Jack, you should do a series highlighting world literature by country, like JACK READS KOREA, JACK READS SOUTH AFRICA, JACK READS BRAZIL (I can help with that one!). In each video you could present some authors, fiction and non fiction, etc. It would be everything!
there’s a recycled bookstore in my college town that’s just massive (literally three levels), i’ve spent an ungodly amount of money there. jack, once you start thrifting books you just don’t stop
Jack, try also looking for Friends of the (Public) Library sales that raise money for libraries. Out here in CA, we are surrounded by these type sales and you can get books for a fraction of the cost. Also look for “free libraries” which are old newspaper dispensers that have been converted into a depository for used books by readers in the community. I hardly ever pay full price for a book, unless it’s a cookbook.
In most bookstores, paperback books here in Singapore can range from $20 to $28 depending on the title. so that means hardbacks can easily hit the range between mid 30 to 40 dollars....Thus, this is why I frequently visit the local library instead of buying books HAHAHA deeply jealous of those who can buy books at a cheaper price :') I definitely get the joy you felt when you could thrift books instead
@@faitharu wow!! based on what you've mentioned, if I convert that into SGD, that would be around $25-32 for hardbacks. Oh to pay that price for a hardback would be a dream 😭
I think translation also contributes to that price. In Hungary, books are more expensive than in the UK (those that are translated) too I think because of that reason :). The size and cover of the books are different too so the price reflects that
@@fatimej4286Not sure how much of a thing that is - in the UK, at least, translated literature (e.g. from Japanese authors) is no more expensive than books written in English. One important thing though is that in the UK books are exempt from VAT (sales tax). Which is not the case in many other countries and can make a difference.
Approximately 75% of my books are thrifted or purchased during some kind of sale (like B&N's 50% off promo). I've also found a lot of books in almost new condition from my local library's used book sales. I usually only pay full price if I'm visiting an indie bookshop that I want to support. But if I'm buying new books online I always compare the US vs UK prices. They are usually so much cheaper in the UK that I just end up ordering from there. I love Blackwells because they include free shipping to the US.
Ahhhh, the Guncle is one of my recent finishes!! I listened on audio, which definitely added to the experience - I was not expecting to be SO impressed with how discussing death/grief/anxiety/feelings with children was represented, excellent read for sure
The UK is very cheap for books! I'm Dutch and recently went bookshopping in London and I was shooketh by how cheap they were. I've been to the UK many times before, but never had the chance to shop for books, and I had no idea! I'm surprised this is the first time you've mentioned books being more expensive in other countries, because pretty much all countries around the UK are more expensive than the UK. Next time I'm in the UK, I'm bringing an empty bag just for books, that's for sure 😂
To compare: The Woman in Me by Britney Spears, hardback, is €32,95, so around $36USD, $49CAD. On the Waterstones websites it's listed for £12,50, which would be about €14, $15USD, $20CAD.
@@ChemicalPenguinn I put in a pretty big order from Waterstones when I got back and even with import costs it was still so much cheaper than buying here 😂 idk how it works, but it worked. And if you buy IN the UK, they have no proof you bought it there when you travel back home, so as long as the journey doesn't cost too much (or you're already traveling there for some other reason), it'll still be cheaper!
I looked this up after buying books so much cheaper in the UK. I’m from the US. The basic reason is that the UK does not require retailers to follow the recommended retail price by publishers for books, and more importantly, no VAT is applied to books. So you don’t get taxed and the sale price is very likely lower than the list price.
i'm currently reading Joan is okay and i'm loving it!! it's just so comforting to read about some else's experiences with dealing with immigrant parents and losing a loved one in another country
I love charity shops, I buy most of my books from them now 😊 my concern for Jack is how he’s going to get all those books home to the UK when he eventually moves back 😂😂
That's what I think every time he buys more (I say as I look at the huge pile of books I have bought on my study abroad semester in the UK and have no idea how I'm getting back).
You don’t understand how excited I got when you mentioned you went to housing works. I live in NYC and most of my books are from thrift stores like Housing Works. The other day, the one on East 90th had a sale $1 paper backs and $2 hardcovers and it was the best day. It’s such a great way to make reading accessible AND support such an important cause.
I’m that fiction reader in my hood- we have what’s called free little libraries, which are like cute wooden mailboxes to leave/take a book & I leave a lot of newer stuff and get excited to come back and see they’ve been taken .
