Book Buying Addicts Anonymous discussion

Summer's pretty much here. Share the books you buy this June.

i want to get Burning Wire by Harlan Coben or one of Jeffrey Deaver's novels as an e book.

Live Wire-Harlan Coben. have to get my titles straight! ha!

I'm having a horrible day, so went to a bookshop and bought some stuff to cheer myself up:
and

I bought this today for my summer holiday :)

i bought The Burning Wire by Jeffrey Deaver and also picked up
Carolina Isle--Jude Deveraux
Trust Me--Jayne Ann Krentz
Trashed--Alison gaylin
Artic Drift--Clive Cussler/Dirk Cussler
Final Scream--Lisa Jackson

Sent off my check for my credit card bill and did some shopping. I bought , , , and at my local Walmart

@Kelsey, I was planning on buying City of Bones, but I bought an expensive game. I also saw that Love by Numbers book there.

I'll be buying more though. You should see my Amazon cart XD

I did not think I would be shopping again this early, but there you go.

The Hero with a Thousand Faces

i wish I had a credit card. I had a lot of priorities--pet vet bill in june. not huge but 76.00 has to go somewhere.--house cleaners, discount bus tickets, bodybuilding stuff.

forgot BOOKS--really hurting tonight.

Sonya wrote: "i wish I had a credit card. I had a lot of priorities--pet vet bill in june. not huge but 76.00 has to go somewhere.--house cleaners, discount bus tickets, bodybuilding stuff.

forgot BOOKS--really..."

Now that you mention it, I need to get my youngest cat fixed. He keeps marking his territory everywhere and let me tell you. He stinks up the place XD, but I love him, even if the feeling isn't mutual.

Why are you hurting though?

i have had recent surgery on my left arm and arthritis in my back. did A LOT of running around today.

your cat loves you. remember to clean up after him until you have him fixed. don't want to get in trouble by landlords. it's how I got evicted the first time. eeessshhh!

I use Pinesol on tile then rinse it good with water. cleaners are toxic to pets!

Definitely get him fixed as soon as possible: otherwise he'll keep a lot of the symptoms of being in heat otherwise.

I promised myself I would not buy any books in June: I have to save some money.

So I got and a soon-to-be released which looks super-cool and fun!

My daughter's going to kill me.

No, seriously! *grin*

Ellie wrote: "Definitely get him fixed as soon as possible: otherwise he'll keep a lot of the symptoms of being in heat otherwise.

I promised myself I would not buy any books in June: I have to save some money...."

The Steampunk book looks awesome Ellie!! I love Steampunk aesthetics, one of my dreams is to have my laptop looking like that:
http://www.interestingworldfacts.com/... :)

Just bought "This is gonna hurt" the newest book by Nikki Sixx of Sixx AM (and Motley Crue) fame. This was a follow up to his book "the Heroin Diaries" in which he details his battle with heroin addiction into recovery, which was also sold with the CD of the same name.

Joanna wrote: "Ellie wrote: "Definitely get him fixed as soon as possible: otherwise he'll keep a lot of the symptoms of being in heat otherwise.

I promised myself I would not buy any books in June: I have to ..."

I've been waiting for that steampunk book to come out!

Joanna, there was a guy on etsy or ebay who was doing custom mods -- expensive, but they were gorgeous! I am a big big fan of that aesthetic as well -- have you seen the BookBook covers from TwelveSouth? (Just google TwelveSouth.) They're beautiful laptop cases that look just like old leather books. I got one for my ipad, and I love it. Actually, I liked it so much I bought one for my husband's macbook, too, LOL. Not the same as a mod, but a nice budget alternative!

Lea wrote: I've been waiting for that steampunk book to come out!

Joanna, there was a guy on etsy or ebay who was doing custom mods -- expensive, but they were gorgeous! I am a big big fan of that aesthetic as well -- have you seen the BookBook covers from TwelveSouth? (Just google TwelveSouth.) They're beautiful laptop cases that look just like old leather books. I got one for my ipad, and I love it. Actually, I liked it so much I bought one for my husband's macbook, too, LOL. Not the same as a mod, but a nice budget alternative!

Lea, the covers look pretty cool, but I'm thinking about a mod. Not for the laptop I've now, but when I upgrade I might spend some more to make it truly AWESOME! :)

I got these from my step-mom today: and

Joanna wrote: "Lea wrote: I've been waiting for that steampunk book to come out!

Joanna, there was a guy on etsy or ebay who was doing custom mods -- expensive, but they were gorgeous! I am a big big fan of that..."

I hope you'll post pictures when you do it!

I had a bad day at work, when I came home my husband bought me these three books.

I bought for $1.00

Sheila -- what a nice husband you've got! Surprise books?! Awesome!

Kimberly -- WHA?! $1.00 for Wolf Hall?? Pretty amazing!

I repeat Lea: $1.00 for Wolf Hall? Fantastic!

