I resist buying quilt pattern books on line. Their covers are always so inviting, but without seeing what is inside, I shake my head and move on. When I am in a LQS, I can flip thru and see if it has patterns I want to use. Does anyone else feel this way too?
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I never pay full price online unless I have seen the book before. Sometimes when I see a book at a good price online I will try and find it at the Library or a local bookstore to see what it has inside. If I like it, I will go back and order it.
I recently ordered a book that was discounted and was very disappointed with it, but at least I didn't pay a lot for it. |
I rarely buy books anymore. I had so many I had to thin out my stash. With the internet I find everything I want. I like historical books though by people like Barbara Brackman. Very informative and great reference.
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I agree. There may be nothing I want in there. It seems a waste to me if the only pattern I use is the one on the cover.
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I agree. If it is not recommended to me, I shy away from purchasing without seeing it first. I just purchased 2 quilting book that were recommended on this Board, and was very happy with them. Got them very reasonably priced thru Amazon.com.
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www.connectingthreads.com allows you to "see" inside 6-8 pages of a book - this is a fabulous feature to have for a website, and I have bought books there because of it.
Yes, if I cannot see inside a book, I won't likely get it. |
Originally Posted by Quilter7x
www.connectingthreads.com allows you to "see" inside 6-8 pages of a book - this is a fabulous feature to have for a website, and I have bought books there because of it.
Yes, if I cannot see inside a book, I won't likely get it. Like the rest of you, I won't buy it unless I can see what is inside the book. |
If I see a book online I think I might be interested in, I check to see if it's available at the library. If my local library doesn't have it, they can often get it from another library. That way I can decide if it's something I have to to have or can do without...and most of the time I can do without it.
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Originally Posted by myrna
I resist buying quilt pattern books on line. Their covers are always so inviting, but without seeing what is inside, I shake my head and move on. When I am in a LQS, I can flip thru and see if it has patterns I want to use. Does anyone else feel this way too?
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Amazon often has a feature that also lets you see inside a book. That helps a lot.
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