Our libraries here in the Seattle area have library book sales, they are donated books and discontinued books. Some are often in great condition or barely used, and the library only charges 25 cents for paperback and 50 cents for hardcover. I’m amazed at what I’ve found for so cheap.
Please make a book recommendation video to help us buy books for Christmas with very specific demands (a book about music and London, but for someone that hated Open Water 👀 etc!!) 🎁🎄
Nothing To See Here sounds like the perfect blend of the heartwarming whimsical books I liked as a kid and the introspective character study type books I read now I'm so excited to give it a read
Books are so pricy in Canada too. Hardback for 40$, it hurts :') And that is if you read in english, because if you read in french (or other language) you can add 10 $ to the pricetag. That's why i read in english even tho i'm french canadian.
hear me out: a book about a book lover who meets the love of their life through the books that are donated in their local thift shop, and slowly falls in love with them without meeting in person
I absolutely love Jack's videos. I have been following him for years. Great video, Jack! Keep up the great work... and it was such a blast to see you host the Booker live 🥳🎉🎉
yes it's so crazy how much more books are in the US :( when I went to the UK i was genuinely shocked as to how much cheaper the books were even taking into account the conversion rate
New books are so expensive in the US that the last new one I remember paying full price for is The Time Traveler's Wife back around 2003. And I DNF-ed it! I buy books "on clearance", in thrift stores, used online, or as cheap ebooks.
Yeah, I feel like I have to take out a small loan just to buy recently released books in the U.S. If you are in the Tennessee or North Carolina areas, however, I highly recommend making a visit to McKay's. It's a used bookstore that sells just about anything entertainment related: books, DVDs, Blu-Rays, CDs, manga, trading cards, electronics, etc. Prices for the used items are usually pretty fair and even some of the newly released items are at discounted prices. They have locations in Nashville, Chattanooga, Knoxville, Winston-Salem, and Greensboro.
having never been to the uk, I've always assumed the uk price listed next to the us price on books was indicative of the exchange rate. had no idea we were paying more!
Reading the comments I had no idea books were that expensive outside of the UK! The cheapest new books I've found in the UK is Fopp. The London branch is in Covent Garden and paperbacks are 2 for £7 or 1 for £4. They have a brilliant selection but I'd say specialise in modern classic fiction & non-fiction.
This is the video I've been waiting for! I love charity shops for books! My recent aquisitions have been "Beautiful World Where Are You" by Sally Rooney, "The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida" by Shehan Karunatilaka, "Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow" by Gabrielle Gevin and "Best of Friends" by Kamilla Shamsie. I paid less than £10 for all of those books together. It would be good to see a UK vs US charity/thrift shop book-off!
Would also highly recommend visiting Book Thug Nation (more used books) and McNally Jackson (more new books) in Williamsburg! They're around the block from one another and both have great vibes :)
We didn't know to warn you! Why didn't you tell us how inexpensive your books have been this whole time in the UK - that was the shock to me! 😂 ETA: They don't have stores everywhere, but if you live in the states, I recommend Half Price Books for used book shopping. I always find great stuff for great prices. They have by far the most locations in Texas, but they have a smattering of locations in other states too, so it's worth checking on their website. I used to live around a couple and now miss them dearly - I usually make a point to stop if I am going to be passing through or near a city that has one 😅
I very rarely buy my books new. Most of my books come from Goodwill where the books are $2 for paperback or $3.50ish for hardback. However if you want to buy a lot of great books for $2.00 or less, go to your local library book sale. If the library has a donor tier system become a donor because quite often there is a donor night & you can shop before the general public. It's a win win all around. You get a lot of good books inexpensively & also supports the local library.
If you do any traveling around the US i recommend looking for cities that have Half Price Books locations. Theyre mostly in the south/southeast but if you find yourself near one they have great prices and selection/condition of used books. I had to move away from that part of the country, i miss living right near HPB!
I went to a thrift shop this week! It was great I got two books for 30sek (around 3 dollars). One is The summons by John Grisham and the other one is Play dead by Harlan Coben. I love thrift shops!
