tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post8217764392209166306..comments2024-01-07T09:36:51.796-08:00Comments on Chess, Comics, Crosswords, Books, Music, Cinema: Photo Essay: Books by Weight is back!Prashant C. Trikannadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-7782792175082810962015-03-26T22:59:54.559-07:002015-03-26T22:59:54.559-07:00Hi Colin, many thanks. The McBain novel was GHOSTS...Hi Colin, many thanks. The McBain novel was GHOSTS and the Dickson book was THE CAVALIER'S CUP. I have promised Sergio I'd read and review my first Dickson book next month. THE Books by Weight exhibition is held in South Mumbai twice a year and I have been a regular since it was launched a few years ago.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-17495788885715682582015-03-26T14:51:14.881-07:002015-03-26T14:51:14.881-07:00That looks superb. I'm very envious.
Just out ...That looks superb. I'm very envious.<br />Just out of curiosity, what were the McBain and Dickson titles you got?<br /><br />ColinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-24581439247148635352015-03-23T04:17:52.683-07:002015-03-23T04:17:52.683-07:00Oscar, a bag or box of discounted or half-priced b...Oscar, a bag or box of discounted or half-priced books seems to be the norm in the West. The Books by Weight sale is unique to my city.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-64847524490789809732015-03-23T04:14:41.224-07:002015-03-23T04:14:41.224-07:00Moira, it'd be swell meeting all of you at the...Moira, it'd be swell meeting all of you at the book exhibition. I can't imagine how many books we'd buy between ourselves.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-86234589719015452572015-03-23T04:13:21.672-07:002015-03-23T04:13:21.672-07:00Tracy, I'm trying to read more and hoard less,...Tracy, I'm trying to read more and hoard less, if such a thing is, indeed, possible.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-36022794462449222992015-03-23T04:11:15.999-07:002015-03-23T04:11:15.999-07:00Yvette, thank you! I was tempted to buy more than ...Yvette, thank you! I was tempted to buy more than four books but my growing pile of unread paper books at home and in the office held me back. Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-33745683871404227112015-03-22T12:07:39.694-07:002015-03-22T12:07:39.694-07:00This looks like the annual charity sale at the Sta...This looks like the annual charity sale at the State Fairgrounds in February, but the are not sold by weight. On the last day, everything is half the marked price and a box of books may cost two or three dollars.Oscar Casehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328166606910469945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-84743465456813416862015-03-21T13:18:46.678-07:002015-03-21T13:18:46.678-07:00Wow that is amazing! Those picture have got all yo...Wow that is amazing! Those picture have got all your readers going, we are all wishing we could go there.... what a great idea. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-71202876875609538182015-03-20T15:45:56.843-07:002015-03-20T15:45:56.843-07:00Sounds like we are all a bunch of book gluttons he...Sounds like we are all a bunch of book gluttons here. Even though I need no more books in my house and have a big book sale to go to in September, I would still be in heaven (as Charles said) to be in that book store. I would not be able to limit myself like you did.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-85871916271310353452015-03-20T11:50:07.832-07:002015-03-20T11:50:07.832-07:00Oh my goodness, Prashant - I would have needed a w...Oh my goodness, Prashant - I would have needed a wheel-barrow to cart home the books!! I love a great book sale. I'm amazed you only bought four. What discipline!! :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-25765702430456459712015-03-19T02:57:43.132-07:002015-03-19T02:57:43.132-07:00Absolutely, Sergio. I came across so many authors ...Absolutely, Sergio. I came across so many authors I'd never read and am unlikely to read in this life. There are far too many of them.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-20950396145376731242015-03-17T06:15:55.178-07:002015-03-17T06:15:55.178-07:00Sheer heaven Prashant - I reckon I'd got a bit...Sheer heaven Prashant - I reckon I'd got a bit nuts surrounded by so much bounty!Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00819072625907181179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-2718486182088263422015-03-17T01:29:22.407-07:002015-03-17T01:29:22.407-07:00Bill, I should have answered your question in my p...Bill, I should have answered your question in my post. Most of the books are shipped from the US and "dumped" in countries like India. I don't know if it helps reduce the huge inventories of books in the West, especially with the growing use of ebooks. Many of the hardbacks I browsed through had stamps of American bookstores and distributors as well as university library cardholders; in some cases, the word "Discarded" was prominently stamped on the first page of the books.