these days i try to borrow stuff from nearby public libraries and avoid buying any new copies of old books. hurray, funded public services. hurray, socialism. i

these days i try to borrow stuff from nearby public libraries and avoid buying any new copies of old books. hurray, funded public services. hurray, socialism. i export a big csv file of books i am interested in reading from goodreads, then run a horrible little python script that pokes my local library website with requests to discover what books from my list are available on the shelf. in the past i have had success finding cheap second hand books using this search engine: https://www.gettextbooks.com/ https://www.gettextbooks.com/ e.g. i have my eye on a new Peter Watts book, here we go: https://www.gettextbooks.com/isbn/9781616962524/ https://www.gettextbooks.com/isbn/9781616962524/