Some books are around £22 in the uk too (depending on the book and who the author is). But yeah that’s on the more expensive side. I think the average is around £18. In theworks you can get books for really cheap. 3 books for £6 and certain romance/ popular fiction books start as little as £3/book (max £5-£6)
$26 is pretty good for a hardcover too! Usually I saw them for like 28 ish, sometimes they’d go up to 32 for bigger or more popular books. Imagine my shock when I moved and suddenly books are reasonably priced?????
so you pay $250 for ten hardcover books in the us?? In germany you'd get ten hardcovers for 146€/$160😭 The fact that I related when people here said they couldn't afford books, like i wasn't paying a fraction of your prices for a paperback💀
After Sappho was the BEST find of the past few years. I loved it SO MUCH... I kept thinking, whenever i watched your videos, this guy has never talked about After Sappho... he has missed THE book . hahahah i'm so excited about you reading it soon
The Guncle is hilarious and heartwarming. If you enjoy it, you'll have to read Steven Rowley's new release called The Celebrants. I loved both so much!
Man ik the feeling bout how expensive books are in America I'm from Dublin, Ireland but the books are worth saving money for and Walmart has great selection of books I recently bought 11 new books 📚. Love your videos and I'm currently writing 5 different genres since 2022 still working progress mate. I'm also currently reading 3 books
lol, come to Australia! I get excited when a paperback (not new release) is $12!!!! Secondhand books are essential over here, but it’s hard to get recent releases, especially in rural areas
I get the shock from british book prices to american ones, but its literally so so expensive in norway its crazy. I regualrly buy pocket books for 20 ish pounds, and hardcovers are usually out of the question since they are like 40-50 pounds. The worst part is that there are no good book thrift shops either... so youre basically screwed when youre a reader here.
Your friend might be interested in actor Andrew Rannells’ new autobio Uncle of the Year- I haven’t personally read it but I’ve read his first autobio and really liked it!
book "thrifting" rec! See if there is a "friends of the library" type store near you, its like donated books the local library system can't use and all profits go back into the libraries!
Love a secondhand book and these are such good finds! I just picked up Joan is Okay at a Little Free Library and couldn't believe my luck. The word Guncle makes me cringe, but I really enjoyed Rowley's newest book The Celebrants, so I might have to suck it up and give The Guncle a go
looking at the comments and videos it is literally shocking me about book costs. In India hardcovers are maximum around 12 usd but also can be as cheap as 5usd. also paperbacks are usually 6ish usd but if u buy it from open shops it can be as cheap as a dollar. how are yall living?!!!!
WHAT 😲 I live in Italy and let me tell you the prices for books here (especially English ones) are much closer to those in the US than the UK prices like a hardback for around 15€??? Man I wish
18£ = $22 usd ... it's a $4 difference... While I agree, thrift books please because so many books end up in landfil, the price difference between the uk and the US is not that big .... Canadian here being charge $35+ for a hardback book. 🙃 and being shown the us price above the cnd price just to rub it into the wound more
If the US prices look like too much then don’t come to Canada lmao. Here it’s $20-30 for paperbacks, and $35-50 for hard backs 🥲 only time you might find something under $20 is if you catch a sale or buy a penguin classic edition of something
in bookstores here and online, avg price of a hardcover book in New Zealand is 20 - 30 USD ($30-50 NZD) and they are very rare :( Paperbacks aren't much better. don't even get me started on shipping prices - probably almost the same as the price of the book i find 😂 libraries are fantastic :)
The US price for a hardcover book sounds normal to me as a German - unfortunately, they're expensive 😬 I didn't know that books are that cheap in the UK, but that explains why you don't thrift them more 😅 I mainly buy books used, or use public bookshelves :)
I litterly got almost the entire collection of Virginia Woolfs diaries + Virginia Woolf Congenial Spirits Selected Letters for free today. Gotta love those free *give and take* bookshops😭 It is estimated to cost around 166 $, its to good to be real
Its crazy that second hand books are like the price of a brand new book in the uk. I normally go to second hand shops and the books cost between like 50p and £2.50. though that bookshop is soooooo good
Books are so expensive in Latin America 😢😢😢 bookdepository (rip) and thrift stores are the only affordable options. I mostly buy *second hand* in online shops and yet it's SO HARD to find anything that's affordable 😂 and I'm talking about thrifted books
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Jack, you should do a series highlighting world literature by country, like JACK READS KOREA, JACK READS SOUTH AFRICA, JACK READS BRAZIL (I can help with that one!). In each video you could present some authors, fiction and non fiction, etc. It would be everything!
Such a good idea !!!
