I love it when you guys write in and tell me how you are saving money!  I got this email from a follower, Christy who filled me in on her book saving secrets that I thought was definately worthly of a blog post.  Thanks Christy and please keep sending me your tips.

Anna, I just wanted to let you know about a great deal in Smyrna. There’s a used book store called “The Book Stop” at the corner of Atlanta Road and Paces Ferry. They buy used books for ¼ of the face value and sell books for ½ of the value. You don’t get cash for your books, but you get a store credit to use toward your purchase. You can only use your credit for half of your total purchase, but it’s still a great deal! I just took a laundry basket of old paperbacks today and got a credit for $70. I picked up 4 books and l only had to shell out $10 in cash, and I still have a $60 credit for future use. Much less expensive than Borders!  

Here’s a link to their website: http://thebookstoponline.com/TBStop_TradePolicy.htm

The past couple of days I have taken a break from blogging and have been entranced in an incredible book series called   The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. I am recommending this series to my Bargains In Buckhead followers as a great holiday read, book club recommendation or a great gift under $10. I honestly liked these books a lot more than the Twilight series and not these are not Vampire books but they are found in the Young Adult section. Apparently Hollywood loves these books as much as I do and has recently scooped up the rights of this series to turn them into Blockbuster hits. If you are fan of a little romance, suspense and adventure will like these books…. I powered through the first book on my Kindle in less than two days and immediately had to start reading the second book Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games) I unfortunately had to overpay at the bookstore (since it was not available on the Kindle) to get the second book, so let me save you some time and money on your holiday books shopping. Amazon.Com is currently offerering both of these books for around $10 a piece. You are getting major savings here on the second book “Catching Fire” which I just paid $19. And don’t forget Amazon has got a huge USED book selection to help you further stretch the dollar.

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