A few days ago I shared some ideas on how to increase the size of your magic book library on a budget. Now I’m back with a few more for you:

Shopping around saves you a pound … or two
If you can save a couple of pound, dollars or doughnuts every time you buy a magic book, just think how many extra books you’ll be able buy long-term. I try to buy new magic books from the publishers so that I can get the best bargain – you might like to consider doing the same.

New and old are both the same inside
My primary reason for having a large magic library is that I’m truly interested in the information provided by the author. With this in mind, I really don’t care where each book comes from (so long as it’s legal!). I’d say that at least half of my collection is second hand, which means I often purchase magic books at roughly half the retail price! I mostly buy older books second hand; many of which aren’t available in magic shops now.

Never sell a book
Tyler and I have discussed this on several occasions; we would never sell any of the books in our library. Even if I really don’t like a book (and that very rarely happens; there’s always something of interest even in the bad books), there’s a chance that my styles might eventually change or that I’d like to research something from that book. Of course, I hope that not everyone heeds this advice, else my second point in this post wouldn’t be useful any more!

I have a few more ideas to share, so will post them next time. Also, my friend Richard Morrell asked me about insurance for a magic book collection. I’ll also try to detail my research into that in a future post too.

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