I can help with Austria, if that post is read by Jack ;)
the way i've been waiting AGES from this man to read brazilian books... capitães da areia would be a personal treat for me
let's campaign. if he reads água viva by clarice lispector he will fall in love
@@cajuinimigo and Carolina Maria de Jesus
The RESTRAINT Jack is showing by not mentioning that the All Too Well music video was filmed in that very bookstore is ASTOUNDING
WHAT
there’s a recycled bookstore in my college town that’s just massive (literally three levels), i’ve spent an ungodly amount of money there. jack, once you start thrifting books you just don’t stop
Charity shops are the reason why my book collection is out of control 😂
Same 😂
Same😭 esp with everything being like 50 cents to $1
Same, and i live next to a beautiful flea market in Lisbon, Portugal! ❤
Jack, try also looking for Friends of the (Public) Library sales that raise money for libraries. Out here in CA, we are surrounded by these type sales and you can get books for a fraction of the cost. Also look for “free libraries” which are old newspaper dispensers that have been converted into a depository for used books by readers in the community. I hardly ever pay full price for a book, unless it’s a cookbook.
In most bookstores, paperback books here in Singapore can range from $20 to $28 depending on the title. so that means hardbacks can easily hit the range between mid 30 to 40 dollars....Thus, this is why I frequently visit the local library instead of buying books HAHAHA deeply jealous of those who can buy books at a cheaper price :') I definitely get the joy you felt when you could thrift books instead
Same in Canada !!
what? In UK hardback is between £14.99-£18.99 and i thought that was too much. Paperback is usually between £4.99 to £10.99.
@@faitharu wow!! based on what you've mentioned, if I convert that into SGD, that would be around $25-32 for hardbacks. Oh to pay that price for a hardback would be a dream 😭
I think translation also contributes to that price. In Hungary, books are more expensive than in the UK (those that are translated) too I think because of that reason :). The size and cover of the books are different too so the price reflects that
@@fatimej4286Not sure how much of a thing that is - in the UK, at least, translated literature (e.g. from Japanese authors) is no more expensive than books written in English. One important thing though is that in the UK books are exempt from VAT (sales tax). Which is not the case in many other countries and can make a difference.
3:10 - After sappho
4:49 - Joan is okay
6:35 - Nothing to see here
8:46 - Harrow
9:58 - The guncle
12:18 - Scattered all over the earth
Approximately 75% of my books are thrifted or purchased during some kind of sale (like B&N's 50% off promo). I've also found a lot of books in almost new condition from my local library's used book sales. I usually only pay full price if I'm visiting an indie bookshop that I want to support. But if I'm buying new books online I always compare the US vs UK prices. They are usually so much cheaper in the UK that I just end up ordering from there. I love Blackwells because they include free shipping to the US.
Ahhhh, the Guncle is one of my recent finishes!! I listened on audio, which definitely added to the experience - I was not expecting to be SO impressed with how discussing death/grief/anxiety/feelings with children was represented, excellent read for sure
That person who donated all those books is your soulmate! One day you will have a meet cute at the shop 🫣😃
The UK is very cheap for books! I'm Dutch and recently went bookshopping in London and I was shooketh by how cheap they were. I've been to the UK many times before, but never had the chance to shop for books, and I had no idea! I'm surprised this is the first time you've mentioned books being more expensive in other countries, because pretty much all countries around the UK are more expensive than the UK. Next time I'm in the UK, I'm bringing an empty bag just for books, that's for sure 😂
Import costs 😬
To compare: The Woman in Me by Britney Spears, hardback, is €32,95, so around $36USD, $49CAD. On the Waterstones websites it's listed for £12,50, which would be about €14, $15USD, $20CAD.
@@ChemicalPenguinn I put in a pretty big order from Waterstones when I got back and even with import costs it was still so much cheaper than buying here 😂 idk how it works, but it worked. And if you buy IN the UK, they have no proof you bought it there when you travel back home, so as long as the journey doesn't cost too much (or you're already traveling there for some other reason), it'll still be cheaper!
As an Indian I found UK to be expensive for books. It's worse in other countries ? 😢
I looked this up after buying books so much cheaper in the UK. I’m from the US. The basic reason is that the UK does not require retailers to follow the recommended retail price by publishers for books, and more importantly, no VAT is applied to books. So you don’t get taxed and the sale price is very likely lower than the list price.
i'm currently reading Joan is okay and i'm loving it!! it's just so comforting to read about some else's experiences with dealing with immigrant parents and losing a loved one in another country
I love charity shops, I buy most of my books from them now 😊 my concern for Jack is how he’s going to get all those books home to the UK when he eventually moves back 😂😂
That's what I think every time he buys more (I say as I look at the huge pile of books I have bought on my study abroad semester in the UK and have no idea how I'm getting back).
