Where is a larger used book store in Houston? I need to get some info in my art (DJing) without dropping too much ka$h.
Half Price Books is a good store. The one in Rice Village has won local awards for best bookstore in Houston, but I'm not sure if it's the largest one because it's a little cramped in there.
There are at least nine in the Houston area, all have different books. They are 'independent' in that they're a home-grown Texas company. Very down-to earth, hands on.
Hey there little buddy, how are we doing today? Are we being a good boy today? Gooooooood boy. I agree with the guy who said Amazon. I'm sure they have something you will like at a fair price. Oh and by the way, it's "cash."
You can buy used books through Amazon. Often they are a penny with 3.99 shipping charges. As others have said, Half Price Books can be a good option. Not sure how it works in Houston, but in Seattle, you can call any of the dozen or so stores to see if they have a book and they'll transport it to the store closest to you. I'd use Amazon to search out some books on the subject by rating and reviews. See what books people really found useful, and then use a combination of Amazon and Half Price Books to track them down cheap. If you just want to read and not keep the book, the library is also a hell of a resource.
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If you're looking for them to do all of your research for you, then sure they might be underwhelming, but most public big city libraries have capable staffs that will help you locate books on subjects you're looking for and where to find them in that library or city's library system. Especially in the era of budget cuts, the libraries in Seattle have been working even harder to help people and prove their worthiness of receiving tax dollars. I'm not as familiar with the current state of Houston libraries, but you should be able to get minimal help from them. If you want a cheap option, the library is free.
Are you deliberately obtuse? You do realize that most libraries have a requirement of a degree if not a full masters in Library Science? Maybe you're right. In an attempt to cut back on money spent on libraries, cities across America are now shoring up their bottom line by hiring mentally handicapped employees. Doo E Dessimull from Harris County had the following to say about this new approach. "Yeah, it kind of sucks to lose all those folks with Masters in Library Science, but we just couldn't afford them. They're great at finding stuff and all, but if all you have are 4 books, even a moron could locate those. That's when we had our great idea. Let's just hire a bunch of morons. We can pay them less than a dollar an hour, and they won't even know that it's illegal. We're even further helped because there's only a small number of them that can take the short bus to work each day before the bus reaches maximum capacity. It's kind of like letting the inmates run the assylum, but we get to keep a lot of books now and they say some really funny ****"
I really don't know to be honest. I now realize you are the coffee guy who blew up on me before about that rice village roaster. I think you should switch to decaf.
