check your local colleges and universities. Some have annual book fairs where books are sold at heavy discounts. In Chicago, and many other cities, larger libr

check your local colleges and universities. Some have annual book fairs where books are sold at heavy discounts. In Chicago, and many other cities, larger library branches have a little room where the books the library doesn't want anymore end up. In the case of Chicago, the Harold Washington Library has a room with a table and stacks of books. You grab what you want and put a suggested donation into the box on the wall. Usually about 25¢ a book. In other cities, I've seen this expanded into entire miniature bookstores. But in those cases, they end up charging second-hand retail prices, which is a shame.