Jack Edwards being a Thrifty King gives us all hope in life. Also, the USA really knows how to set the worst price point lol
As an Indian, going to a bookstore in UK and seeing a paperback being sold for 10 pounds had the same effect.
You don’t understand how excited I got when you mentioned you went to housing works. I live in NYC and most of my books are from thrift stores like Housing Works. The other day, the one on East 90th had a sale $1 paper backs and $2 hardcovers and it was the best day. It’s such a great way to make reading accessible AND support such an important cause.
charity shops and second hand book shops are a blessing!
I’m that fiction reader in my hood- we have what’s called free little libraries, which are like cute wooden mailboxes to leave/take a book & I leave a lot of newer stuff and get excited to come back and see they’ve been taken .
Can you do a video explaining what the different book prizes are? Esp since Jack hosted the booker prize
Our libraries here in the Seattle area have library book sales, they are donated books and discontinued books. Some are often in great condition or barely used, and the library only charges 25 cents for paperback and 50 cents for hardcover. I’m amazed at what I’ve found for so cheap.
Please make a book recommendation video to help us buy books for Christmas with very specific demands (a book about music and London, but for someone that hated Open Water 👀 etc!!) 🎁🎄
I love hearing you talking about books and literature!
Nothing To See Here sounds like the perfect blend of the heartwarming whimsical books I liked as a kid and the introspective character study type books I read now I'm so excited to give it a read
Books are so pricy in Canada too. Hardback for 40$, it hurts :') And that is if you read in english, because if you read in french (or other language) you can add 10 $ to the pricetag. That's why i read in english even tho i'm french canadian.
hear me out: a book about a book lover who meets the love of their life through the books that are donated in their local thift shop, and slowly falls in love with them without meeting in person
Yes.
I love thrift shopping! :)
I absolutely love Jack's videos. I have been following him for years. Great video, Jack! Keep up the great work... and it was such a blast to see you host the Booker live 🥳🎉🎉
yes it's so crazy how much more books are in the US :( when I went to the UK i was genuinely shocked as to how much cheaper the books were even taking into account the conversion rate
New books are so expensive in the US that the last new one I remember paying full price for is The Time Traveler's Wife back around 2003. And I DNF-ed it! I buy books "on clearance", in thrift stores, used online, or as cheap ebooks.
Yeah, I feel like I have to take out a small loan just to buy recently released books in the U.S. If you are in the Tennessee or North Carolina areas, however, I highly recommend making a visit to McKay's. It's a used bookstore that sells just about anything entertainment related: books, DVDs, Blu-Rays, CDs, manga, trading cards, electronics, etc. Prices for the used items are usually pretty fair and even some of the newly released items are at discounted prices. They have locations in Nashville, Chattanooga, Knoxville, Winston-Salem, and Greensboro.
all these books are so beautiful looking !!! hope the prose is as pretty !!!
having never been to the uk, I've always assumed the uk price listed next to the us price on books was indicative of the exchange rate. had no idea we were paying more!
00:54 It's giving me Prince Henry and Pez shelter in Brooklyn vibes
I've ordered from Housing Works online, they're great! Correction: they sell through Amazon not their own website
Reading the comments I had no idea books were that expensive outside of the UK! The cheapest new books I've found in the UK is Fopp. The London branch is in Covent Garden and paperbacks are 2 for £7 or 1 for £4. They have a brilliant selection but I'd say specialise in modern classic fiction & non-fiction.
could feel the sapphic energy in the after sappho blurb😭
“cheerfully dystopian” i LOVE oxymoronic phrases like this!!
Came here to say that most thrift/charity shops here in Aus price books between $2-4 dollars. Lifesaver for a cheap book lover!
Nothing to See Here! I loved it. Eager to hear your thoughts when you get around to it.
In Australia hardcover books are easily $50-$60 AUD, which is around £30. Even paperbacks can often be about $30 😭
This is the video I've been waiting for! I love charity shops for books! My recent aquisitions have been "Beautiful World Where Are You" by Sally Rooney, "The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida" by Shehan Karunatilaka, "Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow" by Gabrielle Gevin and "Best of Friends" by Kamilla Shamsie. I paid less than £10 for all of those books together. It would be good to see a UK vs US charity/thrift shop book-off!
