There are some people who spend a lot of money buying books. I used to be one of those people. What I ended up with was a whole lot of books and a whole lot of debt. Although I loved some of the books that I had, I realized that I didn’t need to keep hanging on to them. And I also realized that there are a lot of places where you can get books for free.

My favorite places to get free books include:

• The library. I’m a big fan of using the public library system to do all of my learning.
• Friends. I’m really good about returning the books that I borrow in a timely manner so I have a lot of friends who feel comfortable lending me their favorite reads.
• Book swaps. I trade books online through sites like Paperback Swaps.
• Authors. I do book reviews sometimes so I’m able to get free books from the authors of certain books.

There are lots of places to get free and cheap books. Do you use them or do you prefer to buy your books new?

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