Get books and tapes from the library instead of buying them or buy used...
Hey, quit picking on me!
Actually, libraries are a great idea, especially for books like novels that you'll read once, and then never look at again.
If you are looking for a new book, or even used, you can save money by buying them online.
OK, time for a bit of shamless self-promotion.
Of course you've all heard of Amazon.com, one of the largest online retailers. However, do you know that you can order something from them, and help support this site at the same time?
If you shop on my bookstore site,
http://www.garden-guidebooks.com/ you will pay the exact same price you would at Amazon.com. The reason for that is simple, you're actually buying the book from Amazon.com, not me. You order directly on the Amazon.com site, with it's top notch security and great customer service. They also have a great return policy.
If you get to Amazon.com via my bookstore, it tells them "Hey, Bob sent me!"... Amazon then pays me a small commission for every sale. It's kind of a "results based advertising payment" where they pay me for sending them a customer. It doesn't cost you anything extra, and it helps me keep this place going.
You'll find a link at the top of every page, titled "Garden Bookstore". While we specialize in garden books, you can actually buy anything Amazon.com sells, in all departments. Your help is great appreciated.
I don't get rich off of this, and I don't plan on quitting my day job. It simply helps me cover my direct "out of pocket" costs, things like server fees and bandwidth that I write a check for every month.