I really enjoyed the Guncle! More depth to it than I expected at first. ✅️
Ok seriously I need to know your barber I love your hairstyle so much ahahha
(Also love the book recommendations)
You do have to factor in the exchange rate, though. 18 GBP = 23 USD, roughly. So it's not *that* far off.
simply cannot look away from the sign in the corner saying "welcome to ew york" 🤫
Would also highly recommend visiting Book Thug Nation (more used books) and McNally Jackson (more new books) in Williamsburg! They're around the block from one another and both have great vibes :)
I adore Nothing to see here and The Guncle! Great choice.
‘Guncle’ has such a fun cover and a cool concept!
Notification: thrift shopping book haul.
Me: clicking as if my life depends on the video
We didn't know to warn you! Why didn't you tell us how inexpensive your books have been this whole time in the UK - that was the shock to me! 😂
ETA: They don't have stores everywhere, but if you live in the states, I recommend Half Price Books for used book shopping. I always find great stuff for great prices. They have by far the most locations in Texas, but they have a smattering of locations in other states too, so it's worth checking on their website. I used to live around a couple and now miss them dearly - I usually make a point to stop if I am going to be passing through or near a city that has one 😅
I very rarely buy my books new. Most of my books come from Goodwill where the books are $2 for paperback or $3.50ish for hardback. However if you want to buy a lot of great books for $2.00 or less, go to your local library book sale. If the library has a donor tier system become a donor because quite often there is a donor night & you can shop before the general public. It's a win win all around. You get a lot of good books inexpensively & also supports the local library.
If you do any traveling around the US i recommend looking for cities that have Half Price Books locations. Theyre mostly in the south/southeast but if you find yourself near one they have great prices and selection/condition of used books. I had to move away from that part of the country, i miss living right near HPB!
agreed! I was shocked when I went book shopping in London.
I went to a thrift shop this week! It was great I got two books for 30sek (around 3 dollars). One is The summons by John Grisham and the other one is Play dead by Harlan Coben. I love thrift shops!
Some books are around £22 in the uk too (depending on the book and who the author is). But yeah that’s on the more expensive side. I think the average is around £18. In theworks you can get books for really cheap. 3 books for £6 and certain romance/ popular fiction books start as little as £3/book (max £5-£6)
I LOVE the works! People are sleeping on the works! I genuinely don't understand how they have new releases for like £6, but I'm not complaining! 😂😂
$26 is pretty good for a hardcover too! Usually I saw them for like 28 ish, sometimes they’d go up to 32 for bigger or more popular books. Imagine my shock when I moved and suddenly books are reasonably priced?????
so you pay $250 for ten hardcover books in the us?? In germany you'd get ten hardcovers for 146€/$160😭
The fact that I related when people here said they couldn't afford books, like i wasn't paying a fraction of your prices for a paperback💀
It's even more expensive in Canada!
After Sappho was the BEST find of the past few years. I loved it SO MUCH... I kept thinking, whenever i watched your videos, this guy has never talked about After Sappho... he has missed THE book . hahahah i'm so excited about you reading it soon
Here in New Zealand paperbacks can be anywhere from $25 up to $38 for the larger size. I'm so jealous of uk book prices.
The Guncle is hilarious and heartwarming. If you enjoy it, you'll have to read Steven Rowley's new release called The Celebrants. I loved both so much!
in nz the average hardback would be $50-$70 depending on the size and the edition
In Australia, hardbacks cost over $30. Of course, it's all relative when compared to income and cost of living.
Man ik the feeling bout how expensive books are in America I'm from Dublin, Ireland but the books are worth saving money for and Walmart has great selection of books I recently bought 11 new books 📚. Love your videos and I'm currently writing 5 different genres since 2022 still working progress mate. I'm also currently reading 3 books
lol, come to Australia! I get excited when a paperback (not new release) is $12!!!! Secondhand books are essential over here, but it’s hard to get recent releases, especially in rural areas
I get the shock from british book prices to american ones, but its literally so so expensive in norway its crazy. I regualrly buy pocket books for 20 ish pounds, and hardcovers are usually out of the question since they are like 40-50 pounds. The worst part is that there are no good book thrift shops either... so youre basically screwed when youre a reader here.
Nothing to See Here was a favorited mine this year!