I got some kindle books from a big sale they're having right now, including one I'd really wanted & almost bought when it came out (at full price!):

Today I faced the living daytime nightmare of many men. My wife announced that WE were going shopping. Don’t misunderstand me, I enjoy going out with her but when she enters a department or clothing store, I cease to exist. Her eyes widen and her pupils dilate to accommodate all around her and I disappear. The first store I wait patiently as she browses the different clothing racks, drinking everything in with her eyes. We exit the store forty-five minutes later without even a bag for our time and troubles and she immediately enters the next store to repeat the process.
One is my limit. I pride myself on my patience but a clothes shopping with a woman is beyond endurance. After repeated attempts to break her singly focused concentration I finally receive a positive response and suggest we go our separate ways and meet later at a specified place and time. Being an unnoticed anchor in her day’s quest, she readily agrees. At last! I’m cut loose and I can browse and pursue my interests. I promptly radar in on a book market and time flies. I bought
, , , , , , , , , , , , ,
I bought all of the above for under 10 Euros, easing the pain I was greeted with when I met up again with my wife.

Just started the month of with these and

I'm excited: I just got a copy of by Angela Carter

for $3, used but in great condition, hardcover.

Just got back from Walmart. Spent thirty dollars on office supplies. Another one of my bad habits!

But I got , , , , , , , , and .

I just ordered twenty more from Amazon too, but I'll list them when they actually get here.

These are pre-orders and I haven't gotten my birthday presents yet. HAHA

Destiny wrote: "Just got back from Walmart. Spent thirty dollars on office supplies. Another one of my bad habits!

But I got , , [bookco..."

I have that same problem! Every time I see envelopes or stationary I feel the urge to buy, buy and buy. When I come home my wife puts in with the other boxes of office supplies I always seem to buy but seldom use. I guess that is just one of those things that make me, me.

Thom wrote: "Today I faced the living daytime nightmare of many men. My wife announced that WE were going shopping. Don’t misunderstand me, I enjoy going out with her but when she enters a department or clothin..."

LOL Thom!! :) I feel your pain. I'm a woman but atypical in that I can't really stand much clothes shopping. I mean, if I need something, I'll go an get it but I kind of go blind/insane after about 2 shops (and there are sooooo many shops in any shopping centre!!). So whenever my sister, or one of my girlfriends drags me out shopping I promptly perform a vanishing act and disappear into the nearest bookshop, usually buying half of it just to recover from the shock ;P

I have that same problem! Every time I see envelopes or stationary I feel the urge to buy, buy and buy. When I come home my wife puts in with the other boxes of office supplies I always seem to buy but seldom use. I guess that is just one of those things that make me, me.

I do this exactly. I always figure I'll find a use for them, but most of the stuff goes unused. I can't help it XD

Whenever I go shopping for clothes or anything really. I do it like really fast, while my mother takes forever. She loves to look around and troll for sales!

Borders had a bargaom table 3.99 ea book... I got The True Darcy Spirit
The Exploits & Adventures of Miss Alethea Darcy
High Tea
I Remember You
A Special Relationship
The London Train
The last one, is pretty new. but the others I realized I have them already. I don't know if I should return them or swap them....

Colby wrote: " for $3, used but in great condition, hardcover."

Wow, that's good for hardcover

Let's see... ebooks:

(sweet deal from BN, $5.09 ebook)

(pre-ordered, released June 1st)

Snitched from my aunt
plus one book on freelance writing & one about job-hunting online.

I picked up brand new for free at the rec center.

I recently made a purchase on Borders.com. I got .

We went to an annual street market in a village not far from our home and I bought: , , , .
I've read much on this site about the books and their author. I hope they measure up to all of the positivity shared by so many members.
PS. I also bought hard copies of and

Thom wrote: "Today I faced the living daytime nightmare of many men. My wife announced that WE were going shopping. Don’t misunderstand me, I enjoy going out with her but when she enters a department or clothin..."

That made me laugh, Thom -- I'm sure my husband feels your pain, LOL.

Clara wrote: "Borders had a bargaom table 3.99 ea book... I got The True Darcy Spirit
The Exploits & Adventures of Miss Alethea Darcy
High Tea
[book:I Remember You|6780..."

I'd probably return them -- have you decided what you're going to do?

Just got back from the first day of Chicago's Printers Row Lit Fest and I have to admit, I'm a little depressed. I expected to find a lot more and all I came home with was and . Hopefully tomorrow I'll do better.

when I get depressed I spend more money.

i want to get IT as an ebook. looking to sell my paperbacks that are in electronic edition.

I'm trying to save money, plus I just adopted a kitten who needs some surgery, but I did manage to buy a few books this month:

Rat
Winter's Bone
The Confessions of Catherine de Medici
Half a Life
Heresy
By the Time You Read This
The Red Church
Drummer Boy
The Blindness of the Heart
Miss Me When I'm Gone: A Novel
Father of the Rain

Mary wrote: "I'm trying to save money, plus I just adopted a kitten who needs some surgery, but I did manage to buy a few books this month:..."

Mary, congrats on the new family member. :-) Hope he/she will be ok. What's your kitty's name?

Her name is Lucy. I've always liked the line from Villette, "I, Lucy Snowe, was calm", and it seems to fit her personality.

So far this month:

I just bought a 1972 hardcover of for $8.50 when I went into an obscure little rare book shop today. It's been out of print for 30 year I think and it came with the original dust jacket. I've been looking for it forever.

this month so far

103) Killing floor by Lee child (readitswapit)
104) Toys by James Patterson
105) True Blue By David Baldacci (readitswapit)