a little cash you got plenty of time to go enjoy the night life. Going back to school might get you in the right zone. Who knows.

[Anonymous No.17770654]

>>17769882
>>they basically get my books for free because of their exponential inventory
>you basically get somewhere to come at any time with books in exchange for cash
Sounds like a fair deal, don't be desperate for money and they won't rake you for it

[Anonymous No.17771221]

>>17762915
fellow mckay's chad here, just went a week ago actually

[Anonymous No.17772440]

Pretty good store. Buy a lot of the older books from there. One time they seemed they had a bunch of old books from a masonic library and I bought many of them and burned them all a/o threw them in the trash, including the "masonic bible"

idaf f the freemasons

[Anonymous No.17772448]

Pretty good store. Buy a lot of the older books from there. One time they had a bunch of old books from a masonic library and I bought many of them and burned them all a/o threw them in the trash, including the "masonic bible"

idaf f the freemasons

[Anonymous No.17772469]

I might add that when the guy at the counter saw the pile of masonic books I was buying at once he handed them back to me in a sort of revered fashion that low-key made me chuckle. Little did he know what I was going to do with them.