Same in Germany with the book prices 🥲 thank god London is only a short flight away
Your friend might be interested in actor Andrew Rannells’ new autobio Uncle of the Year- I haven’t personally read it but I’ve read his first autobio and really liked it!
book "thrifting" rec! See if there is a "friends of the library" type store near you, its like donated books the local library system can't use and all profits go back into the libraries!
And here Jack thought that only in Paris would English books be expensive lmao
Love a secondhand book and these are such good finds! I just picked up Joan is Okay at a Little Free Library and couldn't believe my luck. The word Guncle makes me cringe, but I really enjoyed Rowley's newest book The Celebrants, so I might have to suck it up and give The Guncle a go
Hahahaha when you pulled out Nothing to See Here and said you hadn't read the blurb I was immediately excited to see your reaction
looking at the comments and videos it is literally shocking me about book costs. In India hardcovers are maximum around 12 usd but also can be as cheap as 5usd. also paperbacks are usually 6ish usd but if u buy it from open shops it can be as cheap as a dollar. how are yall living?!!!!
It’s tragic to think about that in terms of education. I only hope that eBooks are available for cheaper…
WHAT 😲 I live in Italy and let me tell you the prices for books here (especially English ones) are much closer to those in the US than the UK prices like a hardback for around 15€??? Man I wish
Everything is expensive in USA!! Library book sales and thrift is the way to go.
18£ = $22 usd ... it's a $4 difference...
While I agree, thrift books please because so many books end up in landfil, the price difference between the uk and the US is not that big .... Canadian here being charge $35+ for a hardback book. 🙃 and being shown the us price above the cnd price just to rub it into the wound more
I read "Nothing to See Here." Great twist!
if you think books are expensive in the usa come to canada, hardbacks are 40-60 bucks each. i’ve had to pay 40 bucks for a paperback
I thrift almost all my books, the best part is finding cool editions that are no longer sold
i thrifted Conversations with friends for EU 0.50 in my neck of the woods
Nothing to See Here, I loved it!!! SO funny!
Jack it’s like $30+ dollars for a hard cover book over here in Australia it is absolutely wild
Nothing to See Here is hilarious!! I read it so fast, couldn’t put it down
If the US prices look like too much then don’t come to Canada lmao. Here it’s $20-30 for paperbacks, and $35-50 for hard backs 🥲 only time you might find something under $20 is if you catch a sale or buy a penguin classic edition of something
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Best place to thrift books is library booksales - for the best deals.
Exellent book haul Jack love it! 😊
For clarity--15 to 18 pounds would equal, roughly, around 20 - 26 US dollars. So books really aren't cheaper in the UK.
I buy my books at my library used book sale, they sell on donation basis only. So I can get as many books as I want for whatever I can afford.
Try buying a hardback in Australia. A library of hardbacks is the rich man's domain! The rest of us are out here living the paperback life.
I always get my books are thift stores more cheaper and better and plus I am saving money ❤
I saw a small hardcover go for $40.99 CAD the other day 🙃
Daylight robbery
help
What on earth!! In Germany Book prizes usually ranged 15-22€ I would say for paperback (which are the only ones I get 😄)
@@Ankesadventures with the conversion rate that's similar to what I pay for new paperbacks in Canada.
in bookstores here and online, avg price of a hardcover book in New Zealand is 20 - 30 USD ($30-50 NZD) and they are very rare :( Paperbacks aren't much better. don't even get me started on shipping prices - probably almost the same as the price of the book i find 😂 libraries are fantastic :)
The US price for a hardcover book sounds normal to me as a German - unfortunately, they're expensive 😬 I didn't know that books are that cheap in the UK, but that explains why you don't thrift them more 😅 I mainly buy books used, or use public bookshelves :)
I litterly got almost the entire collection of Virginia Woolfs diaries + Virginia Woolf Congenial Spirits Selected Letters for free today. Gotta love those free *give and take* bookshops😭 It is estimated to cost around 166 $, its to good to be real
Its crazy that second hand books are like the price of a brand new book in the uk. I normally go to second hand shops and the books cost between like 50p and £2.50. though that bookshop is soooooo good
Books are so expensive in Latin America 😢😢😢 bookdepository (rip) and thrift stores are the only affordable options. I mostly buy *second hand* in online shops and yet it's SO HARD to find anything that's affordable 😂 and I'm talking about thrifted books
Nothing to See Here is one of my favorite reads of the past year
distracted by the sign in the corner saying 'welcome to ew..' XD
Books are even more expensive in Canada 😭 like $32-36 for hard cover