Building a Theological Library on a Budget // Tips and Tricks for Strategic Book Buying
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ก.ค. 2024
- “Don't just read books, read good books, and read them often. Use them. As one of my personal mentors , John A. Reed Jr., often says, 'Make friends with books. They will never leave you nor forsake you.'" - H. B. Charles Jr., On Pastoring (p.108)
Here are just a few of my tips and tricks for building a theological library on a budget. I would also love to hear your favorite tips and tricks for building a library in the comments!
Section Titles:
0:00 - Welcome, Like, Leave a Comment
0:43 - Find the Finances, BUDGET for it
3:05 - Ebook or Physical Book?
4:09 - Buy Old/Used Books, or Borrow
5:40 - Be Strategic, not Impulsive
7:01 - Wise Buying (Benefit Accounts, Free Shipping, Wishlists)
10:04 - Pause to Evaluate
10:57 - Know What You Have
12:16 - Free Books
13:49 - What are your tips and tricks?
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to keep track of your books..... get a good reads account (app and webpage). You can scan your books and then customize ways to organize them digitally..... can even add its location in the house!
I didn’t know that about good reads… wow! So cool. Thanks for sharing
I LIVE in the discount book bin at the library. They're super cheap with a lot of variety and you can get some really good stuff. One time, I picked up a massive edition of The Odyssey for like a dollar.
Even the books you don't want can be useful. When I was younger, I used to go on book trading websites and trade in the cheap books they were selling that I didn't want for ones that I did.
One thing I have done is buy just a few here and there throughout the year then in November I hit all the deals for Black Friday. I spend a lot but for the most part it’s just once a year and I save tons.
Same.
be sure to compare am-azon and christian bookstore..... im shocked at how oftern CB is much cheaper than am-azon.
So true… they are consistently a few dollars or more cheaper. And they run free shipping sales so often as long as you are willing to wait you can save yourself quite a bit of $!
I would like to add on the physical book vs electronic book topic.... please consider buying the physical book for it is able to be passed down from generation to generation.
These Christian books we are buying NEED to be able to be passed down for generations. Electronic books die with the person who owned them. PLEASE keep this in mind when purchasing christian books. As we have seen throughout history, ideas and topics being squashed, it is easier to squash these ideas if they are electronic.
Also physical books can be sent to new pastors and church starts on the mission field across the globe.
What would you recommend for theologically sound, yet inexpensive commentaries mainly on New Testament books?
What depth are you looking for? Pastoral, technical, or devotional commentary? And what type of access… print and digital inside US? Or access outside US? - Just so I know what to recommend.
@@Back2theWord Thanks for the reply, leaning more towards pastoral commentaries in print outside of the US