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Plenty of existing books to be found without having to source new ones. Many, many books are being discarded these days, so I don't have to buy new, or buy at

• 52-6F-62 6y ago
  Many towns' library systems do giveaways as well. My old hometown's system used to do a semi-regular culling at the yearly mini arts & crafts fest in the park. They'd lay out 5 long rows of tables and cover them in old books that had to be retired. You could take as much as you could carry for a donation of any size. I used to go when I was in my teens and had two dollars to rub together, and I still go back now in my 30's if I'm in town (with more of a donation). I've found some real gems.