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-11240368747803709132015-03-17T01:23:25.093-07:002015-03-17T01:23:25.093-07:00Ryan, it wasn't as dusty as I thought it'd...Ryan, it wasn't as dusty as I thought it'd be. Being Monday, there were fewer people around and there was plenty of room to browse. Sales usually pick up over the weekend. I like the idea of stepping into the backroom and browsing and buying books from the owner's hideout.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-84126754056798768952015-03-17T01:19:53.487-07:002015-03-17T01:19:53.487-07:00Col, you're welcome. You'll probably read ...Col, you're welcome. You'll probably read and review it before I do. Since I have never read Westlake, I thought I'd read it next from my stock of physical books.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-3614896959428327472015-03-17T01:17:22.366-07:002015-03-17T01:17:22.366-07:00Elizabeth, that it was. I could have spent a coupl...Elizabeth, that it was. I could have spent a couple of days there, stepping out only for lunch and mid-afternoon tea.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-5815942386393822032015-03-17T01:16:29.365-07:002015-03-17T01:16:29.365-07:00Patti, I'd love to buy a bag full of books for...Patti, I'd love to buy a bag full of books for a fixed price. Maybe, I should suggest it to the owners of Books by Weight except that, here, it might not be financially viable.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-80511862680789493222015-03-17T01:12:57.612-07:002015-03-17T01:12:57.612-07:00John, at Books by Weight one can buy more paperbac...John, at Books by Weight one can buy more paperbacks for a kilo because they are lighter in weight. The books are placed genre-wise in neat horizontal rows, spine up, but finding a book within a particular genre is like looking for the proverbial needle in the haystack. You have to run your fingers through the titles and move up and down the aisle. It can be fun, actually.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-72261790465245313812015-03-17T01:05:51.722-07:002015-03-17T01:05:51.722-07:00Thanks, I haven't heard of that one before. I ...Thanks, I haven't heard of that one before. I will look it up.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-4630721148789052702015-03-17T01:03:40.462-07:002015-03-17T01:03:40.462-07:00Col, I left behind quite a few McBains and Jack Hi...Col, I left behind quite a few McBains and Jack Higgins as I already have enough to read from both authors. The Westlake book is BROTHERS KEEPERS. It is supposed to be a hilarious novel. I have never read the author before.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-57973335508747305182015-03-17T01:00:51.426-07:002015-03-17T01:00:51.426-07:00Charles, it certainly felt like being in one. The ...Charles, it certainly felt like being in one. The children section with its assorted craft and activity books was in demand.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-55256801575020540472015-03-16T21:20:57.379-07:002015-03-16T21:20:57.379-07:00Prashant: Where do the books come from?Prashant: Where do the books come from?Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-65300410433937797552015-03-16T15:21:31.682-07:002015-03-16T15:21:31.682-07:00I think I would need to load up on allergy pills, ...I think I would need to load up on allergy pills, and devote a few hours to that enterprise. <br /><br />We have a used bookstore here, that will let you into their backroom a few times a year, and it's $5 per plastic bag that you fill up.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17786139533776263328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-64077563825334397652015-03-16T11:24:04.860-07:002015-03-16T11:24:04.860-07:00The closest we come to this here is to buy a bag f...The closest we come to this here is to buy a bag for a certain amount and fill it with books. Usually the last day of a book sale.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-74939143501836623072015-03-16T10:43:38.561-07:002015-03-16T10:43:38.561-07:00There is a store in Evanston, IL that does exactly...There is a store in Evanston, IL that does exactly this every day they are open for business. They sell used books by the pound as if they were produce. And the idea is the more you buy the cheaper the price. But the bulk of the store is devoted to business books and children's books so I never went back. Plus, it was bizarrely organized and made my head spin trying to figure out how they shelved their limited fiction.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.com