Blog Posts on bargain books

Bookworm of Gensan: Bargain Finds by Bookworm of Gensan on Jan 6, 2012...

What’s new in the bookshelf today? by In Lesbians with Books on Dec 11, 2011I now have my second Dave Eggers book, A Heartbreaking Work of a Staggering Genius which we found in BookSale Southmall last week. RC bought the copy for me :) Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke and The … Continue reading →...

The horrible moment when you… by In Lesbians with Books on Dec 8, 2011…accidentally damaged the book cover while removing carefully the sticky price tag: I feel horrible for damaging this book with a beautiful cover (yep, I find it beautiful) and knowing that this book is an awesome one (this book is … Cont...

Book Bazaar, we meet again… by Bookmarked! on Dec 8, 2011As the Christmas rush set in early for me, starting with the annual Flips Flipping Pages Christmas party (I’ll tell you more about that soon!), I nearly forgot about the National Book Store Christmas Book Bazaar at Market! Market!, which I̵...

Marauding at the MIBF (even more loot!) by Bookmarked! on Sep 20, 2011I’m home after the last day of the MIBF, and I think I carted out the biggest haul I’ve had in years. I thought last year’s loot was quite a haul, but  it pales in comparison to this year’s three-post-running loot, and I̵...

Maurading at the MIBF (even more loot!) by Bookmarked! on Sep 20, 2011I’m home after the last day of the MIBF, and I think I carted out the biggest haul I’ve had in years. I thought last year’s loot was quite a haul, but  it pales in comparison to this year’s three-post-running loot, and I̵...

32nd Manila International Book Fair, the first of many parts by Bookmarked! on Sep 16, 2011I’m still trying to catch my breath, but I know you’ve been waiting to hear about the 32nd Manila International Book Fair, and I do want to tell you about it, so here it is, my first book fair post. It’s been a whirlwind couple of d...

More MIBF Loot by Bookmarked! on Sep 16, 2011Aieee!!! I thought the past couple of days were already a rampage, but I came home with a huge haul today; bought more books than I could carry! I was waiting for some guests to arrive, and they were delayed ’til the evening so I had a little m...

There goes my self-control: the first of my MIBF loot by Bookmarked! on Sep 16, 2011Every year, the plan is to pace myself, especially because I’m at the Manila International Book Fair every single day. Of course, every year is somewhat of a fail, but I don’t think it’s ever been as epic a fail as this year! I norm...

Bookworm of Gensan bargain finds by Bookworm of Gensan on Sep 9, 2011I always make it a point to save up for the annual National Book Store's price-cut sale on books in August. All books on the shelves are practically on sale at 5-10% off. But I go straight to the bargain book bins for books discounted up to 75%. For...