I like to get my hands on the cheapest edition I can in the best condition at that price. If the words in the book are the same as a more expensive one, I’m getting a better value, in my opinion. Then if it’s a story that becomes really important to me I might consider upgrading to a “nicer” or collectors version, and keep the old ones as lender books.

  • clockworkdance@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I’ve gone up to $50 for scarce, out of print books I want to make sure I have lifelong access to.
    For small-press-published books I’m unlikely to find secondhand for less than half the publisher’s price if at all, up to $20.
    For the average book I REALLY want, up to $10 if I’ve been searching secondhand sales & shops for a couple of years and haven’t seen it yet.
    For most books though? (including ebooks) It’s a hard cut-off at $3. Maybe $5 if it’s brand-new.